Euro Cave and other wine coolers

[jeffperez62]

Went to wine enthusiast over in Elmsford today to look into a wine cooler (200 bottle size) Any suggestions , advice or recommendations are appreciated

[southern girl]

Be aware with Eurocaves that the pullout shelves hold a max of 13 bottles...and the shelves are not cheap...the fixed shelves can support 70 or so bottles...it is really a pain to dig to the back row on the bottom of a shelf to try to find that "one bottle" you are looking for...make yourself a "map" of what is on each shelf so when you do have to dig for one it won't drive you nuts ....

[GordonCooks]

When considering wine storage - us the the wine drinker's theorem

Take the maximum number of bottles you plan on having and multiply x 2.5 to arrive at your storage needs.

[Flip66]

I bot a VinatageKeeper 250 bottle capacity last year . Am pleased with it so far. Wide range of prices out there. Kinda comes down to whether you care about temp control alone or temp and humidity control. If you have a stable envitronment to put it (humidity wise) just buy temp control. Saves a lot of $$. Also depends on how fancy you want it to look. ie. Is it for display or not?

[jeffperez62]

Flip, It's going down in my basement, so I will do without the glass door and other non-essentails.

[eat2much]

One nice thing about the Vintage Keeper line is that the cellars can be expanded. For example if the 250 bottle unit proves too small over time you can purchase a kit with new top, bottom, door, racks, etc. to bring capacity up to 500 bottles for far less than the cost of an additional cellar.

[Flip66]

Jeff....mine is in basement as well , but away from young children. I like the glass doors b/c I have started to label the consumption dates on necks of bottles and I can quickly glance thru what is drinking at moment.