As soon as you look closely at the nuances of Wine storage (discussed in the previous blog http://wp.me/p2Qaol-1W ), it would be seemingly imperative that for properly taking care of your Wine collection it’s perhaps best to invest in a Wine Cooler. Storing wine is a snap as long as you remember to keep it cool, dark, still and sideways.
Now when we speak of wine cooler, it could be a less expensive small table-top one, or a glacette (simple insulated container) to chill one bottle, or a more expensive larger one that can store dozens of bottle. It depends on how much wine you plan to collect and store, and what budget you allocate for your wine storage. The more you spend, the better thematerials should be. Aluminium that will conduct cool temperatures better than plastic ones is a better choice of material. Also, a rough interior will be better for humidity than a smooth one.
Wine coolers are, at their most basic, standalone units designed to maintain a consistent temperature and humidity. A wine cooler will generally keep the temperature constant, as long as you’re not constantly fiddling with the door. More expensive units may have multiple temperature zones, which is a nice feature if you want to keep your reds at one temperature and your whites at a cooler, more ready-to-drink temperature. Humidity controls are also helpful.
Units also vary in designs. For example, your cooler may or may not come with sliding shelves. Also ponder about whether the cooler you select is designed to accommodate the different sizes and shapes of wine bottles you possess. Accessibility to your bottles should be another deciding factor. So consider both how well you’ll be able to see what’s inside, and how easy it will be for you to grab a bottle when you want one. Also a quieter unit is always a blessing.
The door itself is something to ponder. It is important for you to see the bottles as well as protect them from light. Make sure the door opens on the correct side for where you’re placing it since not every unit has reversible doors. Ponder whether you want the glassclear, tempered, tinted, double-paned or UV-resistant. The more expensive models havelocks or even alarms.
To round off, the key is to remember that your wine needs a cool snug place to sleep without being disturbed much by external factors like light, heat, movement etc. Give them a snug home, and they would fill up your senses each time you make Wine your meal companion.
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