The correct storage and cooling of wine in your gastronomy

Good old wine. With its different varieties, it is a mandatory presence on almost all drink menus in restaurants. For many restaurant guests, consuming a glass of wine with a juicy steak or Italian pizza is essential. But how to store the alcohol drop properly and what different types of refrigerators are there? These questions will be addressed now!

The importance of cooling

Proper wine storage is essential for its quality and taste. Here, not only the cooling of the wine is important, but also the regular humidity in the refrigerator. Many people do not know that the cork of the wine bottle must have a certain humidity of 40%-50%.

Without this moisture, the crust loses its elasticity. This often leads to shrinkage or failure of the cork due to the lack of stability in the cork. If the skin cracks, it can lead to poor wine quality.

Another factor that plays a role in maintaining the quality (and therefore the enjoyment of the wine) is protection from UV and the influence of light. In general, continuous temperature monitoring is an important measure to maintain quality.

Wine refrigerator vs. Wine tempering cabinet

Now you are aware of the importance of wine storage and refrigeration, but do you also know the difference between the different types of refrigerators?

Wine refrigerators are used to ensure a constant and uniform temperature throughout the refrigerator.

One key difference between a wine conditioner and a wine tempering cabinet is that a wine tempering cabinet works more precisely and offers more temperature zones. There are usually at least two different zones.

The advantage of these wine tempering cabinets is that you can chill all the bottles at once in such a cabinet. This is also excellent for smaller businesses.

The different cooling zones allow the storage of different types of wine. Not only red wine, but also champagne or sparkling wine can be professionally stored in these wine tempering cabinets.

You can set the temperature for each individual zone individually, which for example allows white and red wines to be stored together in one wine tempering cabinet.

Individual use

Wine conditioning offers less variety and flexibility. However, it is perfect for a quantity of wine bottles. If, as a restaurateur, you have many identical bottles, it may be more valuable to purchase several wine conditioners, as you can adjust the temperature of each individual wine conditioner and store one type of wine in each wine conditioner. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a compact alternative, the wine cabinet