14 September 2023
A wine refrigerator is a refrigerator to store and age your wine. They may sound quite decadent, but they can be surprisingly affordable and may save you the agony of spoilt wine. What are the advantages and why would you install a wine refrigerator?Wine requires certain specific conditions in order to thrive. You can’t simply place wine in a cool environment as it needs to be at a set temperature – warmer than most refrigerators. Normally, that can be provided by a proper wine cellar, which offers your wine the perfect environment to age and stay ready for drinking. Wine cellars can be large and expensive to build, however, and not every home can support one even if you had the resources.
A wine refrigerator provides a simple, dedicated cooling system specifically for your wine, offering stable temperatures unclouded by the needs of the rest of your food. Moreover, wine refrigerators have vibration dampeners designed to keep your bottles still the way they ought to be. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, they offer a reliable storage system for your wine and because they’re often located in the kitchen, you don’t have to scamper down to some out-of-the-way spot every time you want a bottle of wine.
