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If you are a beginner to wine collection, it might be a good idea to get a single zone cooling fridge that has limited temperature and humidity control. It is the perfect wine cooler for those of you who only like red or only white wines.

Dual zone cooling wine coolers are for more sophisticated people. If you have been a collector for a while and want to upgrade your old unit, get one of these babies. You can store both red and white wines in these fridges, as they come with a whole range of temperature and humidity control features.

Most wine coolers come with an ultra quiet feature which is an absolute necessity when it comes to wine storage. Excessive noise and humming can disturb the sediments of an expensive wine and thus alter the taste.

Wine coolers also often come with a glass door. You can easily see what bottles you have left and do not have to open the fridge again and again. That will help in least disturbance of the wine and maximum cooling. The wine coolers feature external temperature control, you can change the setting manually, exactly the way you require. 

If you are the kind of person who likes everything color coordinated, you will love built-in wine coolers. These fridges come with specialized ventilation so you easily get them integrated into your kitchen cabinets for a sleek and sophisticated finish.

Best brands for wine coolers: Sub-zero, Viking, Thermador, Marvel, Haier, Westinghouse.

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Even side by side wine coolers are made by the majority of high-end and niche brands unfortunately nothing lasts forever, based on the use the even the best brands may need some maintenance.

The wine cooler is a cool appliance, specially created to provide optimum conditions for wines. 

Regular refrigerators are not ideal for wine storage. The temperature cannot be controlled precisely, there is no humidity control. Certain types of wines are very sensitive to both these factors. Not to mention the sediments that would get disturbed every time you open your fridge. These factors can adversely affect the taste and odor of your wine.

Although there are plenty of fridges that come with specialized compartments for storing wine, they often do not have the same range of features that a specialized wine cooler offers. They cannot be cooled enough and the humidity control is always sketchy.