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| READY TO DRINK WINE Every good romantic has a bottle of bubbly chilling on hand for an instant celebration. But sometimes you only need a small bottle of bubbly so you want to have that chilling too. Then you have the problem of having wine on hand that if not kept in a good location will go bad before too long. Or, my pet peeve, a warm glass of white wine. The ultimate solution is now pretty affordable for your new home. The wine cooler, chiller or refrigerator as it may be called can have a number of bottles being kept at the proper temperature all the time. When we were designing the kitchen we thought ahead and planned a space for the wine chiller. That way we had the right space under the counter and an outlet already there. I favor white wines and champagne/sparkling wines in particular but also enjoy a good red now and again. Since they are served at different temperatures we purchased a 2 zone wine chiller so we could have reds at 55 degrees and whites chilling at 46 degrees. Sparkling is ideally served at around 40 degrees so they need a quick plunge in ice or just a few minutes in the freezer before opening. You can get a small chiller for just a handful of wines or a rather large one for a big collection. Regardless of which size you get, you will always have ready to drink wine. ************** Time Lapse Photos of the Construction
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