Allavino FlexCount 56 Bottle Single Zone Black Left Hinge Wine Fridge VSWR56-1BWLN Review 

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The Allavino VSWR56-1BWLN FlexCount Series Single Zone Wine Refrigerator is a sleek and convenient wine cooler and is perfect for anyone with a diverse wine collection

• This wine cooler features a black cabinet, a black framed glass door on a left hinge, your choice of curved and towel bar handles, and an all-black interior with blue lighting

• Wine cellar includes an advanced cooling system and an intuitive digital display with push-button controls and a temperature range between 41°F and 64°F

• Allavino's wine refrigerator comes equipped with 6 metal smooth-guide shelves that are capable of storing and cooling up to 56 bottles of wine at one time

• The intelligent design of the shelves creates more space between each shelf, allowing you to store bottles with varying diameters without having to remove racks

This convenient, compact wine cooler properly stores up to 56 bottles in their optimum conditions and features Allavino's revolutionary new FlexCount shelving.

These sturdy metal shelves store bottles of all shapes and sizes without sagging and have wood slats that effectively cradle your bottles to minimize agitation to the wine caused by movement and vibration.

FEATURES

• Modern Design:
  Black Cabinet and Door Frame with Towel Bar Handle
• All black interior:
  The all-black interior emulates traditional wine cellars
• Cool Blue Lighting:
  Cool blue LED lights beautifully illuminate the interior without the heat created by incandescent bulbs
• Gliding Shelves:
  Easy-glide shelving extends effortlessly to minimize agitation to the wine
• Consistent Cooling:
  Internal fans circulate air in the cabinet, providing even, consistent cooling and a faster cooldown
• 25% More Energy Efficient Design:
  Saves you money each month!
• Operating Temperature:
  The temperature can be set between 41°F and 64°F
• Ambient Temperature Range
  
  Maximum Ambient Temperature: 90°F 
  Minimum Ambient Temperature: The lowest temperature you want to store your wine at. The unit does not have a heater, so if the ambient temperature is lower than the set temperature, the internal temperature will match the external temperature.

This wine cellar has 5 shelves that can hold up to 9 bottles each and a bottom shelf that can hold 11 bottles for a maximum bottle capacity of 56 bottles. The maximum capacity can be reached with many different bottle sizes and is only affected when adding in larger Pinot or Champagne bottles, making this the ideal unit for diverse wine collections.

This is the standard 750 mL bottle, which most wine refrigerators are configured around as it is the most popular size on the market. It measures 11-1/2" tall with a 2-15/16" diameter and the shoulder tapers up from 7-3/4" to 8-1/2". This wine refrigerator can easily store 9 of these bottles on each of the upper shelves and 11 more on the bottom shelf for a total of 56 bottles.

This bottle is taller than the standard 750 mL bottle. It measures 12-1/16" tall with a 2-15/16" diameter and the shoulder tapers up from 8" to 9". The taller shoulder and top would normally wreak havoc on your wine storage because the necks would touch, making the overall length of the bottles too tall for most shelves or pushing the outside bottles out, causing them to hit the sides of the wine refrigerator. Generally, you would have to remove a shelf to accommodate these bottles, but with the extra space available on these shelves, they fit just fine and do not affect the overall capacity.

This bottle has the same diameter at the base, but the shoulder is wider, which would generally push it out of the grooves and make it rub on the shelf above. It measures 11-7/8" tall with a 2-15/16" diameter at the base and the shoulder tapers up from 7-1/2" to 8-1/4" with a 3-1/16" diameter. Due to the smart spacing on these shelves, these bottles fit with room to spare, preventing rubbing and allowing the maximum bottle capacity to stay the same.

This bottle is wider and shorter than the standard 750 mL bottle. It measures 10-5/8" tall with a 3-1/4" diameter and the shoulder tapers up from 5-1/2" to 8". Bottles this wide don't usually fit in wine refrigerators and if they do, they have issues with rubbing on the shelf above and scuffing your labels. This wine refrigerator has no issues with this type of bottle so once again, your maximum capacity will not be affected if you have them in your collection.

Until now, you wouldn't dream of fitting a Pinot bottle in an under-counter built-in wine refrigerator without drastically reducing the overall capacity. It measures 11-5/8" tall with a whopping 3-1/2" diameter and the shoulder tapers up from 5-1/2" to 8-1/4". On this model, only the bottom shelf is slightly affected. You can fit 6 bottles comfortably in the grooves by alternating the necks. So even if your ENTIRE COLLECTION was made up of Pinot bottles, your total capacity would only be reduced to 51 bottles!

Champagne bottles are too big to fit on the upper shelves, but you can still store up to 6 on the bottom shelf. They measure 12-1/4" tall with a 3-3/4" diameter and the shoulder tapers up from 5-1/2" to 7-3/4". Most wine refrigerators this size would not be able to store any Champagne bottles without removing a shelf.

Perhaps there are people out there that only drink one type of wine, all the time. Most wine connoisseurs with a diverse palate are going to have varying bottle sizes in their collection, so having the ability to store all those varying bottle sizes without having to reconfigure and reduce your storage makes this the wine refrigerator of choice.

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