Who makes vinotemp wine coolers?
Vinotemp International
Each unit is designed by Vinotemp International, a Southern California based family-owned company with a history that spans over thirty years. Our goal is to provide you with quality and excellent service at a great value.
Where are vinotemp wine coolers made?
Henderson, Nevada
Wine Mate is 24 years old and has made innovative and patented wine cooling systems to work in a home or commercial environment. Each unit uses the finest materials and is designed and assembled in our Henderson, Nevada facility.
Are thermoelectric wine coolers any good?
Thermoelectric units are extremely quiet and efficient, making them perfect for smaller spaces or living areas. While they will protect your wine and are great for short term storage, they need a decent amount of clearance and may not function all that well in warmer ambient temperature environments.
Are wine coolers carbonated?
A wine cooler is an alcoholic beverage made from wine and fruit juice, often in combination with a carbonated beverage and sugar. These malt-based coolers, while sometimes referred to as “wine coolers”, are in a different category of beverage—sometimes called “malt beverage”, “malternative”, or just “cooler”.
How much heat does a wine fridge give off?
Most beverage/beer fridges have a temperature range of 34-64°F. Most wine coolers have a range of 40-64°F — in other words, they have a higher lowest temperature setting. Since light lager beers are best drunk at around 35°F, getting a wine chiller to keep your cold ones optimally cold isn’t the most savvy purchase.
How long does it take to cool a wine refrigerator?
F&W chilled red and white wines in the fridge, the freezer and an ice-water bath to determine exactly how long each method took to do the job. In the fridge, it took 2.5 hours for red wine to reach its ideal temperature of 55° and 3 hours for white wine to reach its ideal temperature of 45°.
How long do thermoelectric wine coolers last?
Before you buy a new wine refrigerator, you may be wondering how long it will last. The average lifespan of a wine cooler is 10 to 15 years.
Can you put ice in a thermoelectric cooler?
CON: Thermoelectric coolers can’t get wet (inside or out). Regular coolers – as well as most portable refrigerators – work just fine if they get wet inside. But if you put some ice inside your thermoelectric cooler, and that ice melts, it can damage the peltier plate in your cooler and ruin it.
When did Bartles and Jaymes wine coolers come out?
1984
Back in 1984, it occured to Ed that between his fruit orchard and my wine vineyard we could create a truly superior wine cooler. The result was the Bartles & Jaymes Premium Wine Cooler.
Why did they stop selling wine coolers?
Zima killed the wine cooler Actually…it was taxation. In January 1991, Congress quintupled the excise tax on wine from $. 17/gallon to $1.07/gallon. This made wine blending bad business and ushered in the era of the malt beverage.