Wine "Cellar"

[hotwine]

Outside dimensions: 25.75"Wx68.25"Hx25"Deep. The depth increases to 28" with the cooling coil on the back and large doorknob on the front. It's rated at 260 bottles for a simple configuration consisting of all Bordeaux sized bottles, with no sliding shelves and the standard cooling unit. Configured with six sliding shelves, the big cooling unit and a mixed bag of Bordeaux sized, Burgundy sized and Champagne bottles, it only holds about 150 bottles. As to the Koolspace: I've heard they work well in a normal environment, where the maximum daytime temperature is in the mid-70's. My research last year failed to turn up any unit other than this specific Eurocave model that would handle the extreme temperatures typical of this part of South Texas. If I had been able to put it in the house, there would have been no problem, thanks to a very efficient air conditioning system. But my wife wanted it installed in the garage, so that jacked up the cost considerably. I really don't know if Koolspace or any other vendor offers a unit with the Eurocave 260's optional features; I sure couldn't find one.