Wine is meant to be stored, served, and consumed at specific temperatures. Oenophiles say that unless the recommended temperatures are adhered to, you will never really get the best out of the wine. Ordinary kitchen refrigerators are not up to the job of cooling wine because they are intended for food and drinks that require very low temperatures. For this reason, serious and aspiring wine collectors need a wine refrigerator or cooler for their wine, like the Danby DWC257BL Wine Cooler.
The Danby DWC257BL has an all-black cabinet. Although the door is made of glass, the cabinet’s interior is of the same color so that apart perhaps from the bottles, everything else is black. And since black can be a complement to any other color, the cooler can blend within any kitchen décor or set of appliances.
Two sliding wire shelves and one staggered shelf that are also in black hold as many as 25 bottles. These are chilled by a compressor and refrigerant type of cooling system that can bring temperatures to a low of 42.8°F up to a high of 52.2°F. Thus, sweet, sparkling, white, rosé, and red wines can be chilled in the Danby. While these wines have different recommended serving temperatures, if you have to keep them all in your cooler, you can set it to 50° – 52°F. A mechanical thermostat enables this adjustment. Just be sure to chill the sweet, sparkling, and white wines further before serving.
Your collection can be showcased through the glass door with a little help from an interior LED light. The illumination provided by it can produce a striking view of the wine bottles. The door also acts to prevent the passage of heat into the cabinet interior. Finally, its tinted hue protects your wine collection from harmful UV rays.
The Danby DWC257BL Wine Cooler is a freestanding unit that is 20 inches tall. Owing to its height, it can be installed atop your kitchen counter so that you won’t have to stoop when storing or retrieving your wine. It is approximately 18 inches wide and 27 deep.