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Types of Wine Refrigerators

Experienced wine drinkers know that the taste of the wine is closely tied with the temperature at which the wine is served and not merely the temperature at which it is stored. Different wines are served at different temperatures. While some wines require chilling before they are permitted to breathe, other merely need half an hour of exposure to the atmosphere before they are good to go. In order to get the right cooling temperature for a particular type of wine it is not important to use a thermometer and cubes of ice, a more convenient way is to use wine refrigerators. 

As the name suggests, wine refrigerators are used for cooling wine to the right temperature required to serve it. Wine refrigerators come in several varieties. There are tabletop models that are used to cool one bottle at a time and portable models that are used to carry a bottle of chilled wine. If you are the type that stores bottles by the hundreds and serves them by the dozen, then you can get one of the wine refrigerators that are built like normal refrigerators and can accommodate a couple of dozen bottles at one time. Wine refrigerators are made of many materials, all which have the common property of good insulation. 

The tabletop wine refrigerators are good for home parties and quickly chilling a bottle of wine to the right temperature. These models are quite successful in warmer climates. The portable wine refrigerators are more useful during outdoor picnics or other gatherings. They are like flasks that help to keep the wine in bottles at a specific temperature for a limited period, typically not exceeding 3 hours. Depending on the precise model you buy, the wine refrigerators may hold up to a maximum of 3 wine bottles. 

The bigger wine refrigerators are in a separate category all together. They cannot be placed on tables and they especially cannot be moved around. People who do not have proper wine cellars and yet have to store a large number of wine bottles buy these wine refrigerators or they are purchased by the connoisseurs who must have that perfect combination of temperature and humidity for their wine storage. Some of the advanced models of full size wine refrigerators available today are smart enough to read the bar code information printed on the labels of wine bottles and automatically adjust the temperature and humidity settings that are best for that particular brand of wine. If you can truly spare the money then you may also think of getting wine refrigerators that come with compartments that can maintain different settings for different wines all in a single unit. 

You must remember that wine refrigerators are not just a one shot deal but their running cost will mean an addition to your power bill. That is why when you are shopping for wine refrigerators you must not only keep the dimensions, holding capacity, and features in mind but also their energy rating. The higher the capacity of a wine refrigerator, the more power it will consume.