A wine cooler is any type of utensil or equipment used to cool or chill wine or champagne to the right temperature. Made up of stainless steel, wine cooler is a splendid way to chill out drinks and store ice.



Popularity of stainless steel wine coolers
Stainless steel is known for its qualitative properties like it does not melt easily and is rust and corrosion resistant. Wine coolers are perfect accession to your table and beverage service. Stainless steel wine coolers are adorned with attractive patterns and etched themes. By forging stainless steel sheets, deft craftsmen make these embellished and beautiful wine coolers. Available in various shapes and sizes, the structure of the cooler is fabricated in such a way which makes it capable to resist differences in temperature from very high to far below freezing.

Design
Stainless steel wine coolers may be small table top units that can easily cool a single bottle or hand held totes used to carry chilled wine. They are also available as large refrigerator style units that can store dozens of bottles at selected temperatures. Table top wine coolers are helpful for obtaining the correct wine serving temperature especially in warmer climates. For picnics or parties hand held totes are used for carrying and keeping bottles cold. However they keep wine chilled for a limited amount of time. They can hold single bottles or as many as three wine bottles.

The large stainless steel refrigerated wine coolers come in different types, sizes, styles and functions. They are widely used in bars and restaurants. These can maintain temperatures at a designated level so that wines are continually kept chilled to the desired degree.

Today, wine coolers have become very advanced in style and functioning. Modern day wine coolers control temperature, cooling and circulation. Some are able to read bar coding of wine bottles so as to allow precise controls of elements related to the coding. There are wine coolers who have separate chambers with separate temperature controls. These help in storing different types of wines in the same wine cooler.

Finishes
Stainless steel provides a high degree of toughness and durability to wine coolers. Generally these champagne buckets are available in their natural and uncoated finish. Coating done with finishes adds a touch of elegance and quality to them. Finishes applied on stainless steel wine coolers are :

• Plain patina finish
• Hammered finish
• Highly shining finish
• Polished finish
• Brushed finish

Advantages
There are several benefits of using stainless steel coolers like :

• Used to accommodate number of wine bottles
• Easy to wash and clean
• Less maintenance required
• Add beauty to serving table

Features to look for
While choosing a wine cooler, certain features that are to be looked for are:

• Number of shelves
• Volume
• Capacity
• Dimensions
• Finishes
• Energy efficiency etc.

Coolers with extra features like light, glass doors, digital or electronic controls are added advantages.