Wine Refrigerator Ideas

Here to help you find new and fresh ideas for wine refrigeration. Find styles that match and enhance your homes decor.

Wine refrigerators are becoming increasingly popular along with the growing number of fans of chilled wine. With today’s low-cost refrigeration, you can buy attractive yet inexpensive stand-alone or cabinet-style units for the home or commercial bar. Wine cellars, while romantic, are no longer essential for keeping wine at its best.

Most of these refrigerators have a glass front door so that you, or the bartender, can see what stock are available. The glass door may be single or double. Shelving usually consists of the cradle-type racks designed to hold wine bottles. Whether in a home or in a bar, the refrigerator makes an elegant display.

Refrigerator or Cellar

A wine “cellar,” as a place for storing wine for an indefinite period of time, may be as small as a shoebox or as big as a house; it may be a stand-alone cabinet or a room.

The best wine cellar is the one that meets your needs. You’ll find many different quality products, both domestic and imported, on the market. To decide on the product that is best for you, first determine your needs.

Wine storage systems maintain temperatures between the high 40s and the low 60s. They don’t maintain serving temperatures for whites and sparklings. They cool wine gradually and won’t recover quickly with high usage. Few cabinets are structurally designed to withstand the abuse of high-paced operations.

Dry red wines can be maintained at serving temperature and backup whites are protected. It is recommended that pars be kept in a regular refrigerator, but you can obtain custom refrigeration systems in furniture-style cabinets if needed.