Hello,
I'm new here. I'm not making wine myself, but I'm collecting a bit (just getting started).
So here's the deal. I'm drinking a lot of cheap to semi expensive wine all year around. As of for now I've just left them in my living room which usually sits around 22 degrees celcius. This is not ideal, but has not been a problem since a bottle usually only sits for max a month before it is consumed.
Lately I have been buying a couple of more expensive wines like a couple of Grand Cru classe Bourdeaux wines and some similarly priced fine wines from Italy. These are in my 12 degree garage for the time being.
I'm also considering to start investing in more expensive Bordeaux and Burgundy wines instead of investing in shares.
My plan is to keep these wines for 15-30 years before either reselling or consuming.
As of for now I'm living in an apartment and can't dedicate a whole room for wine storage. In a couple of years I'll move to a bigger house where I plan to use a room in the cellar for wine.
For now that means that my only choice is to get a quality wine cooler for long term storage. This is where I need your advice.
I find that there are a lot of brands to choose from, but very little unbiased advice to find on the internet about which brands to choose.
So far I have learnt that I need a wine cooler...
1. with one temperature zone that can be set to 9-18 degrees c. (I only need one zone because this will only be used for red wine).
2. that keeps humidity over 55%
3. that has a vibration resistant compressor and preferably wooden shelves to reduce vibration on the bottles.
4. with a coal filter that keeps foul smell out of the cooler.
5. that has a UV resistant glass door or even just a solid door (I think glass door looks nicer though).
I need a cooler with capacity for 100-200 bottles and my budget is 1500 EUR.
I have been looking at a couple of brands and models.
Liebherr 3212: http://tinyurl.com/jouk7fx
164 bottles. 3 wooden shelves. Keeps over 50% humidity and has charcoal filter for smell. 1 temp zone and 5 to 18 degrees.
I think the height of 135cm is a bit low because it will look a bit funny next to my fridge, but meh... I can live with that.
This is 1600EUR where I live (i can probably bargon a bit).
The reason I have been looking at Liebherr is because their products are amazingly reliable. I have the same brand on my refrigerator. They tend to last around 25 years without a hiccup. The longevity of the product is important to me. I can't risk the wine cooler failing while I'm on holiday.
This cooler can also heat. That means that if the ambient temperature falls below 12 degrees the cooler will still be able to keep the wine at the set temperature.
Other brands I have been looking at are Avintage, Climadiff, Artevino and mQuvee. These brands all seem to have similar specified coolers as the Liebherr at similar prices.
Do you guys have any golden tips for me?
I really have no idea what I should go for.
Thank you so much in advance
I'm new here. I'm not making wine myself, but I'm collecting a bit (just getting started).
So here's the deal. I'm drinking a lot of cheap to semi expensive wine all year around. As of for now I've just left them in my living room which usually sits around 22 degrees celcius. This is not ideal, but has not been a problem since a bottle usually only sits for max a month before it is consumed.
Lately I have been buying a couple of more expensive wines like a couple of Grand Cru classe Bourdeaux wines and some similarly priced fine wines from Italy. These are in my 12 degree garage for the time being.
I'm also considering to start investing in more expensive Bordeaux and Burgundy wines instead of investing in shares.
My plan is to keep these wines for 15-30 years before either reselling or consuming.
As of for now I'm living in an apartment and can't dedicate a whole room for wine storage. In a couple of years I'll move to a bigger house where I plan to use a room in the cellar for wine.
For now that means that my only choice is to get a quality wine cooler for long term storage. This is where I need your advice.
I find that there are a lot of brands to choose from, but very little unbiased advice to find on the internet about which brands to choose.
So far I have learnt that I need a wine cooler...
1. with one temperature zone that can be set to 9-18 degrees c. (I only need one zone because this will only be used for red wine).
2. that keeps humidity over 55%
3. that has a vibration resistant compressor and preferably wooden shelves to reduce vibration on the bottles.
4. with a coal filter that keeps foul smell out of the cooler.
5. that has a UV resistant glass door or even just a solid door (I think glass door looks nicer though).
I need a cooler with capacity for 100-200 bottles and my budget is 1500 EUR.
I have been looking at a couple of brands and models.
Liebherr 3212: http://tinyurl.com/jouk7fx
164 bottles. 3 wooden shelves. Keeps over 50% humidity and has charcoal filter for smell. 1 temp zone and 5 to 18 degrees.
I think the height of 135cm is a bit low because it will look a bit funny next to my fridge, but meh... I can live with that.
This is 1600EUR where I live (i can probably bargon a bit).
The reason I have been looking at Liebherr is because their products are amazingly reliable. I have the same brand on my refrigerator. They tend to last around 25 years without a hiccup. The longevity of the product is important to me. I can't risk the wine cooler failing while I'm on holiday.
This cooler can also heat. That means that if the ambient temperature falls below 12 degrees the cooler will still be able to keep the wine at the set temperature.
Other brands I have been looking at are Avintage, Climadiff, Artevino and mQuvee. These brands all seem to have similar specified coolers as the Liebherr at similar prices.
Do you guys have any golden tips for me?
I really have no idea what I should go for.
Thank you so much in advance