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Wine Cellars Blending With Your Furniture
By Barry J Smallhorn
If you want to get technical, it’s actually a misnomer to refer
to refrigerated cabinets for storing wine as wine cellars. A cellar
is a room underground that is indeed used for storing wine but
is even more often used for food.
A proper wine cellar concentrates solely on maintaining the best
conditions for the aging and storing of wine. But this function
has moved upstairs in recent years and brought the phrase with
it, naming appliances designed with the same purpose as the original
cellars.
In many cases, these wine storage refrigerators have become pieces
of furniture in their own right.
Become Part Of The Furniture
Some of these wine cellars both look and function like refrigerators,
so as pieces of furniture they fit best into a kitchen setting,
with perhaps a stretch into the dining room depending on how decorative
they are. Some are freestanding while others are built into cabinetry
in the same way as a dishwasher.
Avanti, Danby and Haier are known for this sort of fridge. Yet
even in a kitchen setting, the surfaces of these wine storage
coolers can be designed to match the decor of the kitchen itself.
So you’ll find them in brushed steel or laminates, or sometimes
encased in wood that matches the cabinetry.
Looking Like Cabinets
However, it’s when you find these refrigerated cabinets looking
indeed like cabinets, which may be in upright or credenza styles
that the "furniture" aspect really comes into its own.
Being larger units, they sometimes hold many hundreds of bottles
of wine, so they are favored by those with serious collections.
These wine cellars are usually crafted from polished wood with
ornate tinted glass doors.
Americave and Vinotheque both have several different collections
from credenza size to cabinets resembling armoires. You can also
review your options and find furniture like the Edgemont Wine
Cellar Tower, with an 18-bottle fridge in the base and a display
area above, where wine glasses are hung from the upper level.
Bringing Wine Storage Upstairs And Blending With The Decor
Wine cellars have come a long, long way since they began as cave-like
rooms underground. Having now brought the storage of wine upstairs,
the new refrigerated cellars have developed into pieces of furniture
that can be admired not just for their function but also for their
form.
They are no longer merely utilitarian, even if they continue
to store wine safely for long periods. Now they blend with the
decor of any room, and stand proudly with all other essential
furniture in the home.
About the Author:
Barry J Smallhorn has written a number of articles on wine and beer refrigerators, cocktails, beer, cooking, food and recipes including
Cocktail Recipes,
Seafood Recipes,
Jerky Beef Meat Recipe,
Make Jerky,
Food Recipes,
Tuna Fish,
Caviar,
Potato Recipes,
Organic Gift Baskets.
Keep a lookout for more articles on this website.
Did You Know?
Many people do not consider a meal to be complete without a nice
bottle of wine. Wine can be extremely relaxing and can also lead
to an enjoyable hobby. You can collect various wines and let them
age properly.
But the key is knowing how to store your wine to prevent it from
souring or changing in flavor. Those that have lots of money can
build a wine cellar but the easiest way is to invest in wine refrigerators.
They keep your wine at the perfect temperature and you can count
on each bottle being perfect.
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