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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TEMPERATURE
Your wine cooler has been designed to guarantee optimal conditions for storing and/or serving your wines.
Fine wines require long, gentle fermentation to achieve their full potential. To do so, they require specific environmental
conditions that wine coolers provide.
All wines mature within a similar range of temperature, which varies between 12ºC to 14ºC. Only the temperature of
“dégustation” (wine appreciation) varies according to the type of wines (see “Wine Serving Temperature Chart” above).
It’s the consistency in those cooling temperatures that help create the perfect conditions for wine fermentation. In other
words, as long as the temperature of your wine cooler is constant (between 12ºC to 14ºC), your wines will age
appropriately.
Not all wines will improve over the years. Some should be consumed at an early stage (2 to 3 years), while others
improve over decades of proper storage (50 years or more). All wines have a peak in maturity, so do check with wine
merchants to get the relevant information.
DEFROSTING/CONDENSATION/ HYGROMETRY/ VENTILATION
Your wine cooler is designed with an “auto-cycle” defrost system. During “auto-cycle,” the refrigerated surfaces of the
wine cooler defrost automatically. Defrost water from the wine cooler storage compartment drains automatically and
part of it goes into a drainage container, which is located at the back of the wine cooler next to the compressor. The
heat is transferred from the compressor and evaporates any condensation that has collected in the pan. Part of the
remaining water is collected within the wine cooler for humidity purposes.
This system produces the correct humidity level inside your wine cooler to support the long-lasting endurance of the
wine cork.
Notes:
The water collected by condensation is therefore recycled. Under extremely dry environmental conditions, you
may have to add some water into the water container provided with your wine cooler
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All units are equipped with a double-glazed glass door that has a third internal acrylic layer to minimize condensation
on the glass door.
The wine cooler is not totally sealed; fresh air admission is permitted through the drainpipe. Air is circulated through
the cellar by means of a fan/fans and the hollow shelves.
Notes:
During the refrigerating cycle, heat is given off and disperses through the external surfaces of the wine cooler.
Avoid touching the surfaces during those cycles.