I am replacing the old appliances in my kitchen and I would like to
replace the trash compactor with a wine cooler. I would like to know
if anyone has any experience with any of the following wine coolers:

Sunpentown WC-32U
Cavavin CAV32N
Avanti WC3201D
Haier HVC15ABB

Cheers.

On Mar 23, 12:27 pm, "Shalin" > wrote:
> I am replacing the old appliances in my kitchen and I would like to
> replace the trash compactor with a wine cooler. I would like to know
> if anyone has any experience with any of the following wine coolers:
>
> Sunpentown WC-32U
> Cavavin CAV32N
> Avanti WC3201D
> Haier HVC15ABB
>
> Cheers.


I have seen the Haier in BJ's, but not one the size that will replace
a trash compactor. I have thought of that idea for 30 bottles myself
as I don't have the inclination to age wine. It will make good use of
the space you want to convert.

One contractor (who was doing that kind of work) said that he thought
I should replace the space with a cabinet. My thought is that one
would have to weigh the price that the contractor would be charging
vs. the cost of slip-sliding in a wine cabinet for 30 bottles.
Somehow I think the wine cabinet would be a more usable space than a
couple of 24" x 24" cabinets. Of course, with that particular size,
one would need pull-out drawers, adding another cost to the space.

Actually I think a 30-bottle wine cooler is a pretty good trade-off as
far as usable space.
Alas, sorry, but I've had no experience with wine coolers, -- nor
1,000 bottle stashes :-))) Wouldn't mind that either.
Dee Dee

"Shalin" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>I am replacing the old appliances in my kitchen and I would like to
> replace the trash compactor with a wine cooler. I would like to know
> if anyone has any experience with any of the following wine coolers:
>
> Sunpentown WC-32U
> Cavavin CAV32N
> Avanti WC3201D
> Haier HVC15ABB
>
> Cheers.
>
>
I can't understand why anyone would want an undercounter cooler.I always
have about 1000 bottles of wine aging. A small % are whites. What are you
going to do with 25-30 bottles of white wine in a refrigerator. Wine is
aged, if that's what you're doing, at cellar temperature, or slightly below
your living room temperature. Even that's not that crucial. White wines
aren't necessarily aged at all, a very woody Burgundy maybe and some
California Chardonnays maybe.
If you're doing this for wine storage, and kitchen space is in excess, build
something to
hold wine. You can store much more in the same space at less price.

Kent

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:19:32 -0800, "Kent" > wrote:

>I can't understand why anyone would want an undercounter cooler.I always
>have about 1000 bottles of wine aging. A small % are whites. What are you
>going to do with 25-30 bottles of white wine in a refrigerator. Wine is
>aged, if that's what you're doing, at cellar temperature, or slightly below
>your living room temperature. Even that's not that crucial. White wines
>aren't necessarily aged at all, a very woody Burgundy maybe and some
>California Chardonnays maybe.
>If you're doing this for wine storage, and kitchen space is in excess, build
>something to hold wine. You can store much more in the same space at less price.

Completely agreed. We only have around 600-700 bottles; perhaps 10-15%, of them
at any given time, are whites, sparklers, and dessert wines. But we only keep
four at a time in the kitchen refrigerator, and another few in the old garage
beer/soda/general storage refrigerator. Unless you're preparing for a special
occasion, I can't imagine why you'd want to keep more than a handful cold. It
does nothing beneficial for the wine, so it seems like a waste of energy.

OTOH, it might be handy to have a place to keep a dozen or so bottles of red in
the kitchen.

-- Larry

On Mar 24, 11:02 pm, pltrgyst > wrote:
> OTOH, it might be handy to have a place to keep a dozen or so bottles of red in
> the kitchen.
>
> -- Larry


Whole Foods in Fairfax, VA has a wine tasting room with 80 wines on
tap.
The glasses are beautifully clean for starters.
All wine is nitrogen vacuumed (whatever the description is)
1 oz. for 1$ up to $24.
They change a few of them each month.
I had an Amarone $4.
The guy on duty seems fairly knowledgeable about wines.
BTW, the $24 was a Sauternes.
Dee

On 25 Mar 2007 08:52:36 -0700, "Dee Dee" > wrote:

>On Mar 24, 11:02 pm, pltrgyst > wrote:
>> OTOH, it might be handy to have a place to keep a dozen or so bottles of red in
>> the kitchen.
>
>Whole Foods in Fairfax, VA has a wine tasting room with 80 wines on
>tap.
>The glasses are beautifully clean for starters.
>All wine is nitrogen vacuumed (whatever the description is)
>1 oz. for 1$ up to $24.
>They change a few of them each month.
>I had an Amarone $4.
>The guy on duty seems fairly knowledgeable about wines.
>BTW, the $24 was a Sauternes.
>Dee

Might have to take a drive out there. Where in Fairfax is it, Dee? Or is it the
only one with a Fairfax address?

The Whole Foods here in Alexandria has nothing like that, of course.

Tnx -- Larry

On Mar 25, 6:32 pm, pltrgyst > wrote:
> On 25 Mar 2007 08:52:36 -0700, "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>
> >On Mar 24, 11:02 pm, pltrgyst > wrote:
> >> OTOH, it might be handy to have a place to keep a dozen or so bottles of red in
> >> the kitchen.
>
> >Whole Foods in Fairfax, VA has a wine tasting room with 80 wines on
> >tap.
> >The glasses are beautifully clean for starters.
> >All wine is nitrogen vacuumed (whatever the description is)
> >1 oz. for 1$ up to $24.
> >They change a few of them each month.
> >I had an Amarone $4.
> >The guy on duty seems fairly knowledgeable about wines.
> >BTW, the $24 was a Sauternes.
> >Dee
>
> Might have to take a drive out there. Where in Fairfax is it, Dee? Or is it the
> only one with a Fairfax address?
>
> The Whole Foods here in Alexandria has nothing like that, of course.
>
> Tnx -- Larry


http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stor...kes/index.html

In one of there restaurants: I've never had BBQ that I cared for. I'm
not even a 'real' meat eater. WOW! We ordered the biggest order of
4 different meats. We took home and had enough for 3 more meals! Now
I know what brisket really tastes like. A woman who was sitting there
(from North Carolina) told me she had never had it so good.
Unbelievable! And of course, you could order beer. They have several
restaurants/bars therewhere you see them cooking your food. As I
recall, a fish bar -- salmon for $9 looked really good. Pinot Noir
was the only choice. The cheese bar/restaurant, they only served
Pinot Noir (Oregon) -- not my favorite. They said they change the
wines, but as I had gone one month without RED wine, I was ready for
some, and was disappointed and had to have beer with dinner. Then DH
found this upstairs wine tasting room.

The meat cases are huge and of course, all supposed to be organic.
Lots of sausages DH likes. There seem to be more breads than in the
other WF's, more pastries, more everything. You will like it.

Wegman's, Fairfax, is fairly close by.

Dee

"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
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> On Mar 24, 11:02 pm, pltrgyst > wrote:
>> OTOH, it might be handy to have a place to keep a dozen or so bottles of
>> red in
>> the kitchen.
>>
>> -- Larry
>
>
> Whole Foods in Fairfax, VA has a wine tasting room with 80 wines on
> tap.
> The glasses are beautifully clean for starters.
> All wine is nitrogen vacuumed (whatever the description is)
> 1 oz. for 1$ up to $24.
> They change a few of them each month.
> I had an Amarone $4.
> The guy on duty seems fairly knowledgeable about wines.
> BTW, the $24 was a Sauternes.
> Dee
>
>
That's $588/bottle! What sauterne, and what year was the wine?
What retail price the vendor asking for the wine per bottle?

Kent

On Mar 29, 1:02 pm, "Kent" > wrote:
> "Dee Dee" > wrote in message
>
> ups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Mar 24, 11:02 pm, pltrgyst > wrote:
> >> OTOH, it might be handy to have a place to keep a dozen or so bottles of
> >> red in
> >> the kitchen.
>
> >> -- Larry
>
> > Whole Foods in Fairfax, VA has a wine tasting room with 80 wines on
> > tap.
> > The glasses are beautifully clean for starters.
> > All wine is nitrogen vacuumed (whatever the description is)
> > 1 oz. for 1$ up to $24.
> > They change a few of them each month.
> > I had an Amarone $4.
> > The guy on duty seems fairly knowledgeable about wines.
> > BTW, the $24 was a Sauternes.
> > Dee
>
> That's $588/bottle! What sauterne, and what year was the wine?
> What retail price the vendor asking for the wine per bottle?
>
If you calcuate the price per ounce, that's probably right, but it is
there for sale at $358 - as I recall.
DH nor I wrote it down -- too expensive. Maybe if they reduced it to
$12 an ounce, I'd try it. Perhaps!
Dee Dee

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:02:20 -0800, "Kent" > wrote:

>That's $588/bottle! What sauterne, and what year was the wine?
>What retail price the vendor asking for the wine per bottle?

Had to be Chateau d'Yquem..., no?

-- Larry

On Mar 29, 2:25 pm, pltrgyst > wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:02:20 -0800, "Kent" > wrote:
> >That's $588/bottle! What sauterne, and what year was the wine?
> >What retail price the vendor asking for the wine per bottle?
>
> Had to be Chateau d'Yquem..., no?
>
> -- Larry

Now I remember. Yes, it was. Because he was telling us how the
French pronounced it; not how we Americans would pronounce it -- sort
of like the difference how we would pronounce je ne sais quoi versus a
'real' French speaking person.

Have you tasted it, Larry? If you tell me you have a stash (is that
the word?) in your cellar,
I'm out of here ~~~~~~~~~~~
;-) Dee

On 29 Mar 2007 11:44:23 -0700, "Dee Dee" > wrote:

>> Had to be Chateau d'Yquem..., no?
>
>Now I remember. Yes, it was.....
>
>Have you tasted it, Larry? If you tell me you have a stash (is that
>the word?) in your cellar,

I've tasted it, but we don't have a single bottle stashed -- too expensive for
me too. Plus when they get that sweet, there are a busload of Austrian
Beerenausleses and Trockenbeerenausleses that taste just as good and cost a tiny
fraction of Yquem's price, IMO.

Not to mention a lot of California varietal dessert wines, both white and red.
And Canadian Eisweins.

-- Larry (not a fan of California wine in general, though...)