Bosch Wine Refrigerator: before you buy

What Wine do you Drink? You should consider the quality of wine you intend to store in the wine chiller. A $12 bottle has different needs than a $2000 Chateau Lafit-Rothschild Bordeaux.

How much wine do you have? If you throw big parties often or plan on collecting wine then you should think about one of the bigger types of refrigerators like the Bosch.

Wine is alive and constantly changing according to its environment. You will need accurate temperature controls so that you can maintain a constant temperature.

If you feel you do not have wine that justifies the expense or you just want something to keep less than a dozen bottles chilled for the occasional party then scroll to the bottom of the page and look at the Emerson wine refrigerators.

Wine refrigerator are the best for the aging solutions of wines. Aside from sustaining the needed light exposure, temperature, and humidity, they are also very essential in the expansion of your wine collection.
If you need a high-end wine refrigerator then I can recommend a Bosch. If on the other hand you don't possess any quality wine that really requires proper storage then I suggest you look at one of the cheaper low-end varieties of wine refrigerators and save yourself a lot of money until you have wine worth storing. I have included an eBay search for your convenience.
The Bosch unit is mainly for serious wine enthusiasts and it shows in the price tag.

KNOW YOUR SPACE
This is very important. Where are you going to put your brand new bosch wine refrigerator? I have included the real world measurements for both the 18" and 24" versions so you can grab a tape measure and find a home for it.
Please consider: The 18" and 24" in the names for both of these refrigerators refers to their width. A six foot tall person is 72 inches and both of these items are 84 inches tall. So yes, they are very tall but quite sleek.

18" Bosch wine refrigerator
Dimensions 605
Overall Dimensions W x H x D (inch) 18 X 84 X 24 3/4*
Column Door Dimensions (inch) 17 3/4 X 79 7/8 X 3/4
Door Clearance (inch) 20 21/32 X 9 7/32
Power Connection Area 9
Technical Information 606
Voltage/Frequency 120V/60Hz
Energy Consumption kWh/year 365
Wattage 92W

24" Bosch wine refrigerator
Dimensions 605
Overall Dimensions W x H x D (inch) 24 X 84 X 24 3/4*
Column Door Dimensions (inch) 23 3/4 X 79 7/8 X 3/4
Door Clearance (inch) 26 21/32 X 11 3/4
Power Connection Area 12
Technical Information 606
Voltage/Frequency 120V/60Hz
Energy Consumption kWh/year 380
Wattage 102W

The common questions for a wine refrigerator are usually things like; does it have independent temperature control? Is there an evaporator? How many bottles can I fit on each shelf? So here are the special features for both the 18" Bosch wine refrigerator and the 24" model. They are very similar but the larger one can hold 28 more bottles.
I bought the smaller one because I figured there was no way I'd ever have more than 70 bottles of wine I wasn't going to drink. And if I ended up with more than 70, well, I'd just have to drink one.

FYI: the sabbath mode enables you to shut down the wine refrigerator during specific times or days.

18" BOSCH WINE REFRIGERATOR

Fresh Food Compartment
Shelves 14

General Features
MAXBRIGHT® Lighting System 1 Halogen Light, 1 LED Presenter Light
Vacation Mode Check mark
Sabbath Mode Check mark
Electronic Controls Check mark
Shelves Removable, Roller
Glass Door UV Protection
Display Shelf Check mark
DUALTEMP 2 Fully Adjustable Zones
Temperature Settings 37 to 64°F

Special Features
Fully Integrated Check mark
OPTIFLEX 2 Hinge Check mark
Compressor Check mark
Evaporator Check mark
Independent Temperature Control in two Components Check mark
Bottles per Shelf 5
Bottle Capacity 70 Bottles

24" BOSCH WINE REFRIGERATOR

Fresh Food Compartment
Shelves 14

General Features
MAXBRIGHT® Lighting System 1 Halogen Light, 1 LED Presenter Light
Vacation Mode Check mark
Sabbath Mode Check mark
Electronic Controls Check mark
Shelves Removable, Roller
Glass Door UV Protection
Display Shelf Check mark
DUALTEMP 2 Fully Adjustable Zones
Temperature Settings 37 to 64°F

Special Features
Fully Integrated Check mark
OPTIFLEX 2 Hinge Check mark
Compressor Check mark
Evaporator Check mark
Independent Temperature Control in two Components Check mark
Bottles per Shelf 7
Bottle Capacity 98 Bottles

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