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.

The Vinotemp 12 Bottle Wine Cooler is a wonderful product for the price. If you’ve ever owned a wine cellar or cooler, and keep up with the trade, you know Vinotemp is top shelf. There are two zones in the Vinotemp Wine Cooler which can be varied between 44 and 66 degrees. The cabinet is done smartly and will fit into any decor. One of the nicest features I found while reviewing this product is that there is no obtrusive panel that would get soiled through use. The LED touch pad is on the inside, so you can clean the outside of the unit without fear of changing the temperatures or humidity.

One of my favorite features of the Vinotemp Wine Cooler is that there is practically no vibration. As you may know, wine must be stored where it will encounter little to no vibration because movement can have a detrimental affect on wine. This particular unit uses a thermoelectric cooling device that simply doesn’t vibrate and has no noise because there isn’t a compressor. You’ll find other models are noisier and do vibrate the wine on the racks.

The fact is, if you spend thousands of dollars a year on your wine, you need to invest in something that will protect your investment. Keeping wine close to where you entertain is possible with the Vinotemp Wine Cooler. You can place the unit where you will need it the most because empty it really isn’t that heavy. Please do your due diligence when researching wine cellars.

I did find that compared to a few of the other 12 bottle wine coolers on the market that the wire racks on the Vinotemp Wine Cooler are thinner, more flimsy, but still plenty strong to hold the wine in place. In checking the two zone temperatures, I found they stuck pretty close, within a degree or two, of the number indicated on the LED panel. That is great and you will probably note that the Vinotemp doesn’t run as much as the other 12 bottle units out there.

There have been a few problems with units, especially Vinotemp’s VT-12TEDS, with users reporting the cooling unit stopping after a about 12 months. When this happens, the thermoelectric unit simply heats up and can definitely spoil your wine. Vinotemp can sell a new cooling module for around $50. So make sure the retailer you buy this from will stand behind at least a year-long warranty on the product. You certainly don’t want your wine spoiling and it appears this has been an ongoing problem with the VT-12TEDS unit.

The Vinotemp Wine Cooler is made for normal sized wine bottles. If you have Pinot Noir, it may not fit into the unit. In addition, champagne bottles will not fit because of their length. If you pull the Vinotemp racks out, they will not stop and do come all the way out. Use care here so you don’t have the rack on your feet.

Find a vendor that will honor a 12 month warranty on the product and will offer you free shipping on the Vinotemp Wine Cooler.