Examples of serving temperatures (To be complied with when tasting your wines!)
Opinions vary as does the ambient temperature but the general consensus is as follows:
Vintage Bordeaux - Reds
Vintage Burgundy - Reds
Vintage dry white wines
Light, fruity, young reds
Rosés de Provence, early wines
Dry whites and regional red wines
Regional white wines
Champagnes*
Sweet wines
* Some grands crus of Champagne must be served around 10-12°C
We advice you to set a temperature a bit lower than these temperatures because the wines heats fast
once outside the appliance.
INTERIOR LIGHT
Your wine cellar is equipped with e low emissive light (LEDS)
The light automatically comes on or off thanks to a switch placed on control panel to light on or off the
light. When the light switch is on, the LED light is always on in despite of open the door or close the
door.
When the light switch is off, the light is off.
DEFROSTING –CONDENSATION
Your wine cellar is designed with an « Auto-cycle » defrost system. During the « Off cycle » the
refrigerated surfaces of the wine cooler (interior rear wall) defrost automatically. The defrost water is
channelled into a condensate drain pan which is located in the back of the wine cellar next to the
compressor from where it evaporates.
LOADING
The maximum recommended filling capacity is given as an non-binding indication to be able to rapidly
estimate (as with capacity ratings for refrigerators) the size of the wine cellar. The cabinets are tested
with a standard bottle of the "claret light" type (standardization classifies each type of bottle according
to its geographical origin : Bordeaux, Burgundy, Provence etc.. region and its type / shape :
Traditional, heavy, light, flute glass etc.. each one corresponding to a said diameter and height).
In reality, one could probably store more bottles by pilling them up one on top of each other leaving
out the racks, but a "diversified wine cellar" is made up of a wide variety of bottles and the practical
aspect of a day-to-day organisation of a cellar limits its storage capacity. You will therefore probably
store less bottles than the maximum quotas announced.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
Before cleaning your wine cellar (to be done regularly) disconnect the appliance from the mains or
remove corresponding fuse.
16 – 17°C
15 – 16°C
14 – 16°C
11 – 12°C
10 – 12°C
10 – 12°C
8 – 10°C
7 – 8°C
6°C