Wine climate control units provide perfect conditions for your wine storage.

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What you need to look out for when buying a wine cellar

11.5.2018

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In the past, wines were stored in natural cellars until they matured perfectly, but today wine cabinets take over this task. They are not only cheaper to buy, but also more precise than the dark, old vaults of yesteryear. Find out what you should consider when buying one here.

Today's cellars are no longer able to guarantee the optimum conditions in terms of temperature, light protection, odour neutrality, humidity and quiet. This task has therefore been handed over to free-standing or built-in wine climate control units. I'll now explain why you shouldn't just put your wines in a wine cooler.

Wine climate cabinets offer enough space for all your wines.

Temperature

In order for the wine to mature perfectly, a constant temperature is required. With wine climate control units, you can set the desired temperature depending on the wine. I recommend a temperature between 10 and 12 °Celsius. You can also use a compartment to preheat the chilled wines to room temperature so that they are at the optimum temperature for drinking.

If the temperature is too high, the ageing process is accelerated, the process is shortened and gets out of control. If, on the other hand, it is too cold, tartar forms and the ageing process is delayed accordingly. Tartaric acid (so-called wine crystals) can form. If the temperature changes between too cold and too warm, the volume of the wine changes, it breathes too much and ages too quickly.

Light protection

To protect the wine from light, many wine cabinets have UV-protected glass or a solid door that does not let any light through. If it is too bright, the wine would decompose due to the light and become undrinkable. The door of your wine cooler should therefore not let UV rays through.

We also have various built-in wine cabinets on sale.

Rest

Silent storage is easily possible with special compressors. The compressors allow you to store your wines completely vibration-free
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Humidity

The perfect humidity level in the wine cabinet should be between 50 and 80 per cent. If it is too dry, the liquid evaporates through the cork, air penetrates and the wine ages and oxidises too quickly. If the humidity is too high, on the other hand, fungi can form on the cork, causing the label to peel off and become illegible.

Air quality

The activated charcoal filter in the wine cabinet ensures a constant supply of fresh air and prevents unpleasant odours from forming. If the air in the cellar smells musty, the wine can absorb odours from the surrounding area, which distorts its taste
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A perfectly stored and well-tempered wine is a pleasure to drink.

The right model for your needs

Wine climate cabinet with a temperature for maturing wine: constant temperature (between 10° and 12°C) and independent of the outside temperature

Wine coolers

Kibernetik Th28

Wine climate cabinet with two temperatures for storing and cooling the wine: combination of a maturing area and a cooling area.

Wine coolers

Caso Wine Comfort 66

Wine climate cabinet with three temperatures for storing, cooling and chilling the wine: a maturing area and two extra areas for cooling and chilling the wine. By the way: Chambrating means bringing the wine to drinking temperature.

Wine coolers

Miele Kwt 6833 Sg

Multi-temperature wine cabinet: Multi-temperature cabinet for serving wine. For example, red wine temperature at the top and white wine temperature at the bottom, temperature staggering possible (from 7° to 21°C).

You can find the perfect serving temperature for different wines here:

Red wines: +16°C to +18°C
Young red wines: +13°C to +16°C
Rosé and white wines: +10°C to +12°C
Young white wines: +8°C to +10°C
Sparkling wine and Prosecco: +7°C to +9°C
Champagne: +5°C to +7°C

Oben kühl und unten Trinktemperatur: Weinklimaschränke bieten dir viele Optionen.

Free-standing wine climate control units

Wine coolers

Kibernetik Th28

Built-in wine air conditioners

Wine coolers

Caso Wine Comfort 66

Header image: Wine climate control units provide perfect conditions for your wine storage.

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