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7 GuidelinesFor BuyingSmall Wine

Refrigerators

When You Buy More Than 1Bottle Of Wine At A Time

You Need To Be ConcernedAbout How You Store YourWines

If You Store A Small NumberOf Bottles For A Short Time…

Consider A Small Wine Rack

As Your Wine Collection GrowsAnd You Store Bottles For ALonger Period Of Time..

Consider A Small Wine Refrigerator

Small Wine Refrigerators

Store wines at a temperature that preventspremature aging

Keep wines at the rightserving temperature

The 7 Most Important FactorsTo Consider When BuyingA Small Wine Refrigerator

1. Decide How You Will Use It

If you store good to high quality wines for longer periods of time at 55 degrees F

Get a refrigerator with1 cooling zone

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1. Decide How You Will Use It

If you store wines for an intermediate amount of time at the right serving temperature

Get a refrigerator with2 cooling zones• White Wine – 47 degrees• Red Wine – 63 degrees

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2. Decide On A Budget

Small refrigerators start around $50

Small wine refrigerators start at $150

Plan on spending $250 to $400

3. Determine How Much Wine You Need To Store

For 1 zone units how much wine will you store on a long term basis?

3. Determine How Much Wine You Need To Store

For 2 zone units how much white wine and how much red wine do you drink?

Consider if you will need equal size zones or different size zones

6 bottlezone

12 bottlezone

3. Determine How Much Wine You Need To Store

It makes the most sense to buy a refrigerator that stores at least 18 bottles 6 bottle

zone

12 bottlezone

4. Determine Where You Will Put The Refrigerator• Counter top• Built in• Floor standing

Measure the space twice to make sure the unit you buy will fit

5. Select Your Preferred Cooling Technology

Compressor Cooling• less expensive• noisier• more vibration

Vibration is bad for wine storage because it disturbs sediments in the bottle

5. Select Your Preferred Cooling Technology

Thermoelectric Cooling• no moving parts in cooling • virtually no noise• virtually no vibration

The preferred choice

6. Look For Sliding Shelves And An Interior Light

They make it easy to find the particular bottle you want without disturbing the wines

7. Consider The Door Construction

Solid doors cool the best and keep out ultraviolet light.

7. Consider The Door Construction

Glass doors turn your refrigerator into a decorative conversation piece

Keeping These 7 Considerations In Mind Will Ensure You Get A Small Wine Refrigerator That MeetsYour Needs For Years To Come

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