1000 Bottle Wine Fridges and Wine Cabinets | Coolersomm

1000 bottle wine fridges or storage solutions can be made up by placing four or five, 200-250 bottle capacity wine cabinets together in either a freestanding, built-in or integrated wine fridge formation. It's a popular request to store 1000 wine bottles and our collectors achieve this by combining wine fridges in a bank and having them open as two sets of butterfly wings (by reversing the doors on two of the wine fridges).

These 1000 bottle wine fridge solutions are available in black or stainless steel, and start from as low priced as sub £4000 to over £20000 depending on the quality of the build. Many have winter systems and carbon filters as we move from the smaller service wine coolers to the larger dual zone or long term wine ageing cabinets.

There are several brands that offer 1000 bottle wine fridge solutions through multiple wine fridge combinations but those especially from Swisscave, La Sommeliere, Climadiff, Dunavox, Artevino and mQuvee are in the premium category. We've listed our selection of 1000+ bottle wine fridge storage solutions below.

Expert Advice on 1000 Bottle Wine Fridges

1000 bottle wine fridge storage units comprise 4 or 5 large units either stood next to one another or, more typically, built into carpentry to give an incredible wow factor to any home, bar or restaurant. A frequent attraction of wine restaurants these wine fridges often come with reversible doors, carbon filters, lock and key and are often dual zone solutions.

Customers either want the wine fridges in this 1000 bottle combination for wine service or wine storage with some using two wine fridges for long term maturation and the other two for separate red storage and separate white storage. Some wine lovers choose to purchase a champagne fridge to compliment this combination. Both dual zone wine fridges and single zone wine fridges, if bought within the same brand, can look identical and help to further diversify the wine storage options.

The 1000 bottle wine fridge solution is also popular for those with large garage space.

How to install a 1000 bottle wine fridge combination?

1000 bottle capacity wine fridge combinations can be placed in a kitchen, around the home, in a cellar or as a garage wine cabinet, these typically require winter systems if kept in changeable ambient temperatures.

Typically the wine fridge combination is built in to carpentry or assembled as a group of 4 or more freestanding wine fridges. If a wine collector is in the market to purchase four or five wine fridges in one go, typically they are a serious collector and as such will have valuable wines. We highly recommend the brand or either Swisscave or Dunavox for this purpose of built-in, 1000 bottle fine wine storage.

1000 Bottle Wine Fridges – Buying Guide

Do 1000 Bottle Wine Fridge combinations cost a lot to run?

Wine fridges do generally cost more to run than regular household fridges and a dual or single zone, would use anything from 100-200 kWh per year. In terms of monetary costs, that's anything between £50-£100 a year to run. For 1000 bottle wine storage you would need to quadruple that price.

Do 1000 Bottle Wine Cabinets go in the garage?

Most freestanding 1000 bottle wine fridge combinations would safely live in the garage due to the nature of the size of wine fridges used to make up this storage solution however, this isn't guaranteed.

If the wine fridge states that it has a "winter system" and its climate classification is wide ranging (and within the limits of the heat/cold temperatures of your garage) then the wine fridge should be capable of maturing your wine in your garage. Be sure to check the climate classification of the unit before making the purchase.

Garages are prone to some peculiar odours, so we would also recommend ensuring the the assemblage has a carbon filter for garage use.

What's a good price for a 1000 bottle wine cabinet combination?

On the premium, high quality end, 1000 bottle wine fridges start from around £4,000 but can increase in price all the way to £20,000+ plus if you buy the world's very best brands.

Our advice is to filter down to the core technology you want from your 1000 bottle wine cabinet selection. If you're a collector looking for an efficient, quiet, lockable wine fridge with a carbon filter then prices would start from around £1500 per unit, so the whole 1000 wine bottle storage solution would cost a minimum of £6000 to buy and £400 per year to run.

Which brands are ideal for 1000 Bottle Wine Fridge solutions?

Ideally you'd need to chose a premium brand who is capable of cellaring the fine wine in your selection. If you're looking to put the units in the garage you'd need that winter system, however if not, we recommend reversible doors, locks and brands that have multiple options (single zone, dual zone, humidity control) within the same collection, that would point to Swisscave and Dunavox.

We'd also recommend choosing a brand with a long warranty, Dunavox offers 5 years on the compressor and Swisscave's warranties can be extended to 4 years.

Are 1000 Bottle Wine Fridge combinations noisy?

Luckily the noise from all 4-5 wine fridges does not amplify to 4-5x the one fridge noise level. Most wine fridges are around 40dB, and by having 4-5 units the noise does not quadruple, however, it will be a fact that the fans and compressors of the different units may not be in perfect sync, which would mean they may make noise independently of each other. So whilst the noise isn't any louder due to 4 fridges being present, it is more frequently.

What security features are there for 1000 Bottle Wine Fridges?

A 1000 bottle storage space is a serious investment in technology and inside that technology lies an even more serious investment in fine wine perhaps totalling £100,000 or more. In this case we recommend that all wine fridges in the combination are fit with audible alarms for malfunction and locks to ensure the wines are protected and secure. Our recommended brands all have audio alarms and lockable, reversible doors.

Need Expert help Choosing a 1000 Bottle Wine Fridge?

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