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Practical tips for storing wine
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Always unpack bottles of wine – do not store
in crates or boxes.
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Place old bottles so that the cork is always wet.
There should never be an air gap between the
wine and the cork.
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Before you enjoy your wine, you should first
subject it slowly to room temperature:
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For example rosé takes about two to five hours
and red wine four to five hours before they reach
the right drinking temperature. The wine will then
be at the correct drinking temperature. Sparkling
wine and Champagne should be cooled in the
refrigerator shortly before drinking.
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Remember that wine should always be cooled
slightly lower than the ideal serving temperature,
as its temperature increases by 1 to 2 °C as soon
as it is poured into a glass!
Drinking temperatures
The correct serving temperature is crucial for the taste
and therefore your enjoyment of the wine.
We recommend serving wine at the following drinking
temperatures:
Air exchange through activated
carbon filters
Wines continue developing under the respective
ambient conditions, and the quality of air is crucial for
their conservation. Accordingly, an activated carbon
filter is installed in each of the top and bottom
compartments’ inside rear panels. We recommend
that you replace once a year the illustrated filter that
you can order from your specialised dealer.
Replacing the filter
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Take the filter by the handle. Turn it clockwise or
anticlockwise through 90°.
You can now draw out the filter.
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Insert the new filter with the handle upright.
Rotate by 90° to the right or left until it engages.
Defrosting
The appliance starts to defrost automatically.
The collected moisture is directed through the
condensation outlet to the external evaporation pan.
There the condensation evaporates under the heat
from the compressor.
Type of wine
Drinking temperature
Bordeaux red
18 °C
Côtes du Rhône red/
Barolo
17 °C
Burgundy red/
Bordeaux red
16 °C
Port
15 °C
Young Burgundy red
14 °C
Young red wine
12 °C
Young Beaujolais/
all white wines with little
residual sugar
11 °C
Old white wines/
Chardonnay
10 °C
Sherry
9 °C
Young white wines from
late vintage
8 °C
White wines Loire/
Entre-deux-Mers
7 °C
