Wine Fridge

People always ask these questions and I don't really understand what they want these refrigerators for. If you just want to keep wine cold for a few weeks before you drink it then any refrigerator will do. If you want to lay wine down for 15 years before you drink it then none of these products will do so well as renting a wine locker. I rent my wine locker for $6 per month and I can store 10 cases there. There are lockers that will hold hundreds of cases. The price is roughly linear, although there are discounts the larger one goes. Yes, in 10 years I could have purchased my own SubZero refrigerator, but:

1. I can use that space for something else.

2. When the power goes out, the wine locker stays cold because of generators (some) and-or severe insulation (all).

3. Wine lockers tend to hold humidity better.

4. I can store many more bottles there than I can at home.

5. I am not tempted to drink the wine too young. The downside is that I cannot decide to pop open a bottle at midnight without having planned ahead.

Overall, it seems to me that wine refrigerators are more status symbols than they are functional items.

Dimitri