If you are like most Americans, you purchase a bottle of wine with the idea of drinking it in a short period of time from the purchase and you are not looking to store it in one of your under counter wine coolers. For those that do collect bottles of wine either for the special occasions or for the fun of collecting wine, under counter wine coolers are a great addition to your kitchen or home bar area.
Additional contributions to wine disturbance are a function of the wine shelving you select. Many wine coolers come with racking systems that are made of metal, vinyl coated metal or wood. Mostly, these racking systems can be removed for cleaning, but essentially are designed to be stationary in the wine cooler. Some wine coolers now come with slide-out, glide-out or rollout shelving. This type of shelving is designed to allow access to your wine collection by merely pulling the shelf out. This allows you to easily and gently remove the bottle that you want without the potential to disturb other stored bottles.Are you going to collect red wine, white wine or both? This is an important question to ask as you are looking at under counter wine coolers as they need to be stored at different temperatures. Many manufacturers offer units that have temperature controls. These units will keep one side of the unit a perfect temperature for red wines and the other side of eth unit perfect for white wines.Wines should be stored away from light. Ultraviolet light (UV), especially with clear bottled wines, will damage your wine. Sparkling wines are even more sensitive to UV rays. Exposure to light may give wine unpleasant aromas and eventually ruin it. Wine coolers are made with a broad array of different interior lighting systems and glass door tints. Look for lighting that stays away from incandescent bulbs and for darkly tinted glass doors. It is pleasing to the eye to look at your wine collection through a tinted front door glass, especially if your collection is lit with a soft blue LED light.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Autumn is one of the best times of the year to visit Florida - temperatures are cooler and crowds are fewer as kids go back to school, providing an ideal setting for romantic sunsets and strolls on the beach. Celebrate the change of season with LXR’s Florida Fall Escape which brings together fabulous rates with adult-friendly perks from the shores of Miami Beach to the shell-strewn sands of Sanibel Island.When making the purchase, keep in mind we tend to keep more bottles than we think and usually for not much more you can have a larger unit that will give you ample space for your collection. Many collectors underestimate the amount of wine they actually collect, often needing two to three times the space they planned for. Capacity listings on individual models are gross capacities--you may have to do some creative arranging to actually fill your cooler to capacity. Larger or smaller than normal bottles will also alter net capacity. Also be sure to check the shelving options of the under counter wine coolers that you are comparing. You will have more options with removable shelves to store your investments.For more information and reservations call (888) 886-5111 or visit www.LuxuryResorts.com/FallEscape
The Fall Escape is good for travel Sept. 1 - Nov. 17, 2011 at the above LXR properties. Reservations are subject to availability and a two-night minimum stay is required. Rates are quoted per room, per night, based on single or double occupancy and exclude resort fees, taxes and gratuities. Package cannot be combined with any other offer, and group reservations are excluded. Dinner value excludes alcohol, tax and gratuities, must be used at one seating at participating property restaurants and is not redeemable for cash. Spa offers vary by property.
To enjoy your wine collection for years to come, be sure that what you buy at protects your collection from temperature extremes, vibration, too much or too little humidity, light and air.
Author: Max Johnson
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