| Wine often conjures up images of sophistication, class, | | | | cooler and here are our findings: |
| and elegance, and one of the keys to enjoying wine to | | | | Style and Design: |
| its fullest is proper wine etiquette. Whether it's the | | | | When we first received the NewAir AW-210ED, we |
| temperature of the wine, age of the wine, or foods it's | | | | were definitely impressed with its sleek, hi-tech styling. |
| served with, every small detail counts. | | | | The glass door was large and durable, while the 7 slide |
| One of the most important steps you can take to truly | | | | out shelves and racks within the unit were chrome |
| enjoy a bottle of wine's true aroma is proper storage | | | | plated. The digital control panel was extremely |
| temperature. As one of the basic tenets of wine | | | | user-friendly, and the interior of the wine cooler even |
| etiquette, wine storage is imperative due to the | | | | came equipped with a soft blue LED light that |
| complex chemistry that gets altered with | | | | increased visibility and provided a nice glow. |
| environmental or temperature changes. Storing it at a | | | | Furthermore, the AW-210ED's upright tower design |
| temperature that is too cold will cause it to lose its | | | | helped save space. In fact, the NewAir AW-210ED fit |
| flavor notes while extremely warm temperatures will | | | | nicely into the corner of our office and was |
| accelerate the wine's aging process. Moreover, | | | | non-obtrusive. |
| temperature fluctuations can either enhance the | | | | Bottle Capacity: |
| bouquet of certain types of wine or disguise its | | | | As mentioned above, one of the first things you should |
| defects. | | | | keep in mind when choosing a wine cooler is the bottle |
| As a general rule, red wine is best served between | | | | capacity. A wine cooler can hold as little as six bottles |
| 62-65°F, while a quality white wine should be | | | | to some units which can hold up to 500. The NewAir |
| appreciated when it is between 58-62°F. Also, | | | | AW-210ED wine cooler had a 21-bottle capacity which |
| champagne and sparkling wine should best be served | | | | was more than enough space for us budding |
| at 45°F. With that said, one of the best ways to | | | | connoisseurs. |
| ensure proper wine storage temperature is via a | | | | Cooling Technology: |
| home cellar, but this may be impossible for even the | | | | There are primarily two types of wine cooling |
| most serious oenophile due to cost or space | | | | technologies: compressor and thermoelectric. Most |
| constraints. Thus, wine coolers and refrigerators are a | | | | people prefer thermoelectric units because they do not |
| cost-effective way to serve your finest vintages. | | | | have many moving parts and are very quiet. Also, |
| There are several types and models of wine coolers | | | | thermoelectric technology is better at preserving and |
| available depending on cost, needs, and desires, but | | | | aging wine because it lessens sedimentation that can |
| when choosing a wine cooler, first determine how | | | | occur with vibration. The NewAir AW-210ED was a |
| many bottles of wine you intend to chill, then add on | | | | thermoelectric wine cooler that provided silent, |
| more capacity to allow for a growing collection. Next, | | | | vibration-free operation. |
| figure out what type of wine you will be storing. If you | | | | Dual Zone Chambers: |
| have only reds or whites, a wine refrigerator with only | | | | Also as mentioned above, having a wine cooler with at |
| one chamber will be sufficient, but if you need to store | | | | least two temperature zones is important if you're |
| both types, a 2-temperature zone wine refrigerator is | | | | storing more than one type of wine. A wine cooler |
| absolutely essential. | | | | with dual temperature zones means that the cabinet's |
| To take the guesswork out of choosing a wine cooler, | | | | upper and lower zones are specialized, independently |
| our product team has been testing a number of | | | | refrigerated chambers with separate temperature |
| popular brands and models. Avanti, Amcor, and Franklin | | | | control capabilities. The NewAir AW-210ED wine |
| Chef are just some of the most well-know wine | | | | cooler had two zones which allowed us chill our |
| cooler manufacturers, but NewAir, a company most | | | | favorite bottles of merlot and chardonnay at once. |
| known for its portable air conditioners and swamp | | | | Overall, at less than $250, the NewAir AW-210ED was |
| coolers, has also developed their own line of | | | | not only more affordable than some of the other wine |
| affordable, feature-rich wine coolers. We were | | | | coolers we tested, it also offered many of the same |
| fortunate enough to be test the new AW-210ED wine | | | | features we found in pricier models. |