Why buy wine cabinet for home

True connoisseurs know: wine must be stored under certain conditions, this is how it will reveal all its taste qualities. The ideal solution and the undoubted decoration for a living room in a city apartment will be a wine cabinet. You can buy it, order it or make it yourself - it’s not so important what way this technique will appear in you, as long as all the necessary requirements for such an adaptation are met.

Wine Cabinet Overview

Despite the “speaking” furniture name, the wine cabinet for the house belongs to the technical cooling units.He will easily replace the wine cellar, which for obvious reasons can not be able to have the owners of apartment buildings. There are several good reasons why a home wine cabinet wins in front of a simple bar.

1. Wine storage temperature in the wine cabinet should be 10-15 ° C, with a higher product will spoil, and when lowered - will not reveal the taste. To meet this condition, special temperature filters are provided in the cabinet.
2. Important for wine bottles correct installation: the shelves in the cabinet are horizontal to the floor. With frequent movement of the wine will become bitter, so do not unnecessarily move the bottle. Here, individual storage of each bottle is realized, even with the support of vibration.
3. Moisture level within 10 units (fluctuations no more than plus / minus in each direction).
4. Adjustment light level. Too bright color starts the process of oxidation of the product.
5. Proper ventilation avoid mold and mildew.
6. Attractive designdecorating the interior. If made to order, you can implement both built-in wine rack and stand-alone.The variations of materials are also varied: premium models can be made from precious wood by decorating with precious metals, while low-end models can be made from glass. Craftsmen can try to do it yourself.

Some potential buyers confuse wine cabinets with bar freezers. The difference lies in the fact that the bar cabinet is usually used for quick cooling of alcohol: bottles are placed there for a relatively short time. Another application is the storage of ice cream or cocktail ice. Usually, the freezer bar cabinet is a smaller copy of the usual freezing equipment with a glass door. The unit is purchased for bars, cafes, restaurants, and in very rare cases for home use.

How to choose a similar unit

Such equipment a priori will cost a substantial amount, which is why it is important to carefully examine all the features of the issue before purchasing. This will help you choose the optimal model of the wine rack. There are no trifles here - it’s better to take everything into account.

Temperature requirements

Since different types of wines are stored at different temperatures, it is worth deciding which particular cabinet would be best to buy in one way or another.Equipment mono temperature format suitable for storing a certain type of wine. AT multi temperature models Different types of products can be stored. But such units will cost more and absorb much more electricity. For those who are confident in the short storage of the drink, the first option is suitable.

Collectors usually choose a multi-temperature option with mode settings for each shelf, well-designed ventilation, and so on.

The type of cooling in multi-temperature models can be dual-zone or three-zone. The latter is not so popular because of too high a cost.

It is necessary to say a little about what should be feed temperature all sorts of wine:

• 16-18 ° C for red;
• 7-12 ° C - in white;
• at 5-8 ° C store champagne.

That is why the use of two-temperature regime is relevant: in one zone the wine will be stored, and in the second - prepared for serving.

Humidity and Ventilation Control

Ideally, the humidity should be in the range of 50-70%. In the expensive proposals there are auxiliary means for controlling humidity. It may be, for example, lava stones which are good in all respects: they will give up moisture if the air is too dry and absorb excess moisture. Optimum humidity will not let the cork dry up, and oxygen will get into the bottle.

With regard to ventilation, the flow of air is especially important for proper storage and maturation of the product. Good models should have special holewhich connects it to the outer room. But in order not to penetrate extraneous odors, it is necessary that the filter be located in the unit. It is usually made on the basis of activated carbon and requires periodic replacement.

Location

With this factor should be determined at the design stage of the interior room. Technique must harmoniously fit into the design of the room.

With a lack of space it is better to think about the corner desktop option.

In fact, the wine cabinet is a metal box with a deaf door. And already the appearance depends on the designer's imagination - it can be made of glass, combinations of wood and metal, and with inserts made of precious metals. Are interesting tinted options - in this case there is no need to open the door to demonstrate the collection and thereby break the temperature regime.

The location depends on and mounting method. Most often it concerns the embedded version. With small dimensions of the living space mini-unit can be installed, for example, under the countertop. In other cases, it makes sense to hang the closet on the wall - here you should find good anchoring.

Design features

This indicator directly determines the thermal insulation characteristics of the cabinet. The wall thickness should be at least five centimeters - this condition will provide the most correct temperature. Since the unit is still a type of refrigerator, a special compressor will keep it at a certain temperature. From him there is only one minus - vibration. Manufacturers are trying in every way to remove them with installation of shock absorbers, but the best option would be to buy a model without such a device. These are expensive offers that work on the Pellier effect.

The convenience of use

This criterion, to a greater extent, relates to the shelves in the closet - the quality of wine strongly depends on the latter.It is better if it is possible to independently adjust their height and angle of inclination. Ideal if they are retractable, because it will be inconvenient to work with monolithic ones.

As for the material from which the shelves are to be made, again the leading position is precisely for a tree. It is durable, resistant to vibrations and pleasant to maintain, although plastic and metal surfaces are much more practical.

Useful functionality

The principle of operation of the wine cabinet is similar to refrigeration equipment. Therefore, the device must be provided automatic defrosting. Water in this case flows through a special chute.

In some models, melt water is used to regulate the level of humidity.

Also interesting suggestions with display - it usually displays information about climate change. Convenient and the presence of a remote control. However, this option is completely optional.

Overview of the best market offers

In our country, such products are a variety of brands. Among them, Liebherr, Gorenje, Miele are particularly notable. There are decent offers from Electrolux, Samsung and Bosch-Siemens.Much less known models from the French manufacturer EuroCave (one of the leading in Europe). On sale there are several lines, from compact cabinets costing about 90,000 rubles, where only 56 bottles are placed, up to solid options for 76 bottles. There are also quite exclusive single offers with finishing from expensive materials.

Gorenje XWC660EF

This is the most inexpensive modelpresented on the Russian market - you can buy it for 35,000 rubles. Capacity - 52 wine bottles of standard size. The unit is a stand-alone model. Dimensions of the device 90x60x90 cm (height-width-depth). The total volume is 158 liters.

Among the bonus offers:

Disadvantages:

Liebherr SBSes 7155

This offer of the German brand is noteworthy for several reasons. First of all, because it is a side-by-side refrigerator with a wine cabinet built into it. The wine compartment is in the left corner of the vehicle.In 128 liters of its volume fit 41 bottles.

The benefits are as follows:

A significant drawback is the price. Not everybody can afford the technique, which costs from 180,000 rubles. Also, the built-in concept concept is not impressive: the device cannot be purchased without a refrigerator, since it is a full-fledged part of the design.

Miele KWT 4154 UG-1

it compact unit holds 38 bottles. But even with its small and comfortable for home dimensions (82 x 60 x 57.5 cm), it is equipped with sufficient capabilities.

Among the advantages distinguish:

Confused, of course, the price of this small wine cabinet - you can buy it at a price of 105,000 rubles per device.

Of course, a wine cabinet is not the device that you will find in every home. As well as the wine cellar, which will store the elite varieties of such a drink from alcohol. However, if you follow the rule of teaching yourself and your relatives to use really high-quality products, you can think about purchasing or at least making such a device. Moreover, it can ideally fit into the concept of any interior.