Wine cabinets refer to cabinets dedicated to the storage and display of wine.

It has the functions of constant temperature, constant humidity, light protection, and anti-vibration, making the wine less susceptible to the influence of external temperature and humidity, and ensuring that the wine will not deteriorate due to oxidation.

Putting exquisite wine in the wine cabinet is a symbol of elegance and nobility in home decoration.

1. Knowledge on purchasing wine cabinets. There are many types of wine cabinets with different prices. The most important thing is to choose a wine cabinet that suits you. How to choose a wine cabinet that suits you? There are factors that influence this. There are many, the main ones are the following factors.

Of course, any wine cabinet can be used to store wine. The following discussion is only relative and is only for reference.

1. Demand factors To choose a wine cabinet that suits you, you must first understand your own needs before you can further discuss other influencing factors.

(1) Purpose of the wine cabinet: Are you using it for yourself or for giving gifts? If it is for giving gifts, it is best to buy a semiconductor electronic wine cabinet, because it is light and easy to move, and the price is not very expensive. Friends are more receptive.

If it is for personal use, it depends on its use? If you are a professional wine collector or wine merchant, it is recommended to use a compressor wine cabinet. The compressor wine cabinet has fast refrigeration and refrigeration. It has the characteristics of good effect, stable performance and long service life, and is especially suitable for professional storage of wine.

If you are an ordinary wine lover or someone who is new to wine, it is recommended to buy a semiconductor electronic wine cabinet and give it a try. Generally, the price of semiconductor electronic wine cabinets is relatively cheaper.

(2) The quality, type, and quantity factors of the wine in your collection: First, look at the price and quality of your own wine. If the price is higher, the quality is better, and the life cycle is longer, then it is recommended to choose compressed wine. The excellent performance of compressor wine cabinets and compressor wine cabinets can help maintain and improve the quality of wine. Secondly, it depends on the type of wine you have? If your wine is white wine or champagne, which requires lower temperature storage, then it is recommended to choose Compressor wine cabinet; if you mainly produce red wine and some white wine (this is the case in many cases), then it is recommended to use a dual-temperature zone wine cabinet in a compressor wine cabinet to store different wines, while general semiconductor wines The cabinets are all in single temperature zones; if they are all red wine, then both types of wine cabinets can be considered, depending on other factors.

Again, it depends on the quantity of wine you have. Different types of wine cabinets have different capacity and volume divisions. Choose a wine cabinet with different capacities and volumes according to the amount of wine you need to store; if you have less wine, it is recommended to choose After all, the unit cost of semiconductor electronic wine cabinets will be lower.

(3) The place where the wine cabinet is placed: Where the wine cabinet should be placed will also affect the choice. For example, if you place it in a family bedroom or a hotel room, it requires absolute quietness, so at this time It is better to choose a semiconductor wine cabinet; if it is placed in the living room or other places in the kitchen, the noise requirements are not so high, and the noise of the compressor wine cabinet is also within the acceptable range, then it is OK to choose a compressor wine cabinet or a semiconductor wine cabinet. ; If it is placed in an office building, where wine is often taken out and not stored for a long time, it is better to choose a semiconductor wine cabinet; if it is placed in a hotel lobby, club, villa, wine merchant store, shopping mall and other places, then choose compression Machine wine cabinets are better, which will not only help maintain and improve the quality of wine, but also appear to be high-grade and have a good brand image.

(4) Use of wine cabinets: If you store wine for a long time and have high requirements for improving the quality of wine by storing wine, then it is better to choose a compressor wine cabinet; otherwise, you need to use wine cabinets frequently. If you want to store wine for a short period of time and don’t care much about the performance requirements of the wine cabinet, you can also consider using a semiconductor wine cabinet.

2. Performance factors After understanding your needs, choosing a wine cabinet is the most critical step, which is to choose a wine cabinet with suitable performance according to your needs.

Different wine cabinets have different performances, which will lead to differences in the effect of storing wine.

(1) First of all, it depends on the refrigeration method and refrigeration effect. Wine cabinets are divided into two categories: compressor wine cabinets and semiconductor wine cabinets. Compressor wine cabinets can be divided into two categories: direct cooling and air cooling. .

Compressor wine cabinets and semiconductor wine cabinets have their own advantages and disadvantages. Different refrigeration methods lead to different refrigeration effects.

The temperature control range of compressor refrigeration is larger than that of semiconductor refrigeration. Generally, the temperature control range of compressor wine cabinets is 5~22℃, while semiconductor refrigeration is generally 10~18℃ or 12-22℃. ℃; compressor wine cabinets are less affected by ambient temperature and can be used normally even in high-temperature areas; semiconductor wine cabinets are greatly affected by ambient temperature (the internal temperature can only be 8-10° lower than the ambient temperature).

1) Advantages of compressor wine cabinets: -30%.

_Good cooling effect: the lowest temperature can reach 5℃; the temperature control range is large, usually between 5~22℃, while semiconductor refrigeration is generally 10~18℃.

Compressor wine cabinets are relatively less affected by ambient temperature. Even in high-temperature environments, the temperature inside the wine cabinet can still reach the ideal storage temperature of wine, while semiconductor wine cabinets can only drop 6 to 8 times lower than the ambient temperature. ℃.

_Stable performance: Using compressor refrigeration technology, the technology is mature, the performance is stable, and it is not prone to failure.

④ Long service life: Because the technology is mature and frequency conversion technology is generally used, the compressor works intermittently, so the service life of the compressor wine cabinet is relatively long.

Compressor wine cabinets generally have a service life of 8 to 10 years; semiconductor wine cabinets generally have a service life of 3 to 5 years.

2) Advantages of semiconductor wine cabinets: _Pinzhen: Because it uses an electronic chip refrigeration system and operates without a compressor, there is basically no vibration.

_Noiseless: No compressor operation, the noise is extremely small and can be kept below 30 decibels.

_No pollution: no compressor, no refrigerant, no secondary pollution.

④Light weight: Since there is no compressor and complex refrigeration system, the weight is greatly reduced.

3) Weaknesses: The opposite of each is the shortcomings of the other.

(2) If you choose a compressor wine cabinet, then the quality of the compressor is the most important factor.

The compressor is for the wine cabinet. Generally speaking, whether a wine cabinet is good or not, the quality of the compressor is a very decisive factor.

As mentioned earlier, vibration is a negative factor that affects wine storage. If the compressor is not quiet enough, and the cabinet material is too light and unstable, then a wine cabinet will be shaken by the vibration of the compressor. The vibration will put the wine in a slightly vibrating environment all the time, making it impossible to sleep well, and the wine may be awakened at any time and at any time, which is in danger.

So when you want to buy a wine cabinet, the first important thing to consider is whether the compressor is quiet enough, and whether the material of the cabinet is stable enough. A compressor that can ensure ultra-quiet operation is a good one. The most basic elements of a good wine cabinet, generally speaking, European compressors have higher ratings in this regard.

(3) Light damage avoidance performance Although it is not directly exposed to sunlight, ultraviolet rays are everywhere, and it is the ultraviolet rays in the light that will destroy the quality of wine.

Generally speaking, a closed, completely opaque door is the best design to completely isolate ultraviolet rays.

However, most wine collectors always feel as if something is missing if they don’t see their collection. Therefore, wine cabinets with glass doors are generally popular.

The cost of glass doors that filter out ultraviolet rays is much lower than that of ordinary glass, so it is best to ask clearly beforehand.

(4) Ventilation and air purification functions: During the aging process of wine, harmful gases such as sulfur dioxide will be produced, and sulfur dioxide will harm the cork, thereby deteriorating the quality of the wine.

In the wine cellar, sulfur dioxide can be eliminated through natural ventilation, but in a closed loop environment like a wine cabinet, sulfur dioxide will accumulate.

Generally speaking, sulfur dioxide can be eliminated by opening the door once every ten days to ventilate the wine cabinet. However, discerning collectors do not want to disturb the wine’s long-term sleep every ten days. Therefore, for the air environment, The most considerate design is to install an activated carbon ventilation circulation system, so that as long as the activated carbon is replaced every two or three years, the wine can be kept in a good air environment.

(5) Humidity control Humidity control is also an important item that a good wine cabinet should have, because humidity will affect the cork. Wrong humidity will cause the cork to dry out or rot, which is harmful to the wine cabinet. Wine has a fatal effect.

The suitable storage humidity for wine is between 65% and 75%. Generally, wine cabinets without humidity control function have an average humidity of 55%, which can easily cause the cork to dry out.

Humidity control is a higher-end design for wine cabinets, and not every unit has it. Therefore, it is best to ask if this function is available beforehand.

(6) Cooling speed and temperature control range When the wine cabinet is first opened, the temperature should drop in stages, rather than in a straight line like a refrigerator.

The temperature control system of a good wine cabinet can slowly adjust the temperature to the required temperature over 24 to 48 hours. Even the most sensitive wine cannot detect the surrounding temperature. changes.

Generally affordable wine cabinets may rapidly reduce the temperature of 30 degrees in summer to 18 degrees in one hour. As we all know, rapid temperature changes, whether from hot to cold or from cold to hot, are harmful to the temperature. Neither is a good thing for wine.

Different compressors have different temperature control ranges. When using wine cabinets in different regions, the relationship between ambient temperature and temperature control range should be taken into consideration.

The temperature control range is determined by the wine cabinet refrigeration method and temperature control system.

Generally speaking, the temperature control range of compressor refrigeration is larger than that of semiconductor refrigeration. The temperature control range of compressor wine cabinets is generally 5~22℃, while semiconductor refrigeration is generally 10~18℃ or The temperature is 12-22℃; the compressor wine cabinet is less affected by the ambient temperature and can be used normally even in high-temperature areas; the semiconductor wine cabinet is greatly affected by the ambient temperature (the internal temperature can only be 8-10° lower than the ambient temperature) ).

Therefore, the temperature control system is also a detail that must be paid attention to when purchasing a wine cabinet.

3. Price factors Generally speaking, compressor wine cabinets are more expensive than semiconductor wine cabinets. Compressor wine cabinets are 2 to 3 times more expensive than semiconductor wine cabinets; wine cabinets with high brand awareness It is higher than the unknown one, and the well-known one is 1 to 2 times that of the unknown one; the imported wine cabinet is much higher than the domestic wine cabinet, and the imported one is 3 to 5 times that of the domestic one.

The consideration of price involves many factors such as personal economic conditions, budget, and brand preferences, which requires each person to control it! However, it needs to be pointed out that (1) the quality of domestic wine cabinets is not It must be worse than imported wine cabinets.

In fact, although China is not a big consumer of wine cabinets, it is definitely a big country. China’s OEM exports more than 2 million wine cabinets every year, while the annual consumption in China’s domestic market is only more than 100,000 units. Many imported brands of wine The cabinet may be an OEM product that is exported to domestic sales, just like Nike.

(2) The brand awareness of a small wine cabinet is not necessarily worse than that of a well-known one.

In fact, because the domestic market is in its infancy and the market capacity is small, many wine cabinet manufacturing companies mainly focus on exports and overseas OEM, and rarely take into account the domestic market. At most, they accept domestic products. OEM production.

So maybe some well-known brands in China are OEMed by these unknown brand companies, and even some well-known companies are included.

In the home appliance industry, big brand companies often find other factories to manufacture their own brand products.

4. Brand factors The influence of brand is first reflected in image, and secondly in quality management.

Well-known brands will increase image points and enhance trust in the wine cabinet.

But as mentioned before, brand cannot represent everything.

If the economy permits and you pay more attention to the brand image, it is recommended to buy some brand wine cabinets, or even imported brands; if you consider it from a practical point of view, then you should comprehensively consider all factors and choose the one that suits you. Wine cooler.

2. Wine cabinet matching skills First of all, the purchase of a wine cabinet depends on the space of the house and whether there is enough space in the home to place a wine cabinet.

Secondly, you need to look at the structure of the house.

The following points should be paid attention to when placing the wine cabinet: 1. The wine cabinet is placed on a flat and solid ground, and the packaging base is removed to reduce vibration and noise. When moving, the inclination angle should not be greater than 45 °.

2. The wine cabinet should be placed out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources.

3. The wine cabinet should be placed in a well-ventilated place, and there should be more than 10cm of space around the product including the back.

4. Do not place the wine cabinet in an environment that is too cold to freeze.

5. Do not place the wine cabinet in a humid place or a place prone to splashing water. Splashed water and dirt should be wiped clean with a soft cloth in time to prevent rust and affect the insulation performance of electrical appliances.

6. The support legs of the wine cabinet can adjust the height of the wine cabinet. The four corners must be adjusted evenly and the nuts must be tightened.

A good wine rack is an essential part of the wine cabinet.

Wooden wine racks have three functions for wine cabinets: 1. The solid wood wine racks in the wine cabinet can effectively absorb vibrations and act as shock absorbers; 2. The wine racks can reflect the storage conditions. Good or bad.

The wine rack is carved with fine and smooth grooves, either parallel or vertical, which allow wine bottles of different shapes to be safely stored, making it easier for wine collectors to manage; 3. The aroma of the wine rack can enhance the aroma of the wine. Richer.

During the wine storage and fermentation process, the wood aroma of the solid wood wine rack will pass through the bottle due to the intensity and time of the previous smoking, drying and drying of the wine rack. The cork dissolves into the wine, making the wine richer in aroma.

3. Maintenance and cleaning of wine cabinets (1) Maintenance of wine cabinets 1. Replace the activated carbon filter in the ventilation hole above the wine cabinet every six months.

2. Clean the dust on the condenser (the metal mesh on the back of the wine cabinet) every two years.

3. Please carefully check whether the plug has been pulled out before moving or cleaning the wine cabinet.

4. Replace the shelves every one to two years to prevent the deformation and corrosion of solid wood shelves under high humidity conditions from causing safety hazards to the wine.

5. Clean the wine cabinet thoroughly once a year. Before cleaning, please unplug the plug and empty the wine cabinet, and then gently scrub the cabinet with water.

6. Do not put heavy pressure on the inside or outside of the wine cabinet, and do not place heating appliances or heavy objects on the top of the wine cabinet.

7. After long-term storage of wine, the humidity in the box is high and the wooden brackets are prone to mold. You can wrap the brackets with plastic wrap before storing the wine.

Disinfect and clean the rack wine cabinet regularly to prevent mold.

(2) Cleaning of wine cabinet 1. For safety reasons, please unplug the power plug before cleaning.

2. When cleaning the wine cabinet, you need to use a soft cloth or sponge, dipped in water or soap (non-corrosive neutral detergent is acceptable).

Wipe it with a dry cloth after cleaning to prevent rust.

3. Do not use organic solvents, boiling water, washing powder or acid to clean the wine cabinet.

Do not damage the refrigeration circuit.

4. Do not rinse the wine cabinet with water when cleaning; do not use hard brushes or wires to clean the wine cabinet.

5. If the wine cabinet is to be out of service for a long time, it is necessary to cut off the power supply and clean it according to the above method.

And open the glass door, dry the items in the cabinet and seal them.

IV. Top Ten Brands of Red Wine Cabinets Top Ten Brands of Red Wine Cabinets: 1. Haier (a well-known trademark in China, a world-class home appliance brand, one of the top 500 Chinese enterprises, the first brand of white home appliances in the world, and the most valuable brand in China) One of the brands, Haier Group Company) 2. BOSCH (a world-famous brand, a leading brand in the European home appliance market, a well-known Chinese brand, an influential brand in the industry, BOSCH Home Appliances (China) Co., Ltd.) 3. AUCMA (the original founder) In 1987, it was awarded China Famous Brand, Qingdao City Famous Brand, Shandong Famous Brand Product, High-tech Enterprise, Qingdao Aucma Co., Ltd.) 4. Xinfei Freshech (founded in 1984, it was awarded China Famous Brand, China Famous Brand) Trademark, export inspection-free enterprise, modern white home appliance enterprise, Henan Xinfei Electric Co., Ltd.) 5. Xinchao SICAO (one of the most influential wine cabinet brands, one of the most professional electronic wine cabinet manufacturers in China, one of the top ten wine cabinets Brand, Shenzhen Xinchao Electric Co., Ltd.) 6. Fuxin fuxin (Sino-foreign joint venture, my country's largest semiconductor thermoelectric refrigeration chip and semiconductor refrigeration system supplier, national high-tech enterprise, Guangdong Fuxin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.) 7. Wanbao (China's well-known trademark , the earliest and largest R&D center for home appliance refrigeration equipment and products, a large modern enterprise, Guangzhou Wanbao Group Refrigerator Co., Ltd.) 8. Siemens (founded in Germany in 1847, China's Siemens home appliance business is produced by BSH, a famous foreign-owned home appliance Brand, BSH Home Appliances (China) Co., Ltd.) 9. Baixue (Chinese Famous Brand, China Well-known Trademark, National Enterprise Technology Center, National Torch Plan Key High-tech Enterprise, Jiangsu Baixue Electric Co., Ltd.) 10. Meijing Raching (An enterprise specializing in the research, development and production of intelligent appliances for wine storage and cigarette storage, an industry-leading brand, one of the top ten wine cabinet brands, Shenzhen Meijing Technology Co., Ltd.)