Hi. I'm not sure I understand the difference between a wine cooler and a
wine cellar. I'm talking about stand-alone, refrigerator-like units. I've
seen some people refer to them as cellars and some refer to them as coolers.
Is there a difference?

Also, is humidity controlled on these units as well as temperature?

Is there anything wrong with starting out with one of the cheap Costco
units? I have a few bottles of nice wines I picked up in Tuscany a couple
of years ago and I'd like to make sure they are stored properly.

in article , skategoat25 at
wrote on 12/10/03 8:07 PM:

> Hi. I'm not sure I understand the difference between a wine cooler and a
> wine cellar. I'm talking about stand-alone, refrigerator-like units. I've
> seen some people refer to them as cellars and some refer to them as coolers.
> Is there a difference?
>
> Also, is humidity controlled on these units as well as temperature?
>
> Is there anything wrong with starting out with one of the cheap Costco
> units? I have a few bottles of nice wines I picked up in Tuscany a couple
> of years ago and I'd like to make sure they are stored properly.
>
>


While I'm sure there are purists who might disagree, I think that any
reasonably good quality wine refrigerator (cellar) will meet your needs
well. I don't believe the term 'cooler', as used in this newsgroup, refers
to anything other than a stand-alone refrigerator/cellar (though I could be
mistaken about that).

I've just bought my daughter the VinoTemp stainless Steel 60-bottle units
currently being sold by CostCo here in California in honor of her earning a
Masters Degree on her own nickel. They're getting just under $400 for a
unit that seems to be pretty much the same as the one VinoTemp sells direct
for $595. There may be some technical differences, but the CostCo unit
appears to be a very good value. My 200-bottle VinoTemp has served me well
for the past 5 years.

"skategoat25" > wrote in message
...
>
> I have a few bottles of nice wines I picked up in Tuscany a couple
> of years ago and I'd like to make sure they are stored properly.
>
A bit late to think about that, isn't it?
Anders

"Anders Tørneskog" wrote:
>
> "skategoat25" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > I have a few bottles of nice wines I picked up in Tuscany a couple
> > of years ago and I'd like to make sure they are stored properly.
> >
> A bit late to think about that, isn't it?
> Anders

IN only two years, unless stored at very high temps, and unless the cork
has been damaged, not much is going to happen.

The Vintage Keepers have particularly noisy fans so if you plan on using
your cooler in a living environment, I would look elsewhere.

"skategoat25" > wrote in message
...
> Hi. I'm not sure I understand the difference between a wine cooler and a
> wine cellar. I'm talking about stand-alone, refrigerator-like units.
I've
> seen some people refer to them as cellars and some refer to them as
coolers.
> Is there a difference?
>
> Also, is humidity controlled on these units as well as temperature?
>
> Is there anything wrong with starting out with one of the cheap Costco
> units? I have a few bottles of nice wines I picked up in Tuscany a couple
> of years ago and I'd like to make sure they are stored properly.
>
>