Medieval furniture and fixtures feature plenty of elaborate embellishments, curves and circles, and twists and twirls. It is this design concept that the Vinotemp Clavos 440-Model Wine Cooler Cabinet incorporates.

With this kind of design, it is rather inevitable that wood should be used at least for the external cabinet. Indeed, it is made of Southern California domestic wood handcrafted [...]]]>

Medieval furniture and fixtures feature plenty of elaborate embellishments, curves and circles, and twists and twirls. It is this design concept that the Vinotemp Clavos 440-Model Wine Cooler Cabinet incorporates.

With this kind of design, it is rather inevitable that wood should be used at least for the external cabinet. Indeed, it is made of Southern California domestic wood handcrafted to look like wood planks. Although the standard exterior wood is oak, you can have the wine cooler in maple, mahogany, cherry, birch, or pine. You can even choose from among 20 options the finish of the wood that you prefer including natural, light walnut, golden oak, dark red mahogany, and rich brown, to name a few.

The double doors of the cooler are opened with two metal rings fastened to the door with x-shaped metal attachments. The doors pivot on hinges that are molded like arrows pointing towards the middle of the cabinet. Decorative metal buttons traverse the cabinet, dividing it into an upper and lower section.

Inside the Vinotemp Clavos 440-Model Wine Cooler Cabinet is a wine rack consisting of 280 cubicles sized at 3.75 inches. These are intended for standard size wine bottles. If you plan on storing larger bottles, you have the option of adding two more rows of 4- or 4.5-inch cubicles. The rack is made of redwood but is supported by aluminum braces for stability.

Using Vinotemp’s Wine Mate cooling system, the cooler maintains a temperature of 55°F, and humidity ranging from 50 – 70%. This simulates the conditions in the caves in France where local vintners store their produce. Most wine experts consider this temperature to be ideal for the long-term storage of wine. Depending on the type of wine, however, you may need either to chill or warm it before serving. Standard cooling system is rated at 1,500 BTUs but an upgrade to 2,500 BTUs is available.

The cooler stands almost seven feet. It is 38 inches wide and 29 inches deep. It will make a perfect decoration for your formal dining room, apart from making the wine readily accessible.

The distinctive feature of the Pek PVV-20 VinoVault Wine Preserving Refrigerator is its built-in injection nozzle that infuses pure argon into opened but unfinished bottles of wine. Argon is an inert noble gas that can be used to displace oxygen, thus preventing oxidation of ethanol. The argon-filled bottle can then be sealed with a Pek Click-and-Pour Stopper, and stored upright [...]]]>

The distinctive feature of the Pek PVV-20 VinoVault Wine Preserving Refrigerator is its built-in injection nozzle that infuses pure argon into opened but unfinished bottles of wine. Argon is an inert noble gas that can be used to displace oxygen, thus preventing oxidation of ethanol. The argon-filled bottle can then be sealed with a Pek Click-and-Pour Stopper, and stored upright inside the refrigerator. A small window on the solid door allows you to view the label of the unfinished bottle.

The refrigerator is finished in stainless steel, making it suitable for most types of kitchen décor. A blue LED display above the glass window shows the temperature inside the refrigerator either in Celsius or Fahrenheit. The interior cabinet is colored black and has four wood wine racks to cradle your wine. These, along with the space for the upright bottle, can carry a total of 14 bottles.

The Pek PVV-20 VinoVault Wine Preserving Refrigerator utilizes state-of-the-art heat pipe technology for its cooling mechanism. This system relies on heat pipes containing a working fluid that alternately vaporizes into its gas form and condenses into it liquid state. This process continually absorbs and dissipates thermal energy thereby cooling the interior of the refrigerator. As this system does not have many moving parts, it operates quietly without any perceptible vibration.

Precise temperature setting is possible with the adjustable thermostat. It can be set to a low temperature of 45°F for your Champagne, Cava, or Asti; through 55°F for Madeira, Chinon, or Chianti; to 65°F for Shiraz, Rhone wines, or Burgundy.

The refrigerator measures 19″ H x 17″ W x 22″ D, thus occupying slightly over 4 square feet on your counter.

Intended for commercial applications and serious wine enthusiasts with a huge collection, the EuroCave Comfort 266 Wine Cellar can accommodate as many as 235 bottles of your favorite wine. It is 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a width of 26 inches, and depth of a shade over 27 inches.

Standard shelving includes two adjustable and three rolling shelves. The [...]]]>

Intended for commercial applications and serious wine enthusiasts with a huge collection, the EuroCave Comfort 266 Wine Cellar can accommodate as many as 235 bottles of your favorite wine. It is 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a width of 26 inches, and depth of a shade over 27 inches.

Standard shelving includes two adjustable and three rolling shelves. The former can be positioned at different heights but they cannot be pulled out, while the latter can both be adjusted and pulled out as they glide on PVC rollers. These shelves, along with the wire grid at the bottom of the cabinet, cradle your wine collection. As an option, you can install additional shelves, but this would affect the number of bottles that can be stored.

The wine cellar cabinet body is finished in matte black with a transparent glass door. You can, however, opt for a solid door should you prefer such. The door is equipped with a lock to secure your wine, and is reversible. With this type of finish, it can be at home in any kitchen, dining room, bistro, or restaurant regardless of décor.

In spite of its size, there is only one temperature zone in the cooler, having a range starting at 49° – 58°F. This allows you to cool either white, rosé, and red wines. The default temperature setting is 54°F, which is generally considered as the optimum storage temperature for wines. Before serving the whites, however, you may need to chill them further.

Setting the temperature is accomplished through the control panel mounted at the ceiling of the interior cabinet. It consists of an on/off button, confirmation button, up and down adjustment buttons, and a digital temperature display. These buttons control a compressor mounted on a stand in a way that minimizes vibrations.

As you expand your collection of wines, you outgrow the first low-capacity wine cooler you purchased as a novice collector. Once you are exposed to the many collectible bottles, you will need a cooler that can hold at least a hundred. The EuroCave Comfort 101 Wine Cellar is one of such coolers.

This EuroCave wine cellar, measuring 41″ H x 26″ [...]]]>

As you expand your collection of wines, you outgrow the first low-capacity wine cooler you purchased as a novice collector. Once you are exposed to the many collectible bottles, you will need a cooler that can hold at least a hundred. The EuroCave Comfort 101 Wine Cellar is one of such coolers.

This EuroCave wine cellar, measuring 41″ H x 26″ W x 27 1/4″ D, can accommodate as many as 117 wine bottles sized 750 mL. It comes with two shelves where the bottles can be stacked on top of each other. You can, however, purchase additional shelves. EuroCave shelves are of different types. There is a Bordeaux bottle shelf that can carry 78 bottles, while another, a sliding type, can hold only 11. There is also a universal shelf for 77 bottles and a sliding version for 12. Other sliding shelves are the Alsace, Champagne, and Magnum which can accommodate 11, 10, and 7 bottles respectively.

The cabinet, including the solid door, is finished with a black matte. This makes it blend easily with any kitchen décor or motif. The door, by default, is hinged on the right but this can be reversed to suit your preferences or installation requirements. In order to safeguard your collection, a locking device is included with the door.

The cooler has a temperature range of 50 to 60°F provided the ambient temperature does not exceed 95°F. This mimics the temperature within the caves where the first winemakers stored their produce. You can store all kinds of wine in this cooler, although you may have to further chill dessert and sparkling wines to attain their recommended serving temperatures.

The EuroCave Comfort 101 Wine Cellar operates a compressor to lower temperature levels in the cooler. The desired level can be adjusted using an adjustment dial and an LED display. A safety thermostat automatically regulates temperatures if it senses huge variations from the set level.

As the compressor emits a fair amount of heat, and the cooler does not have a venting system at its front, it can only be installed as a freestanding unit.

With an exterior cabinet of beautiful white oak, brass door handles and lock, the Vinotemp 440TD Wine Cellar looks more like a cabinet for clothes or other linen rather than a wine cooler. This impression is reinforced with its dimensions at 38″ W x 29″ D x 82″ H. However, if you open the two doors, you will find a [...]]]>

With an exterior cabinet of beautiful white oak, brass door handles and lock, the Vinotemp 440TD Wine Cellar looks more like a cabinet for clothes or other linen rather than a wine cooler. This impression is reinforced with its dimensions at 38″ W x 29″ D x 82″ H. However, if you open the two doors, you will find a racking system made of redwood and aluminum. The rack, with slots sized at 3.75 inches square, can carry up to 280 bottles of wine depending on their sizes and shapes.

The wine bottles are cooled with a Wine Mate™ 1500 BTU cooling mechanism. This is a compressor-based system that uses an R-134 refrigerant, which is deemed less harmful to the ozone layer than CFCs. The wine cellar has only one temperature zone wherein the temperature is maintained at 55°F with a humidity level from 50 to 70%. This reproduces an environment not unlike those in the caves in France where wine used to be stored for proper aging.

Heavy-duty insulation materials with an R factor of R12 line the walls and doors of the 440TD. Also, a magnetic gasket runs the full length and width on all sides of the inner part of the door. These two help in keeping the cool air inside the cabinet from leaking outside, and the hot air outside from seeping inside, thus maintaining a steady temperature.

When purchasing the Vinotemp 440TD Wine Cellar, you are given several options relative to the finish of the oak exterior, the size of the slots of the wine rack, compressor power, and the addition of a fluorescent lamp inside the cabinet.

The marriage of an exotic hardwood panel lightly sealed with a clear protective coating giving it a natural look, sandwiched between brushed aluminum stripes on the door of the Vinotemp 250 Aspen Wine Cabinet makes the cooler an appealing addition to any kitchen, whether contemporary or classical.

The wine cabinet is more than just good-looking. It stores up to 160 bottles [...]]]>

The marriage of an exotic hardwood panel lightly sealed with a clear protective coating giving it a natural look, sandwiched between brushed aluminum stripes on the door of the Vinotemp 250 Aspen Wine Cabinet makes the cooler an appealing addition to any kitchen, whether contemporary or classical.

The wine cabinet is more than just good-looking. It stores up to 160 bottles of your favorite wine in an environment of 50 to 65°F, maintaining a humidity level of 50 to 70%. These levels are generally considered ideal for aging. Cool air is provided by a WineMate 1500 BTU cooling system that is self-contained. Digital controls adjust temperature levels. This allows you to store your choice of red, light red, rose, white, or sparkling wines.

The wine bottles are held by racks made of 3.75-inch redwood and aluminum that is powder coated for protection from rust and corrosion. A standard towel-rack handle opens the cooler’s single door. Right above the handle is a locking mechanism to secure your wine collection.

The Vinotemp 250 Aspen Wine Cabinet is a shade over six feet tall. It is 29 inches wide and 28 inches deep.