Hi, Dave -
By no means am I providing any advice from a commercial standpoint .... as you can find for yourself in our article,
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, the few alternatives built in the U.S. are private labeled under any number of names.
Our friends at Vintage Cellars call Impressions "Premiere Crru". AMWE calls it Americave. IWA calls it the Estate series.
I could call it "Mike's Miracle Cellar" - it's still an Impressions - same factory - same cabinet.
Again, I'm sincerely not responding for commercial reasons. Our primary focus at Galt Wine Cellars is information and representing a client's interests - not a limited product line.
We encourage folks to obtain objective information from us and then spend as much time as they'd like "shopping". We already know every "brand" - evry type of equipment built - every vendor in this industry. Our clients always pay less when we obtain it for them.
More importantly is defining the most appropriate fit to your parameters.
Anyway, "Premier Cru" is just a label. Evaluations of all mainstream products are available at
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Mike Stanton Galt Wine Cellars
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