Why Do You Need a Wine Cabinet?
If you own between a hundred to over six hundred wine bottles, a wine cabinet may be the best storage solution for your collection. To mimic the temperature and humidity of a wine cave or wine cellar, each of Vinotemp’s cabinets is insulated and a Made in the USA Wine-Mate cooling system is installed. A variety of different wine racking can be utilized, giving you ample storage space.
Below we provide some helpful information to guide you in making a decision on whether or not a wine cabinet is right for you and your collection.
A well-made wine cabinet can protect wine from its enemies by providing a safe, dark, and refrigerated/insulated space.
Wine has many enemies
- • Temperature fluctuations: Wine must be stored at a consistent temperature, ideally 55 degrees. This temperature keeps the wine from becoming too cool or hot.
- • Dry conditions: The cork must remain moist to prevent it from crumbling and allowing air to enter the bottle. Wine must be stored horizontally so the wine always touches the cork and the space in which the wine is kept must maintain a balance in humidity.
- • Harmful UV light: UV rays can penetrate the glass of the wine bottle and damage the wine. Ideally, the cellar in which the wine is stored must be dark.
- • Vibrations: Excessive vibration may alter the taste of the wine and cause corks to shift.
|
Check Out Our Wine Cabinet Galleries for More Ideas:
|
Benefits of Owning a Wine Cabinet
Here are some of the benefits of owning a wine cabinet:
• A wine cabinet creates the ideal environment for wine.
• A wine cabinet generally costs less than constructing a wine cellar.
• The wine racks inside the cabinet help you organize your collection.
• Doors on the cabinets include locks, keeping your wine safe.
• Since wine cabinets can hold a larger capacity, you can buy wine by the case, saving you money per bottle.
• Wine cabinets allow you to age your wine for longer periods of time.
• With a diverse range of wood, stains, and finishes to choose from, wine cabinets can be made to match any room.
• Wine cabinets can be designed with different exhaust options which means you may install them freestanding or built-in.
• A wine cabinet can go with you if you choose to move.
Wine Cabinet vs. Wine Refrigerator
You may be wondering what the difference is between a wine cabinet versus a wine cooler or wine refrigerator. While wine coolers work well for wines you intend to serve in the near future, refrigerated cabinets work to balance and maintain several conditions that are needed for long term wine storage and aging. To help you decide which is the best storage option, we explore the differences below.
Wine Cabinets vs. Wine Refrigerators
Maintaining a higher standard of aesthetics, wine refrigerators by Vinotemp are an effective collaboration between form and function.
Wine cabinets come equipped with sophisticated wine cooling units that control temperature and some that maintain humidity.
Wine coolers are designed to store wine that does not need to age for long periods of time. Therefore, their internal temperature may vary on a day to day basis.
Some of the wine cooling units used inside wine cabinets are designed with adjustable humidity control.
Wine refrigerators are designed to control temperature and rarely can maintain the ideal humidity for storage.
Since wine cabinets feature cooling systems that can be removed, repaired, and replaced, a wine cabinet generally has a longer life span.
Wine refrigerators are generally discarded when their refrigeration system fails and cannot be repaired.
Wine cabinets can be outfitted with wood wine racks, cellar trellis wine racks, metal wine racks, acrylic wine racks, and more.
Wine coolers are made with only one type of wine rack that is not interchangeable.
Wine cabinets are furniture style pieces that can be made with solid doors, glass doors, different handles, finishes, etc.
Some premium wine coolers are designed to be panel ready, which means you can switch out the front of the cooler to match existing cabinetry.
Entice customers with wine! A wine display is a smart way to increase profits while instantly adding style and elegance to any room. Vinotemp’s wine cabinets are ideal for country clubs, hotels, restaurants, wine bars – anywhere wine is served! Whether storing 100 or 1,000 bottles, these cabinets artfully preserve each bottle, ensuring your customers are able to savor every drop of vino.
Finish We offer a variety of stains for our cabinets, including 2 of the most popular colors, Vintage Cherry and Rustic Cherry, for the Sonoma Lux Series.
Use the Wine Cabinet Heat Load Calculator to configure the required cooling capacity (BTU/h) for your wine cabinet. The BTU/h will help determine the best cooling system for your storage needs.
Vinotemp has been handcrafting wine cabinets for over thirty years. Whether on the market for a wine cabinet to use in your garage or luxury resort, we have many options to offer you both style and function! Start building the cabinet of your dreams today. Browse our selection online, give us a call at 1-800-777-8466, or email
[email protected].
White Glove Delivery Service for Wine Cabinets:
