| Storing wines for a longer period of time requires | | | | another enemy of wine (disturbs the natural |
| special conditions: a relatively dark place with humidity | | | | sedimentation process) and compressor-run kitchen |
| around 50-70 % and a temperature around 55-56 | | | | refrigerators vibrate every time the unit starts a cooling |
| degrees F. A vibration free, calm environment is also | | | | cycle. |
| necessary to preserve the quality of your wines. | | | | Most small wine coolers are thermoelectric appliances |
| Building and maintaining a cellar, however is a costly | | | | that don't contain compressors and provide |
| project and few of us can afford it. | | | | vibration-free and silent storage for wines. |
| That's why home appliance manufacturers developed | | | | Compressor-operated wine refrigerators are equipped |
| electric wine coolers, also known as wine refrigerators. | | | | with special vibration dampeners to eliminate vibration |
| You might say why you would need a separate fridge | | | | caused by the compressor. |
| to store your wines in it when you already have a | | | | Today many types of wine fridges are available |
| refrigerator where you keep food stuff. | | | | offering a wide choice in size and decor. |
| The temperature in a kitchen refrigerator is usually too | | | | If you drink wine only occasionally and your home is |
| cold for storing wines and if the fridge is opened | | | | tight on space than a small wine cooler with a capacity |
| frequently the temperature fluctuates. | | | | of 6-12 bottles is a good choice. Most small wine |
| Moreover you won't always have enough space in | | | | coolers occupy little space and can be placed on the |
| your fridge for all your bottles of wine that have to be | | | | kitchen counter or built-in under the counter. |
| stored horizontally to keep the corks moist and | | | | Make sure you check before buying whether the |
| prevent them from drying out. | | | | model you want to buy is a freestanding-only unit or |
| An ordinary fridge is designed to cool the interior | | | | can be built-in the existing kitchen cabinetry. Built-in |
| quickly and keep humidity on a low level which is not | | | | cellars are zero clearance appliances with venting |
| good for wines. | | | | integrated on the front of the unit. |
| In a wine bottle cooler however the set storage | | | | If you grow-out your small wine cooler you can invest |
| temperature is reached gradually and the more | | | | in a larger capacity more advanced refrigerated wine |
| advanced wine refrigerators maintain humidity level to | | | | cellar that satisfy the needs even the most serious |
| replicate conditions existing in a natural cellar.Vibration is | | | | wine aficionados. |