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Wine cabinetsComplete range from well-known brands

From wine drawer to wine cellarFreestanding, built in or hidden behind your own kitchen door

Storing or servingOne zone for storage, or more so red and white each get their own temperature

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A cellar climate in your home

Wine keeps best when it's cool, dark, calm and not too dry. A wine cabinet creates those conditions in the kitchen, the dining room or the living room. This is what to look for.

Tall wine cabinet with lit wooden shelves set into a bookcase in a living room

What wine needs

Temperature, light, vibration, humidity and air all affect how a wine develops in the bottle.

A steady, cool temperature

Liebherr recommends a constant 10–12 °C for storing wine. Stable matters as much as cool: if wine is stored too warm, it ages faster, because chemical reactions run two to four times faster for every 10 °C.

Room temperature is too warm

In a study by the Norwegian Food Research Institute, cited by Liebherr, wine stored at 23 °C, a normal room temperature, had clearly lost fruit aroma after 12 months.

Darkness

Light, and UV light in particular, can spoil the aroma of wine. That's why many wine cabinets have UV-protective glass in the door, and LED lighting that gives off very little heat.

Calm

Wine should rest in a still, quiet place. Vibrations can speed up the reactions in the wine, which is why brands such as Liebherr and Haier use low-vibration compressors.

The right humidity

For bottles with a natural cork, Liebherr names 50–80 % humidity as optimal. If the air is too dry, the cork can dry out and shrink. Above 80 %, mould can form on the cork.

Clean air

Odours can get into the bottle through the cork and affect the wine. Many wine cabinets have an activated carbon filter that keeps the air inside fresh.

Display on a black wine cabinet showing three zones at 18, 12 and 8 °C

One zone or more

Store it, or serve it?

A wine cabinet with one zone keeps the whole cabinet at the same temperature. That's the right choice if you want to store and mature wine, like in a cellar.

With two or three zones, each zone has its own temperature. You can keep red and white wine ready to serve at the same time (with three zones, sparkling wine too), or store wine in one zone and bring bottles to drinking temperature in another.

The right temperature in the glass

Serving temperatures recommended by Master Sommelier Frank Kämmer in Liebherr's wine guide. "Red wine at room temperature" is too warm in today's homes.

6°C

Sweet sparkling wine

Such as Moscato d'Asti.

7°C

Light whites with sweetness, and rosé

Such as a young Kabinett Riesling. More complex rosés a degree or two warmer.

8°C

Dry whites and champagne

Fuller white wines can be served a degree or two warmer.

14°C

Light red wine

Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) at around 16 °C.

18°C

Full-bodied red wine

The ideal temperature for powerful reds.

19°C

The heaviest reds

Even red wine should never be served warmer than 19–20 °C.

Where should it go?

Wine cabinets come in four kinds of installation. Check the dimensions and ventilation requirements before you choose.

Freestanding black wine cabinet in a dark living room by a staircase

Freestanding

Stands on its own wherever there's a socket, from the kitchen to the living room. It needs air around it: check the clearances in the manual. Some freestanding models may be placed in a ventilated kitchen unit, others need free space on all sides.

Wine cabinet built into a tall kitchen column between cupboards

Built in

Fitted into a niche in a tall kitchen column, in line with the cupboards. The niche needs ventilation: for Liebherr's built-in Vinidor models, at least 200 cm² of open cross-section from the bottom to the top opening.

Under-counter wine cabinet with two zones built into grey kitchen units

Under the worktop

Built in under the worktop, flush with the kitchen. Check the niche height: Haier HUC44, for example, fits a niche 82 to 87 cm high.

Integrated wine column with glass door next to an open integrated fridge column in a dark kitchen

Integrated column

A full-height column built into the kitchen and finished with your own furniture panel, like Fisher & Paykel's Series 11 wine column. The panel and handle are bought separately.

0.75l

The bottle that capacities are measured with. Liebherr uses Bordeaux bottles to the French standard NF H 35-124.

Capacity

How many bottles really fit?

The number of bottles is based on standard 0.75 litre bottles, and the maximum is usually only reached with the shelves and stacking shown in the manual.

Burgundy bottles, champagne and magnums take up more room. If your collection has many of them, choose a cabinet with some extra space.

Questions and answers

What temperature should a wine cabinet be set to?

For storing wine over time, Liebherr recommends a constant 10–12 °C. For serving, it depends on the wine: 6–10 °C for white wine depending on style, about 14 °C for light reds and 18 °C for full-bodied reds.

Should I choose one zone or two?

One zone is best for storing and maturing wine at one constant temperature. Two or three zones let you keep different wines at their own drinking temperature, or store in one zone and serve from another.

Can't I just keep wine in my normal fridge?

For a short time, yes. But according to Liebherr, a normal fridge is not suitable for long-term storage. A wine cabinet is made to keep the temperature steady and protect the wine from light and vibration.

What humidity is best?

Liebherr names 50–80 % as optimal for bottles with a natural cork. Below 50 % for weeks or months, the cork can dry out and let in oxygen. Above 80 %, mould can form on the cork.

Should the bottles lie down?

It is often recommended to store bottles with a natural cork lying down, so the cork stays moist. According to Liebherr, the effect has not been scientifically proven, so bottles can lie or stand depending on the space you have.

How long can I store wine?

It depends on the wine. According to Liebherr, good red wine can be stored for 5 to 10 years, and the very best for decades. Many white wines are made to be drunk within 1 to 5 years, and most rosés within 1 to 2 years.

How long does an opened bottle keep?

White and rosé wine generally keeps for 3 to 5 days in the fridge once opened. Red wine often keeps for 3 to 6 days.

Can I put a wine cabinet in the garage or basement?

Check the climate class. It tells you the room temperatures at which the cabinet works fully: SN 10–32 °C, N 16–32 °C, ST 16–38 °C and T 16–43 °C. In a cold room, choose a model rated for 10 °C (SN). Don't run the cabinet outside its range.

Can I build a freestanding wine cabinet into my kitchen?

Only if the manual allows it. Some freestanding models can be placed in a kitchen unit with enough ventilation, others need free space on all sides. Without enough air, the cabinet uses more energy and cools less well.

How often should the carbon filter be changed?

It depends on the model, so check the manual. Liebherr's freestanding wine cabinets remind you every six months, while Liebherr and Haier recommend changing the filter once a year in some models.