Characteristics

FUNCTIONAL ELEGANCE

This beautiful built-in wine fridge adds eye appeal to every kitchen or party room. It stores 18 bottles of your favourite wine at the ideal drinking temperature, so you can serve your guests directly from the fridge. A must-have for passionate wine lovers and ambitious hosts.

LOW VIBRATION COMPRESSOR

Wine needs a quiet and stable place to unfold its full flavour. This is why we are using a special, electronically controlled inverter compressor for our wine cabinets, which produces scarcely any vibration. The compressor speed automatically adapts to the cooling requirements. Once the set temperature has been reached, the compressor continues running superbly quietly at a low speed to keep the temperature at constant level.

EFFECTIVE FRONT VENTILATION SYSTEM

All Dometic wine refrigerators are fitted in the factory with an effective front ventilation system. The warm air coming from the compressor is flowing directly to the front ventilation grill where it's released outside – a unique benefit for built-in use.

AN IDEAL CLIMATE FOR FINE WINES

Quality wine storage needs a well-balanced, stable humidity level. Values between 60 and 85 percent are considered ideal. If humidity levels are significantly lower, moisture evaporates through the cork. The cork dries out, becomes permeable and can no longer protect the wine from oxygen penetration. If humidity levels are too high, there is a risk that mold will form on the cork. If you want to store your wine for a longer period of time, be careful to provide an odorless environment and adequate ventilation. Gases and odors enter into the interior of a wine bottle through pores in the cork and can negatively impact the taste and bouquet of the wine. Dometic wine refrigerators provide perfect climatic conditions for wine storage and ageing. The high-end wine cabinets in the Design Range come standard with an active carbon filter for odor prevention and a water tank for maintaining a stable humidity level. Models lacking these features can be upgraded, if required.

UV FILTER KEEPS HEAT AND SUNLIGHT OUT

It’s no coincidence that wines are almost always filled in tinted glass bottles: wines are extremely sensitive to light. UV rays significantly influence the ageing process of a wine. They lead to chemical reactions that result in a loss of aroma. Just a few weeks spent in a brightly lit room negatively impacts the taste as well as the bouquet of what was once a fine wine. Even more damaging than artificial light is direct sunlight, which also generates heat. This explains why all glass door wine refrigerators from Dometic are fitted with high-insulation, multi-layer special doors coated with a UV filter for maximum protection. To enhance the insulating effect, Argon gas is injected between the door's glass layers. Moreover, Dometic exclusively uses LED lights for its wine cabinets, because they generate the lowest possible level of heat.

SMART TEMPERATURE CONTROL

It's rare for hotels, restaurants and private households to have the privilege of owning a traditional vaulted wine cellar. Fortunately, the climatic conditions can be recreated with the help of advanced technology. Dometic wine refrigerators are using a special Heat and Cool function to quickly achieve and reliably maintain the ideal storage temperature. Smart electronics adjust according to the target temperature and ambient air temperature by automatically warming or cooling the air.

ENJOY YOUR WINE AT ITS VERY BEST

Host your guests with a five-star service thanks to the Dometic E18FGB. This elegant built-in wine fridge provides perfect storage conditions for 18 Bordeaux bottles – all nicely presented behind a frameless 3-layer glass door, accented by LED lights on both sides. Simply set the recommended serving temperatures – e.g. 16 °C for red wine, or 8 °C for white – and serve your guests directly from the fridge. The well-engineered cooling and heating technology ensures the service temperature is reliably maintained and your wine is enjoyed at its best. Wine is also stored and aged in perfect humidity thanks to the fridge's water tank and integrated air circulation system – all performed with superb energy efficiency. The Dometic E18FGB is supplied with a built-in column for easy integration into the surrounding furniture.

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