If you're buying wine now that will ripen over the next few years, you'll need to keep it in good condition while you're waiting for it to mature. Here are some tips in order to protect your prized liquid assets.

When storing wine for the long-term, there are five important factors to consider:

If you have a natural environment that can meet these demanding requirements, then you're in the lucky few. If you don't, then you should consider buying a purpose built wine cellar from Essentially Wine.

Essentially Wine is an authorised distributor of Dometic Wine Cellars. There are many wine cellars on the market but Essentially Wine chose to sell just one brand - Dometic. Why did we do this? We did this because we thoroughly researched the market for wine cellars and concluded that Dometic offer the most advanced wine cellars on the market.

In line with Essentially Wine's philosophy of choosing 'best of breed' products and wines to offer our customers, we chose Dometic because we think they are the best in their field.

What Makes Them Unique?

The answer is Dometic's Absorption technology, which makes them the only wine cellar on the market that truly is vibration free and silent. Unlike most wine cellars on the market, there is no motor, no compressor, and therefore no moving parts.
So how does it work: It uses a solution of ammonia in water, which is heated. The solution is pumped into the absorber and ammonia vapour goes up to the condenser. In the condenser, the vapour is cooled into a fluid, which runs off into the low temperature evaporator, where it evaporates into a weak ammonia hydrogen atmosphere. While evaporating, the ammonia liquid absorbs heat, creating a cold environment - thus cools the wine cellar.

Dometic wine cellars come in various sizes. There are models that fit under kitchen worktops as well as models in wood finish or stainless steel. If you're interested in learning more or would like a brochure, just call us on (01737) 55 77 37, or come and visit us to see our demonstration model in store.