What Is a Thermoelectric Wine Cooler?

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From the vineyard to the bottle, wine undergoes a long journey before it gets to you. Whether its final destination is your retail store, restaurant or simply your own home, proper storage is essential if you want you or your customers to get the most out of it. There is no shortage of options out there for keeping wine cool and fresh, so it’s important to understand what’s available and what it can do for you. Buying the right thermoelectric wine cooler for your home or business is critical if you want to ensure the final stage of your wine’s journey is a good one. But what is a thermoelectric wine cooler, and why is it a good idea to have one? Read on to learn more about these units and what they can do for you.

What Is a Thermoelectric Wine Cooler?

Obviously, not everyone has the space or resources to build a proper wine cellar at their home or business. However, it is possible to duplicate the unique conditions of a wine cellar by using a thermoelectric wine fridge. As the name suggests, these are specialized refrigerators made specifically for keeping wine at a stable temperature. Unlike traditional refrigerator units, however, they don’t rely on compressors to maintain a cool environment. They typically feature racks for storing bottles and UV-resistant glass doors to protect them from damaging sunlight. There are a wide range of sizes and styles available to suit practically any need, from large-scale commercial units to tabletop models for home use.

How Do Thermoelectric Wine Coolers Work?

As mentioned earlier, thermoelectric wine refrigerators don’t use the same technology as the fridges found in your kitchen. Instead of using compressors and refrigerant to keep themselves cool, thermoelectric units rely on the Peltier effect. In essence, when an electric charge passes through two pieces of metal joined together, it creates what is known as a heat flux. Heat is transferred from one end of the metal to the other, meaning one side becomes cooler while the other becomes warmer.

Thermoelectric wine coolers use a heat pump mechanism containing a metal rod that is electrolyzed. The end that becomes warmer is aimed at the exterior of the unit while the end that gets cooler is focused inside of it. A fan inside the refrigerator helps circulate the cool air for even distribution. In general, these units can keep wine at a temperature 10 to 12 degrees cooler than the conditions outside of it.

Are Thermoelectric Wine Coolers Worth It?

If you’re serious about maintaining the quality of your wine, these coolers can be a wise investment for a number of reasons. These include:

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• Efficiency: Without moving parts and no need to maintain freezing temperatures, these fridges draw less electricity than compressor-based models. This means they can be added to any property without a significant increase in energy costs.
• Eco-friendliness: Because they don’t require the use of freon or other refrigerant chemicals, these wine coolers have far less impact on the environment than traditional units. Their energy-efficiency also means they consume fewer resources.
• Silence: Unlike compressor-based units, these have no motors and therefore run without making a sound. This is makes them great for use in living rooms or in fine dining establishments where they won’t spoil the atmosphere with a lot of loud humming or vibrations.

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4/23/2020 11:27:03 AM

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What a coincidence.... there's a thread on Wine Berserkers about a vertical of MacDonald going back to 2009. The 2009 is very rare as it was not offered to the public and only 22 cases were made in total. The owner of the vertical offered it up to charity, the auction listed it, but when the donor went to his offsite storage facility to take pictures for the listing he could NOT find that bottle of 2009. Read here for more details - he's post #6 / Alex Gillette:

https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2967464#p2967464

Given that the regular bottles of MacDonald sell for $400 - $750 at retail depending on the vintage, what do you think that single bottle was worth....$900? $1000 or more? If it were me, I'd be swinging the aluminum bat, demanding that bottle be "found" and returned OR ELSE. I wouldn't want to hear that the employees, manager, or owner "have an explanation of what they think happened".

I wish Maureen Downey was a regular contributing member of CT so she could expound on all the cases (pun completely intended because it surely can be taken either way) of wine stolen out of storage facilities she's handled.

To the OP again: of course, you can do what you choose. The 1 or 2 incidents that we hear about each year or so doesn't mean the entire wine storage industry is stacked with thieves. However, I refuse to take the risk - not only of losing valuable wine, but potentially going to jail for felonious assault (or worse) when I flipped out on the staff.

EDIT for a quote by Charlie Fu, Berserker Moderator: ".... all the security in the world doesn’t matter when the people inside are shady."

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