Storage question

Depending on how much you want to modify the refrigerator, could one not just relocate the motor and compressor?

Jose

It would not be great for long term storage, as humidity levels are not maintained so corks may dry out. And in the shorter term you probably don't need a fridge at all.

There's also the issue of vibaration, which most peolple say is important. But I have seen no hard proof of this.

The only problem that I can imagine with vibration arises from sediment formation. Vibration will both inhibit (to some extent) sediment formation and also keep the sediment suspended in the wine once formed. However, it would make serving an older wine a bit of a mess, since one would have to let the bottle settle for a week or so after removing it from the fridge.

Mark Lipton

Thanks, all. I may try it anyway. If I do, I'll report the results.

Andy

Another idea is to use a fridge or freezer without having it switched on.

So you just use the insulating properties of the cabinet to smooth out temperature variations.