Wine collectors know that the cooling systems that they choose for their wine cellars are absolutely vital to quality control. They invest a good many dollars to purchase vintage wines, and storing those wines under less than optimal conditions can pretty much wipe out their investment. Therefore, cooling systems for wine cellars are not optional. A wine cellar that contains a valuable collection of vintage wine needs climate control.
There are a variety of options for cooling systems for wine cellars today, in a wide range of prices. The cooling system for a wine cellar is not just another vent in the home air conditioning system. Wine cellars require their own cooling system. If you are considering building a wine cellar, you should consider the cost of a cooling system in addition to the construction costs and while there is a wide range of wine cellar cooling system prices, none of them are really cheap.
Wall Wine Cabinet
The most popular wine cellar cooling systems today are what are called split units. The split units are installed in rooms adjacent to the wine cellar rather than in the wine cellar itself. There is a choice of wall-mounted systems that vent to the outside. The split unit prices are based on the size and the kind and number of features that are chosen. Obviously, smaller units with fewer features will be less expensive than the larger units with multiple features.
Choosing a wine cellar cooling system is just as important as the construction design of the cellar itself, and the size of the unit will have a great deal to do with the cost. Sometimes it is better to build a smaller cellar and allow for a higher-end cooling system.