Types of Wine Cooler Refrigerators and Wine Cellars

Many various types of wine cooler refrigerators and home wine cellars exist depending on size, and cooling technology applied.

Here are Some Wine Coolers for Home Use According to Style & Size:

Built-in wine fridges are fitted and fixed under the kitchen counter similarly to built-in stoves and other kitchen appliances.

Counter top or freestanding wine coolers can be placed on the kitchen counter and are usually designed to hold and cool from 6 to 20 bottles.

For wine lovers who have even less space in their homes manufacturers developed space-economic wine bottle coolers:

There're slim, 15 inch or narrower coolers that occupy very little space (small kitchen trash bin) but can hold up to 25-35 wine bottles.

Tower wine coolers are narrow, elegant, shelved cabinets that can be placed conveniently in your kitchen or dining room.

Stainless steel wine bottle coolers look elegant and fit in most modern home decors.

If you're looking for something traditional and stylish then consider buying an oak wine barrel cooler.

Single bottle wine coolers hold and chill one bottle of wine. They're more suitable for serving rather than storing wine. With a dual-bottle wine cooler you can chill or warm 2 bottles of wine at the same time.

If you have a large selection of bottled wines then you'll need a capacious cellar, perhaps a wine cabinet or wine room.

If you want to enjoy fine, chilled wine on picnics then a portable picnic wine cooler bag or carrier might be a good investment.

Wine cooler refrigerator are suitable for storing and cooling bottles of wines for maximum 1 year. For aging wine and for long term storage you need a climate-controlled wine storage cabinet or wine credenza like Le Cache or Vinotheque. These furniture-style wine storage units are equipped with advanced cooling units ensuring proper temperature and humidity level.

If you plan to build your own cellar then you need to install a cellar cooling system to provide suitable temperature and humidity for your wines.

For storing the wine supply of a restaurant or wine bar commercial wine coolers are recommended.

If you want to cool canned beverages take a look at the GE Monogram Beverage Center or for outdoor use check out Franklin Chef's Outdoor Wine & Beverage Cooler.

Based on Technical Specifics Applied in Wine Coolers You'll Find:

• Electric wine coolers operate similarly to ordinary fridges using compressor cooling system, but they ensure more stable temperature level and and the ability to set cooling temperatures that are best for your wines. Some of the high-end units (Sub-Zero, EuroCave) maintain proper humidity (50-70% relative humidity is recommended) level inside the cabinet.
  
  
• Themoelectric wine refrigerators use innovative technology based on the Peltier principle. Low noise, no vibration and energy efficency are the major pros of such wine storage appliances. Due to the limitations of this technology thermoelectric cooling is applied only in small wine coolers (from 1 bottle up to cc. 30 bottle storage capacity).
  
  
• Some manufactures (e.g. Vinotemp) apply hybrid cooling technology - a combination of traditional compressor-based refrigeration and thermoelectric cooling. This ensures higher efficiency, silent operation and low electricity consumption. An eco-friendly (R134a) coolant is used to reduce the harmful impacts on the natural environment.
  
  
• Absorption Cooling - Electrolux uses this type of refrigeration method in its wine cellars. Since absorption cooling is a physicochemical proceess it doesn't require compressor or motor ensuring silent, vibration-free operation of the wine cooler.
  
  
• Dual temperature zone wine coolers have two separate compartments with individual temperature controls for storing red and white wines separately at different temperatures within one cabinet.
  
  
• Multiple Temperature Zone Wine Storage Units - they contain 3 or more independently controlled storage zones. Some Liebhherr wine refrigerators have 6 temperature zones.

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Major Wine Cooler & Wine Refrigerator Brands Are:

Avanti EuroCave Haier Marvel Summit U-Line Viking Vinotemp Sub-Zero

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