Wine coolers range from 15cm to 70cm in width. But most models tend to be around 60cm wide. Freestanding wine coolers The humidity in a fridge is also too low, which overtime can result in a dried out cork. Add to that the potential risk of strong odours from leftover food affecting your wine, and it becomes clear why it's really not an ideal solution for wine storage. The BW28BL and its smaller sibling are quite unusual in that they don’t use traditional fridge compressors to chill your vino. They employ a thermoelectric cooler, otherwise known as a Peltier-effect heat pump.

Touch controls, digital displays and smart functions: these look a bit sleeker and make the cooler a bit easier to use. Smartphone-compatible wine coolers are also now available, allowing you to control the temperature from afar. We use 7.5 tonne lorries to deliver your items. Please make sure this type of vehicle will fit down your access road. If you are just using your wine cooler for storage – assuming it has the additional features required to safely enable this – then again a single-zone model will be fine. Dual-temperature zone Leaving budget aside for the moment, there are three key questions you need to answer to help decide which wine cooler will best suit your needs:

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Charcoal air filter: this filters the air entering the cooler, preventing odours from affecting the taste of your wine. Air filters can also help reduce the build up of dust inside the wine cooler. It's recommended that they be replaced every 6-12 months. Thermoelectric heat pumps are virtually silent since there are no moving parts. Heat is simply transferred from the inside of the cabinet to the outside of the thermoelectric plate. That, in turn, becomes hot so needs to be cooled with a fan, which makes a noise. There’s also an internal fan to circulate air, which makes noise too. This is an easy one to rectify - wine fridges don't do well when placed near a heat source like being positioned on top of a kitchen oven for example. Serving wine at the correct temperature can greatly improve its flavour. A wine cooler will allow you to keep your wines at the right serving temperature so you can take them off the shelf and drink them immediately. There are actually some very good reasons why wines are served at different temperatures.

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Wine cabinets are long-term storage appliances used to keep reds and whites safely stored at a temperature of around 13°C. They usually have just one temperature zone, which reflects their primary use as a long-term storage unit. They also tend to have much larger capacity and be more expensive than wine fridges. If you're seriously pondering this question, then the chances are you have enough interest in wine to make buying a wine cooler a sound investment.

And neither does it get very cold. The lowest temperature setting is a warm 12ºC, essentially limiting its wine-chilling abilities to reds. Okay, medium-bodied whites could be just about passable at this temperature, but 12ºC isn’t making the grade for white wine of any sort at Chez Stevenson. Red wine it is. From the essential to the optional, here are some of the key features to consider when choosing a wine cooler. White wines are best served at a temperature somewhere between 7-11°C, depending on the grape variety (or varieties) that the wine has been made from. The lower temperature helps accentuate the acidity, enhancing the freshness and crispness associated with a really good white. Wine coolers or wine fridges can be freestanding, built-in or integrated. Knowing where you want to put your wine fridge, and how much room you have, will help you choose between them. Operation is straightforward – insert wine, turn on, drink wine, repeat… – but we did have some teething issues with our sample.Possibly, but not for too long. Wine is a fragile, sensitive drink that can be severely impaired by exposure to the wrong conditions, and the temperature in a standard fridge is far too cold for storing white wines for very long. Plus, not only is the temperature inside a refrigerator too cold for wine storage, it's also way below the ideal serving temperature. So even if you do keep a bottle of white in the fridge ready for immediate consumption, you'd do best to take it out a little bit before serving to give it time to warm up properly. The condenser fan works in tandem with the other components and if it doesn't function the condenser and coil can overheat - causing the internal area of the wine fridge to heat up too. Switch the unit OFF and ON. If the fridge doesn't light up there's probably a major issue with the mains power or the PSU circuit board in the product (that'll likely need replacing if it's faulty). If that's the case you'll need to seek the help of Baumatic directly or a qualified refrigeration technician. Of all the refrigeration appliances, costs of wine coolers varies the most, so there really is something to suit every budget. When deciding how much to pay, you should be guided by how expensive your wine collection is.

Height and width-adjustable shelves: the shelves in most wine coolers are designed to fit a standard 750ml Bordeaux shape bottle. However, some wines – such as pinot noir – are usually found in a slightly wider Burgundy-style bottle. If your collection includes champagne, magnums or even bigger bottles, then adjustable shelving is an absolute must. UV-resistant glass doors: protective glass on the cooler doors will help to limit the damaging effects of UV rays on your wine. Ideally, you'll be able to install your wine cooler in a place that is out of the path of direct sunlight, but if that's not possible you definitely need to buy a cooler with this feature. It's possible to buy a wine cooler with a solid door, but they're not as widely available as windowed models.

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Though more expensive, a dual-temperature-zone model gives you greater flexibility. It means you can have a section for ready-to-serve white wine, and another for either storage or ready-to serve red wine. Triple-temperature zone