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Wine coolers vs. cellars

Hi. I'm not sure I understand the difference between a wine cooler and a wine cellar. I'm talking about stand-alone, refrigerator-like units. I've seen some people refer to them as cellars and some refer to them as coolers. Is there a difference?

Also, is humidity controlled on these units as well as temperature?

Is there anything wrong with starting out with one of the cheap Costco units? I have a few bottles of nice wines I picked up in Tuscany a couple of years ago and I'd like to make sure they are stored properly.

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skategoat25
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in article snipped-for-privacy@golden.net, skategoat25 at skategoat25.r.e.m.o.v.e!@yahoo.ca wrote on 12/10/03 8:07 PM:

While I'm sure there are purists who might disagree, I think that any reasonably good quality wine refrigerator (cellar) will meet your needs well. I don't believe the term 'cooler', as used in this newsgroup, refers to anything other than a stand-alone refrigerator/cellar (though I could be mistaken about that).

I've just bought my daughter the VinoTemp stainless Steel 60-bottle units currently being sold by CostCo here in California in honor of her earning a Masters Degree on her own nickel. They're getting just under $400 for a unit that seems to be pretty much the same as the one VinoTemp sells direct for $595. There may be some technical differences, but the CostCo unit appears to be a very good value. My 200-bottle VinoTemp has served me well for the past 5 years.

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Midlife

A bit late to think about that, isn't it? Anders

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Anders Tørneskog

The Vintage Keepers have particularly noisy fans so if you plan on using your cooler in a living environment, I would look elsewhere.

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The Keithster

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