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Wine Bottle Fridges: Do You Really Need One?

By: Genesis Davies Home | Food-and-Drink | Wine


There’s a lot of talk about wine bottle refrigerators online these days and many people are wondering what the big deal is. Do you really need a special fridge just for your wine? What if you only drink red wine? Isn’t your regular fridge good enough? If you’ve been wondering just what is the point of all this wine fridge talk, then let’s answer some of those questions and get it out there.

Do you really need a wine bottle refrigerator? The answer is no. Not if you aren’t particular about your wine. You see, wine fridges are designed specifically for those who appreciate a good bouquet. Those who can taste the difference in the subtle nuances of a bottle of wine that has been treated well and one that has been agitated too much and exposed to light and vibrations.

Wine refrigerators are for those who cherish wine and care about the presentation. For everyone else, the regular fridge is just fine for shoving your wine into. There’s no reason to worry if you don’t care about slight flavor changes and just want to serve a bottle of wine.

Wine bottle refrigerators are carefully designed and built to avoid vibrations. The cooler has a damper on it to keep things nice and smooth running so the wine won’t be jarred or vibrated, something that can actually change the flavor of the wine and break it down on a minute level. Light also affects the wine and so in a regular fridge, you are going to have an issue with this since it is constantly being opened and exposed to bright light. With a proper cooler, you won’t need to worry about this.

Other reasons a specifically designed fridge is a good idea is that you are essentially mimicking a wine cellar. Since most people don’t have a real wine cellar these days, it’s a good idea to have something that is similar in a smaller size. You might not be able to dig out a cellar in your basement, but a wine fridge can do the trick and keep your wine, red or white at the correct serving temperature and ensure that it is at its best flavor.

Your wine, if it matters to you, should be cared for correctly. For the average person who is only drinking the wine to be posh or get drunk, a wine bottle refrigerator isn’t important and the fridge will do just fine. However, if you want to be sure that your wine is chilled to the correct serving temperature (even red wine should be slightly cooled), then a wine cooler is a good idea.





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