Very Nice Wines at Very Nice Prices

Consumer Reports may not be the first place seasoned wine enthusiasts look for wine recommendations, but for the casual wine drinker, looking for some solid values in good wines, it’s a fine place to start. They don’t rely on scientists and technicians for their wine reviews, of course, but rather enlist seasoned wine tasters to [...]

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Electric Wine Bottle Chillers – A Perfect Gift?

If you’re looking for a great gift for the wine lover on your list, you may want to consider an electric wine bottle chiller. This isn’t an expensive “home wine cellar”, costing hundreds of dollars, but rather a single bottle wine chiller, to cool a bottle of white wine, champagne, or red wine to its [...]

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The Cranberry Sauce Method of Choosing Thanksgiving Wine

I just came across this interesting article from winelovers.com on choosing a wine that’s a nice match for the traditional, or not-so-traditional Thanksgiving dinner. It features an easy to remember rule – in short, choose a wine to go along with the turkey that’s similar in its qualities to cranberry sauce – fruity, tart, and [...]

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Brookstone Iceless Wine Chiller (Single Bottle Electric Wine Chiller/Warmer)

Our Rating:
Based on: 98 reviews/ratings
Approximate price: $100 (around $100 online)
Capacity: 1 bottle
Features:

Electronic wine chiller cools or warms 40 types of red, white, champagne and sake.
Backlit LED screen displays current and target serving temperatures.
Patented Quick Chill feature brings your wine to the ideal temperature fast!
Count-down timer lets you know [...]

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Waring Pro Double Bottle Electric Wine Chiller (PC200) Review

Our Rating:
Based on: 8 reviews/ratings
Approximate price: $275 (around $140 online)
Capacity: 2 bottles
Features:

Professionally engineered and elegantly designed tabletop wine chiller
Preprogrammed for 33 varieties of red, white, and champagne wines
2 separate chambers cool and keep each bottle at selected temperature
Blue LCD backlit display; suitable for wine bottles up to 3-1/2 [...]

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Waring Pro Single Bottle Wine Chiller (PC100)

Our Rating:
Based on: 25 reviews/ratings
Approximate price: $150 (around $80 online)
Capacity: 1 bottle
Features:

Professionally engineered and elegantly designed tabletop wine chiller
Offers precise, preprogrammed temperatures for 33 varieties of wine
Thermo-electric Peltier module with CPU control for constant temperature
LCD backlit screen; suitable for wine bottles with a diameter up to 3-1/2 inches [...]

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Cooper Cooler Rapid Wine Bottle Chiller (Beverage Chiller) Review

Our Rating:
Based on: 32 reviews/ratings
Approximate price: $100 (around $70 online)
Capacity: 1 bottle
Features:

Single bottle electric wine bottle chiller – chills soda or beer cans in 1 minute and wine bottles in 6 minutes
Wine bottle is chilled by rotating while being sprayed with ice water
Automatic touchpad features preset times, extra-chill setting, and [...]

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Vacu Vin Prestige Stainless-Steel Tabletop Wine Cooler Review

Our Rating:
Based on: 9 reviews/ratings
Approximate price: $30 (around $28 online)
Capacity: 1 bottle
Features:

Attractive tabletop wine cooler; stainless-steel construction
Rapid Ice cooling element chills wine in just 5 minutes
Keeps wine cold for up to 4 hours
No ice, no water, no mess
Measures 8 by 6 by 6 inches

Pros:

perfect for keeping pre-chilled whites nice [...]

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What Temperature Should I Store My Wine At?

The best temperature for storing all wines – reds, whites, champagnes, and ports – is around 55 degrees (F).  For long-term storage – 6 months or more -  you really want to stay around this temperature. For short-term storage, the temperature doesn’t matter as much. In fact, you can just store it at room temperature [...]

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Myth: All Wines Can Benefit From Aging

A common belief, often held by even wine lovers, is that all wine can benefit from aging after purchase. Not only is this not true, but it can lead to terrible disappointment. The fact is, the vast majority of wines will not benefit at all from aging, but will actually decline in quality with further [...]

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