Wine & champagne coolers

A wine or champagne cooler holds a bottle in iced water at the table, keeping it at serving temperature through the meal.

  • Ice AND water u2014 dry ice cubes chill a bottle far more slowly
  • Check it takes a champagne bottle, not just a standard wine bottle
  • It is a holding tool; a bottle left in it all evening goes too cold

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Ice alone does not cool a bottle well. Water conducts heat far faster than air, so a bucket of ice with water in it will chill a bottle in a fraction of the time the same ice does dry u2014 which is why the bucket comes to the table wet rather than full of cubes.

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What to know

Serving temperature is lower than most people pour at for whites and higher than most people expect for reds. A white or sparkling wine that has been sitting in the bucket for the whole meal will eventually go too cold and shut down, so the bucket is a holding tool rather than a place to leave the bottle indefinitely.

What to know

Presentation counts here in a way it does not for a cellar item. This is a piece of equipment the customer sees on their table, so finish and weight matter alongside capacity u2014 and capacity is worth checking against a champagne bottle, which is fatter than a standard wine bottle.

Common questions

Should I put water in a wine cooler or just ice?

Both. Water conducts heat much faster than air, so a bottle in iced water chills in a fraction of the time it takes surrounded by dry cubes.

Will a wine cooler take a champagne bottle?

Not always u2014 champagne bottles are noticeably wider at the base. Check the internal diameter if you serve sparkling wine.

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