Boxed wine, what are your thoughts?

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Same here. I used to have a 40-bottle wine fridge with two cooling settings for reds vs. whites, but a few weeks ago the cooling units went tits up (again), and we junked it. Just have a rack now, but I have quite a few bottles that are aging - four vintage ports from 1998 and 2000, and several other Burgundy and Côtes du Rhônes.

I have had the same experience with those wine fridges. Cheaply made, even if they aren't cheap.

I found that those small little window unit air conditioners are pretty cheap and mine runs about 8 months a year keeping the temp below 60 degrees. It won't get it down to 50, but 60 has been ok.