Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The very cool Father's Day gift hiding in my basement (nobody tell Dave)


Dave's getting something he always wanted for Father's Day. It is not a Lamborghini, a boys' trip to Vegas or a month of me not pestering him to fix stuff around house. It's a wine cooler, which he's always wanted. So I was thrilled to get a NewAir AW-181E Bottle Thermoelectric Wine Cooler to check out.

I've put it in the basement in the laundry area, which means there's zero chance Dave will discover it until the big reveal on Father's Day. I'm planning to keep it in our dining area; the design is sleek, with a stainless steel exterior and LED lights inside, so it's the sort of appliance you want to display.

As compact as it is (29 inches high), there's room for 18 bottles of wine. You can reconfigure the five removable, sliding racks to fit your needs; if you turn them over, they can fit larger bottles. The door is insulated, and there are simple push-button digital temperature controls. What it lacks: a compressor. This is thermoelectric cooling, and it's quiet and vibration-free. You can set the temperature from 54 to 66.

Just for a joke, you could fill one up with juice boxes and tell your husband you've bought a juice box cooler.

Enter to win one for your partner! 

I'm giving away one NewAir AW-181E Bottle Termolectric Wine Cooler, worth $199. Enter via the form below.

This contest is open until June 14, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. EDT (Father's Day), and the winner will be announced here. Open to legal residents of the U.S. To enter, leave a comment below about what type of drinks you'd put in your cooler; you can also follow NewAir on Facebook and Twitter for extra entries or tweet about the giveaway. For the complete rules, click Terms and Conditions below.

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79 comments:

  1. He'd put in dry chardonnay. I'd slip in $6 muscatos.

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  2. We've been looking at these too. I'd want lots of sparkly stuff in mine.

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  3. He'd put in whatever wine I bought, but then he'd drink with me!

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  4. Pretty much any type of red, and maybe a sweet white, just for me. :-)

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  5. Husband schmusband! I'd put a nice range of reds and whites in there for ME.

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  6. This would be awesome for Matt!

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    1. (Since we moved, we have about 12 bottles of wine ranging from riesling to pinot noir just sitting in the dining room, probably getting ruined. It would be great to have them safe, chilled and ready to go!)

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  7. Beer!
    Christa Frantz

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  8. Moscato D’Asti...yum.

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  9. Chardonnay (my favorite!) and Pinot grigiot (his favorite!)

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  10. So Dave doesn't read your blog?!

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    1. He gets posts delivered by email, and sometimes forgets to look. I'm counting on that!

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  11. The hubby would put his favorite Root wine in the cool...yep, it's red, but he enjoys it chilled ;)

    Jessica

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  12. He has a bottle from med school he has been saving for the arrival of our first baby.

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  13. He would put in a Russian River Pinot Noir. Yummy!!

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  14. Any kind of wine would look great in this!

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  15. My husband would enjoy a nice Pinot Noir

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  16. I would love to win this! Love your blog! You always seem to inform about the latest info. I have a child with severe CP. Thanks!

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  17. We would put in 2011 Cristom Mt. Jefferson Cuvee Pinot Noir

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  18. dry white no special brand
    cathycasper@hughes.net

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  19. Pinot Grigio

    abfantom at yahoo dot com

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  20. My husband would love to store his new mini wine collection in here. We just started experimenting with wine thanks to a friend and found that we have some more learning to do but we are enjoying it. He's liking more of the reds and I can bet his reds would get chilled in here right away. He doesn't have a must have favorite yet as we are just learning. This would be a fantastic win and surprise for my husband for Father's day.

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  21. My husband would put Sauvignon Blanc in this!

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  22. I don't own a husband, but I would put in zinfandel or other light sweet wines.

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  23. We don't drink wine, but with this we would start.

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  24. we love wine, we would put in our collect of Sutter Homes wines :)

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  25. My husband would love putting his malbec's in it.

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  26. Would stock with my favorite Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay

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  27. Merlot, zinfandel, and Riesling

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  28. My husband loves Moscato wines. For that matter, so do I!

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  29. My husband just recently started getting into wine touring, He would put in our newest additions from our last tour, which are an apple pumpkin spiced wine, chocolate wine, amaretto almond wine and the various merlot and chardonays we have!
    Thank you ~ Tammy

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  30. My husband would love to fill this with Chardonnay and maybe some homemade beer.

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  31. My husband would put my Dachshund Reisling in the cooler!

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  32. Would stock with my favorite Chardonnays

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  33. He would put some reislings in it!

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  34. He'd fill it with a variety of reds.

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  35. My husband would buy Reds such as Cabernet or Merlot and I would add a nice Pinot Grigio or Riesling to the mix for me.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

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  36. He would put in all sorts of new flavors. He loves trying new things, so the fridge would never be stocked with the same wine twice.

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  37. no husband but i would fill it with white wine for me

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  38. with some Chardonnays and Merlots - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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  39. I'd put in complex reds and light, crisp whites. Even though reds are usually best served at around room temperature, they keep much longer in a cooler. I have a bottle of Caymus and a bottle of Faust just dying to be put in a cooler. I'm scared that when I open my Caymus, it will be ruined.

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  40. We'd put Prosecco, and Moscato wines in the cooler.

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  41. Our local favorite winery has several that my husband would stock up on. Especially a Merlot.

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  42. wewill put white wine in it

    joe gersch

    joebissy@mail.com

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  43. We like a local sweet red wine. Maybe some chardonnay as well.

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  44. Very nice Juice holder... or special needs formula holder... wink... wink.. :)

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  45. I'm hoping he will put discount wine in it (ha!) but if he has his way it would good Italian wine.

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  46. He'd put the Cab-Merlot from our last winetasting trip in it.

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  47. We love White wines. Probably some Chateau St. Michelle Winery white wines.

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  48. we like dark wines over here, like Merlot, Cabernet, Pinot Noir

    - maya hu

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  49. LOTS of kinds ;) But mostly white!

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  50. I would put in all kinds of wines. but I love white wine and Merlot

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  51. Whatever is on sale at the grocery store :)

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  52. Any kind of wine...I love wine!
    shawnac68@hotmail.com

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  53. We would put in some Pepperwood Merlot

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  54. Any kind, really, but he would probably put Merlot in there first.

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  55. i am a huge moscato fan. though i would love any type of wine.

    danielle marie xdanimarie(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  56. We both like Coppola Diamond Cabernet and Robert Mondavi Napa Cabernet and too many more to list

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  57. some roses and chardonnays and sauvignon blancs

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  58. He would put Chardonnay in it for sure.

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  59. He would put a red wine in it, and I would go for a white wine.

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