The two most important conditions for the aging process of wine are a constant temperature and relative high humidity. We explain why an air conditioner in a wine cellar is not a good idea.
Need a constant temperature
What is the best storage temperature for wine? The wine industry recommends a temperature between 10 and 14° Celsius. It doesn't matter whether you store the wine at 10, 12 or 14° Celsius, as long as the temperature is constant. Temperature fluctuations are very damaging to wines.
So ... an air conditioner in the wine cellar?
No, an air conditioner in a wine cellar does not keep the temperature constant and is not made to achieve these low temperatures.
High relative humidity
To keep wines perfectly, they must be stored in a room with humidity between 60% and 75%, but at least above 50%. If the air is too humid, it can lead to mold on the labels. If the air is too dry, moisture pulls out of the bottles' cork, causing it to shrink. When this happens, air will enter the bottles and this oxidizes the wine, slowly turning it into vinegar, not a pleasant prospect.
So ... an air conditioner in the wine cellar?
No, an air conditioner in a wine cellar dehumidifies the air, causing low relative humidity.
Alternative air conditioning in a wine cellar
An INOA wine cellar cooler controls both temperature and humidity using a patented Neofresh cooling system. This climate controller is specially designed to meet all the requirements of a wine cellar. The wine cellar chillers have been used in thousands of wine cellars worldwide and are recommended by leading architects, designers, builders and refrigeration companies for projects where proper wine cellar climate is required. Learn more about the EuroCave INOA wine cellar cooling system here.
