Product Description
Space saving vertical design / Quiet thermo-electric cooling / Red or White Temperature Settings / Replicates European methods of storage Sommeliers will tell you that preserving excellent wines requires painful detail in storing them correctly. Storing wine is important because just like food, wine is perishable. Proper wine Storage will help to ensure that the expensive French Bordeaux you were given as a gift, will not turn to vinegar by the time you get around to opening it! This wine cooler from Haier is designed for the serious wine connoisseur who appreciates the great tastes of wine at home. It replicates European methods of storing wine in an elegant and modern design. You can store up to 18 bottles of red or White wine in this space-efficient cellar by using its nine full-width wire storage racks. The ultra-quiet thermoelectric compressor ensures that the cellar will be seen and not heard, and the black frame and cabinet lend a refined air to your furnishings. # Whether you invest in wine by investment value or by taste appreciation, the Haier wine cooler is the closest thing to having a wine cellar in your home. Perfect for both red and white wines # Double pane insulated glass door with black trim # Recessed handle # Adjustable electronic thermostat # Nine full-width wire storage racks # Black interior # Ultra-quiet thermo-electric cooling # Product in Inches (L x W x H): 11.22 x 22.31 x 39.41 # 110 Volt AC power cord

Haier HVW18BSS 18 BOTTLE WINE COOLER THERMAL

Welcome to the website. The 12 bottle wine cooler is the latest trend in storing wine as it should be. And with the compact sizes, it is easy to find a place in the house. Even if you don’t do a lot of entertaining, this is a good item to have or to give as a gift because it does a bottle good. It keeps the wine at the proper temperature and allows for the perfect serving temperature. Most wine cellars have adjustable thermostats and shelves to make them versatile. And they come in so many colors they will fit almost anywhere in your home and look wonderful.

Vinotemp Wine Cooler
You know good wine storage is essential for both drinking everyday and for the long-term aging of the vintage. And the people at Vinotemp, I believe, have put great effort into caressing those bottles at the perfect temperature in a 12 bottle wine cooler that is tough to beat. In fact, wine drinkers who know their vintage rave about the Vinotemp, not because of the great price and durability, but because the unit actually does what it supposed to do, with no worrying. Time and again users know they will be serving wine at the temperature that they enjoy, and that it will be keeping their wine the way it should be kept. Perfect.

Cuisinart Wine Cellar
This is a masterpiece in wine storage. Cuisinart studied how you keep your wine and how that affects how it develops in the bottle. So with that in mind their 12 bottle wine cooler has preset temperature settings and something I loved when I saw it because I know how the vibration of the chiller on a lot of these refrigerators can affect the wine; they have a dampening mechanism to keep the vibration to a minimum. Of course you should never freeze wine and this wine cellar has a feature that prevents that from happening, too.

12 Bottle Wine Cellar
You probably already know that if you’re going to store your wine for any length of time that the wine should come in contact with the cork. With a 12 bottle wine cellar, they do. Bottles lay flat keeping the cork moist and preventing oxidation that can make what would be awesome wine taste bitter. I often wondered why wine at Costco is stored upright for the most part, but I suppose that it doesn’t stay on the shelf very long, so it’s not an issue. Most portable wine cellars such as this one have room for a couple of bottles to stand upright so you can chill and use them. All of the racks are removable to clean and adjust to the height you need them.

Wine Refrigeration
Wine stores best in a wine cellar around 55 degrees and so what wine refrigeration does, like the 12 bottle wine cooler, is to imitate that environment as closely as possible. A kitchen refrigerator isn’t good for this because the temperatures fluctuate wildly every time someone opens the door. Wine wants a constant temperature and when things aren’t just right, it can spoil. Ever have that bitter taste with a wine you swore was awesome? So investing in wine refrigeration is not only smart, but protecting your investment.

A little history on wine storage. Through trial and error, like most things, people began finding that storing wine in a cool place let it age so much better than at room temperature, or fluctuating temperatures. Storing wine started in underground caves in Europe. Caves were found to have consistent temperature. It would be totally cool to find some old bottles of wine is some long forgotten cave in Europe. Who knows? Today all wine is stored this way; in modern wine cellars. And the ideal temperature you want to store your wine at is 55-58 degrees and around 55-75 percent relative humidity. That is your target. Let’s look at some wine refrigeration points.

Did you know that wine actually breathes through the cork? It’s true. That’s how it ages, by breathing and sitting. And nothing is worse that highly fluctuating temperatures. This ages the wine quickly. And not in a good way. Just like when you leave a glass of wine out overnight, it becomes bitter when it oxidizes. Yes, wine needs to breathe, or to oxidize to mature, but it has to be done just right. Too high temperature and the wine oxidizes too quickly. Too cold and it takes forever to mature.

Next, in wine refrigeration, humidity plays a big role. As I said, 55 to 75 percent is the ideal range to age wine at. Anything over that, say 80 and higher, will cause mold to form. And lower than 55 causes the wine to leave the bottle and air to get in the mix. Not good. What you want to look for in a system is one that keeps the wine at 55 to 75 percent humidity and around 55 to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.

What I recommend at this point is to search for wine refrigeration units and to make sure they fall into the ranges that I mentioned above. To do this, it’s as simple as searching some websites that offer wine coolers or wine refrigerators. I try to find the ones offering a discount or offering free shipping. That always helps as these units are heavy. Read some of the other entries on this site to get a handle on what unit to buy. Most of the wine cooler units are plagued with problems.

Establish a relationship with one of the vendors online so you can ask about warranties and exchanges if your unit dies. Finding a unit that will fill your needs can be done with a little search. There are a few websites that sales or are big distributors of wine refrigeration units here in the United States. Experts abound so do your homework so you’ll know exactly what you want when it comes time to choose. And don’t forget the free shipping offer I mentioned. Ask, if it is not prominently posted on their website. You never know and you might save yourself some money.