Is it worth YOUR $$$? Wine Fridge REVIEW
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I already have a cellar so does a wine fridge make sense? Join me for a review of the Ca'Lefort Wine Fridge.
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00:00 I have a cellar, do I need a wine fridge?
01:14 What's in the box?
01:51 Wine fridge REVIEW
03:04 Wine fridge pros & cons
06:53 Discount CODE and final thoughts
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I've been using Wine Fridges for years. My advice to a newbie: Whatever size you think you want, go larger. Believe me, you won't regret it.
Hahahaha good advice!
Keep up the good work!
Thank you sir!
Excellent video ! Had the chance to grab a 256 wine "fridge" for ageing during black friday. I think it is especially important to invest in a good fridge if someone plans to bottle age some of their wines for a long time. Cheers Matthew !
Wow that’s a good sized fridge!! Cheers.
I find very useful to have wine fridges . I don’t have a proper cellar and I live in a warmer climate . So it’s really important to keep the temperature constant! Great video !
Thanks! I did live in SE Asia for over five years and you are right, in those temperatures, it's essential!
Ooooh great video concept! I have a coolish humidish basement so I don't think it's worth it for me haha. Maybe after moving.
ahhhh thanks!! Yes it's not for everyone but it is a FUN TOY for wine geeks
Pretty thorough review! I would take advantage of the offer if I didn't have one already that was gifted after close friends gave us one after buying a home with a temperature controlled wine closet built in. Hard to keep young kids and grandkids away from sugar!
Ahhhhh that is nice little touch for a new home. Yes, it's tough to keep anyone away from sugar hahaha
It took me years but I finally broke down and bought a wine fridge. Best thing I ever did. Now I’m actually considering getting another one, slightly larger with dual zones.
I agree, they are very cool once you have one!
Love it
Thanks!
Bought a ~180 bottle fridge. Paid just under $2k total including "white glove service" where they delivered it inside the house and placed it where I wanted it. It's like 300 lbs! Worked great until the wines I used a Coravin on leaked onto the electronics. I figured it out too late so I now have a nice looking, expensive wine rack. The company didn't have anyone local to do warranty work and I didn't have the ability to get it fixed and then hope to get reimbursed. Someday I'll either have someone fix it or replace it. I now make sure I leave any wine I used the Coravin on standing upright for at least 24 hours. If I replace it, I'll get a single zone. The dual zone was like the one you have with the electronics in the middle. A single will have it on the top, so no chance a leak will damage it.
Ahhhhh sorry to hear about that little malfunction!
You are right, keep the nephews away from sugar. You should switch them over to sauvignon blanc, they're almost always dry.
Hahahahaha I might get in trouble for that one!
I’ve had a Samsung wine fridge for ten years. Excellent. I keep most of my en primeur wines off site in a specialist bonded warehouse and call for them when they reach their drinking window. The fridge is perfect for those wines I’m looking to drink in the next month or so.
Ahhhhh nice… you must have a lot of good stuff in bond!
@@drmatthewhorkey yes - but I buy to drink not to sell on. Mainly burgundy and Piedmont. Some Bordeaux, Rhône and Tuscany
Have a 30 bottle wine cooler, works great.Big enough for me or If would be buying cases of wine! Paid $60 for it not new but it was never used by the previous owner.Off to Italy in May, can't wait to wine out!
Wowwww what a price!
I have a proper cellar and a 100 bottle wine fridge I scored off craigslist for 100.00. The fridge is a great addition to the cellar
Wowwwzasss
I’m all for videos with sponsors for in them. But no I don’t want to watch a full on commercial
The video was no paid for, it is not sponsored. I get a commission if people choose to use the discount code, if they don't I don't get a dime... It's a product review, just like wine videos which are a look at samples
I just purchased a wine fridge; not this manufacturer. (Ivation 34 Bottle Compressor Wine Cooler Refrigerator). Just filled it this week. Claimed 34 bottle capacity, I managed 30 using a couple of 500 ml and a couple 375 ml bottles. I did put both reds and whites in it. Using it for my about to drink wines while the “cellar” holds the rest (a hard to get to closet under the stairs; have to unpack it to find the bottles I want). One thing you didn’t mention was 750 ml bottle dimensions and how they fit or not fit. I found with mine that taller Alsatian/Riesling bottles don’t fit on the wine shelves as the door won’t close. At the bottom is a beverage shelf and the fridge is wide enough that I put in 4 of these on that shelf not ideal as if you want the bottle in back you can’t get it out without pulling the other 3. The top wine shelf is shallower so no regular Riesling bottles fit. Taller red wine bottles may not fit either. The rest of the wine shelves will hold standard Riesling bottles. Burgundy and Turley bottles (new and old size) will reduce the number of bottles you can put in but there was enough room between shelves for them. Looking back at the image they use showed all standard Bordeaux bottles.
In this fridge the Alsatian bottles fit. In fact there are three Rieslings in the top shelf in the video
I have a 34 bottle wine fridge and love it, except that it does not my burgundy/pinot bottles. I have about another 50 bottles between the garage and pantry (not near heating source). How would you determine which should go into the wine fridge???Does the fact that some have been coravin'd change how fast/slow they age or stay preserved?
I put full bottles in there. Yes those odd bottle shapes can fit weird at times. I put some Red Burgundy on the bottom shelf, which can be adjusted for magnums too.
You touched on a point that I seldom hear. I enjoy seeing my wines in one place in a neat clean cabinet. I also keep wines in my cellar (aka, the downstairs closet which is also household storage). The real benefit, however, is keeping the wines at a safe, consistent temperature.
Thanks! Aesthetics matter a lot for all things.
Offer Up always has good deals. I got a 56 bottle Viking Wine fridge with the nice pull-out shelves for $150.
Woaaahhh
I don’t live in an area where I can make a cellar nor the space so I have to use wine fridges. I have three wine fridges that are not organized at all, some racks, and some stored in wine bags. How many sparkling wine bottles can you get in it.
I don't have that many sparklers handy to try hahahah but it fits 20 Burgundy bottles no problem... The larger model reports 48 bottles, so maybe I'd round that down to 45 ish
I have wondered about wine fridges and their worth/value. We live in an apartment building, so there is no cellar. 😞 We use Ikea shelves to store our wines. They are in a dark corner in the coolest room in the flat.
For us, it works, as I keep track of the date of purchase and vintage year. Over the last 8, 9 years, two or three wines went off, but that was because I over aged them. Live and learn.
Ahhhh even when it gets warm over there the wines are ok???
@drmatthewhorkey well, the drinking window is shorter. But also wines age faster, so wines designed for longer aging mature faster. It's a coin with two sides, ha!
Hahaha
Saw that Small Vines bottle in there.. !
Good eye!!
My local store owner always asks if I have a fridge and I say no - I don't mind the "Put a fresh red in the fridge 15 minutes before, take white wine out 15 minutes before" strategy from I think Konstantin? Either way, even if it is a nominal cost, it's expensive enough that I'm not chomping at the bit for it. Getting good Gabriel Glass Standarts though... That's bang for buck enjoyment :)
I dislike normal fridges for wine as they cool unevenly, but if you have a basement than that is definitely a budget friendly alternative. But no judgement, it's all about personal preferences!
Our 19th century house is built directly on the clay without a proper foundation - so when it rains really heavy as it did last year some of our back walls actually cries 😭😅 So to dig out a proper underground celler was just not an option here; so instead I converted a 3.4 m2 (11 f2) old pantry by slapping upp XPS insulation on the walls and ceiling and then tile them. Although almost 4 m (13') in height - and I'm just using half of that as of now - not sure how and if I will be able to utilise the full height 🤔.
I've added a Winemaster C25 Monoblock that handles both temp and humidity - keep it at 10°c (50°f) and a RH of 70%. The C25 is dimensioned for 4000 bottles - if I remember correctly - although I'm not sure how I will fit more than 600-700 bottles without finding a different rack solution. But I will need to find a solution soon as I already have +500 bottles in there (mostly collected in the last 3 years) so it starting to get a little cramped.
All in all I'm very pleased with my solution and the C25 is a beast that still keeps a stable temp during summer when it gets closer to 35°c (95°f) inside.
Although my neighbour always point out to me that I should have converted the next door utility room of 14m2 (150 f2) to a wine celler instead - maybe he's right about that 😅
Hahahah the problems us wine people face… The hoarding of bottles!!! Nice little solution you came up with
@@drmatthewhorkey Thanks!
If you have the space (and no natural cellar) its just makes more economical sense with a climatized room than it does with the equivalent storage space in wine fridges.
And, of course, we also know that it's every mans dream to have a walk-in fridge 😂
The thing about wine coolers, is they can work as expected for the first couple of years, then with no warning, it just stops working. Common with wine cooler. Many of them appear to us the same thermostats. I wouldn't be surprised if they use many of the same parts including fans.
Ahhhh interesting take!
Maybe I missed it: Can you fit in German white wine bottles?
Yeppers!!! There is a Riesling from the Pfalz in the images
I missuse my brother inlaw's basment... 😁for long time store.and i pay in wine.. good wine. so i think its a fair deal..
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Got 3 wine fridges. You never have enough....😊
You are a baller!
Most of these don't last long. Usually the relay or compressors go bad within a year or two.
Ahhhh which one did you have?
The proof will be down the road
Agreed!!
Hmmm, another promo video. Most likely even more overrated compared to a coravin.
Thanks