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Wine Storage Cooler: A Special Gift
from: Maxx Guide to WineStoring wine properly is a key part of preserving wines so they retain their quality for many years. Modern society has a major group of people who live in apartments and condominiums, which means many wine lovers don't have the space in their homes for a traditional wine cellar. Thus, if you're planning to give a wine collector a gift that will be truly appreciated, you can't go wrong giving a wine storage cooler.
There are many options when it comes to wine coolers, but all are designed specifically for maintaining the quality of fine wines. This is done by protecting wines from the two main causes of damage -- heat and light. Good quality wine storage coolers also protect the wine from changes in humidity which also affect the quality.
A key required feature of any wine storage cooler is the need to be light proof. In addition, it must maintain the correct and consistent temperature for wine storage. There are two main methods for maintaining temperature control in today's modern wine storage coolers.
Coolers with a passive cooling system won't have an adjustable temperature gauge. Rather, temperature is maintained by the construction elements of the cooler. The construction is usually a double walled cooler with some type of insulating material between the ways, such as styrofoam.
An active cooling system on the wine storage unit is the best choice for storing white wines since white wines should be served slightly chilled and thus need to be kept at lower temperatures than other wines. This type of system usually contains similar insulation to the passive systems but will also have a variable refrigeration system.
You'll discover there are many varieties of wine storage coolers available in both size and price range. Regardless of the size of a collection, there's an appropriate cooler. You'll need to decide on the size and price that fits your budget when choosing a wine storage cooler for a gift.
An insulated bottle wine cooler is a portable cooler designed for only one or two bottles of wine. These are perfect wine gifts for people who travel a lot, but like to take their wines with them or a friend who enjoys picnicing in the park. Wine will maintain the temperature it's already at so, if you want chilled white wine, chill it before putting it into the bottle cooler.
There are ideal wine storage coolers available for apartment dwellers. They're quite small, holding up to twenty bottles of wine, and are designed to fit on a countertop, which is a convenient and attractive benefit for those who have limited floor space. This is also an easily portable style so it can be moved if necessary.
Larger wine storage coolers hold around thirty bottles which are often constructed to appear as built-in units to blend in with the decor of a home. This is a good option for the budding wine collector or those who just like to have a variety of wines available at any given time.
If your wine gift recipient is a serious collector wine, there are larger coolers that can handle up to one hundred and sixty bottles. These are built in wine storage coolers and are very customizable to the individual's needs. These are much more expensive, of course, but they would make a fabulous wine gift for that special someone.
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