Wine refrigerators

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I’m moving to a house where i cannot build a cellar so must go the wine refrigerator route.
I’d like to get 150-300 bottles.
Any suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks

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Have good luck with Artevino units through Costco

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Thank you Chris I will check them out
What id capacity?

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https://www.costco.com/artevino-iii-by-eurocave-200-bottle-free-standing-wine-cellar-with-display-shelf.product.100432410.html

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That’s it, I have two side by side

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Thank you Joel. I will check it out

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I’m in the market as well and every time I see that Artevino, the price creep makes me wish I bought it 6 months ago

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Thanks Elliot

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Not sure what market you’re in, but the #1 option is to find one second hand.

They’re extremely difficult to get rid of and often pennies on the dollar, and one that’s a few years old is basically just as good as a new one.

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Also, whatever number you think you need, that’s way less capacity than you actually need. Probably triple whatever number you have in your head.

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How good are the Artevino ones for Burgundy/other non-Bordeaux shaped bottles? Can you comfortably fit them on the shelves or only on the top/bottom?

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Thanks I’ll look into it

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There’s lots of threads on this topic so a search might offer some more info. I recently posted here
Downsizing from a wine cellar to a Wine refrigerator: looking for recommendations - WINE TALK - WineBerserkers

I’ve had wine in my new units about 10 days now, and so far, no complaints.

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Keep an eye out on Costco.com for sales on the Artevino. I purchased mine this past April for $2688 after a special promo they were running

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Thank you. I appreciate the help.
I tried to search but am too feeble to get it right.
Lenny

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I get 186 bottles on my Artevino with a mix of all size bottles

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Philadelphia Wine Community is a public Facebook group. Someone just posted a cabinet and cooling unit for sale. A bit expensive for used but looks to be in excellent condition.

I’m happy with my Eurocaves but I love the idea of a replaceable cooling system.

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Thanks I didnt know there was a Philly wine group

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That one is not very active. I think it started as a closed ITB group.

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Burgundy actually pretty good – the sloping shape seems to help … only the very largest bottles are problematic (when the big ends can’t fit side by side). Bordeaux shape is ideal, but big heavy Bordeaux/Napa are actually the worst - they’re huge AND don’t slope in enough toward the top so you can’t really use the head/toe orientation well at all.

Champagne is also tough since many bottles are very thick (Krug, etc) and/or oddly shaped (Comtes, Billecart etc) at the bottom. Slimmer Champagne bottles actually fit quite nicely – as long as you don’t want to stack them.

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