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.
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lots of sweet moscato!
ReplyDeleteHe'd put in dry chardonnay. I'd slip in $6 muscatos.
ReplyDeleteA lovely cabernet
ReplyDeleteWe've been looking at these too. I'd want lots of sparkly stuff in mine.
ReplyDeleteHe'd put in whatever wine I bought, but then he'd drink with me!
ReplyDeletePretty much any type of red, and maybe a sweet white, just for me. :-)
ReplyDeleteHusband schmusband! I'd put a nice range of reds and whites in there for ME.
ReplyDeleteThis would be awesome for Matt!
ReplyDelete(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!)
DeleteI totally agree with Marla.
ReplyDeleteBeer!
ReplyDeleteChrista Frantz
Moscato D’Asti...yum.
ReplyDeleteChardonnay (my favorite!) and Pinot grigiot (his favorite!)
ReplyDeleteSo Dave doesn't read your blog?!
ReplyDeleteHe gets posts delivered by email, and sometimes forgets to look. I'm counting on that!
DeleteThe hubby would put his favorite Root wine in the cool...yep, it's red, but he enjoys it chilled ;)
ReplyDeleteJessica
I love white zin
ReplyDeleteAwesome what a great gift!
ReplyDeleteHe has a bottle from med school he has been saving for the arrival of our first baby.
ReplyDeleteHe would put in a Russian River Pinot Noir. Yummy!!
ReplyDeleteAny kind of wine would look great in this!
ReplyDeletePinot!
ReplyDeleteMy husband would enjoy a nice Pinot Noir
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteWe would put in 2011 Cristom Mt. Jefferson Cuvee Pinot Noir
ReplyDeletedry white no special brand
ReplyDeletecathycasper@hughes.net
any, most likely whites.
ReplyDeletePinot Grigio
ReplyDeleteabfantom at yahoo dot com
Probably a merlot. pfft.
ReplyDeleteZinfandel
ReplyDeleteMaybe a merlot.
ReplyDeleteMy 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.
ReplyDeleteMy husband would put Sauvignon Blanc in this!
ReplyDeleteI don't own a husband, but I would put in zinfandel or other light sweet wines.
ReplyDeleteWe don't drink wine, but with this we would start.
ReplyDeletewe love wine, we would put in our collect of Sutter Homes wines :)
ReplyDeleteMy husband would love putting his malbec's in it.
ReplyDeleteWould stock with my favorite Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay
ReplyDeleteMerlot, zinfandel, and Riesling
ReplyDeleteAny type of red wine.
ReplyDeleteMy husband loves Moscato wines. For that matter, so do I!
ReplyDeleteMy 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!
ReplyDeleteThank you ~ Tammy
We are big fans of asti.
ReplyDeleteMy husband would love to fill this with Chardonnay and maybe some homemade beer.
ReplyDeletemoscato
ReplyDeleteWe both prefer merlot.
ReplyDeleteMy husband would put my Dachshund Reisling in the cooler!
ReplyDeleteCabernet Savingon!
ReplyDeleteWould stock with my favorite Chardonnays
ReplyDeleteA nice spumanti.
ReplyDeleteHe would put some reislings in it!
ReplyDeleteHe'd fill it with a variety of reds.
ReplyDeleteMy husband would buy Reds such as Cabernet or Merlot and I would add a nice Pinot Grigio or Riesling to the mix for me.
ReplyDeletejweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
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.
ReplyDeleteno husband but i would fill it with white wine for me
ReplyDeletewith some Chardonnays and Merlots - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteWe'd put Prosecco, and Moscato wines in the cooler.
ReplyDeleteOur local favorite winery has several that my husband would stock up on. Especially a Merlot.
ReplyDeletewewill put white wine in it
ReplyDeletejoe gersch
joebissy@mail.com
A nice variety!
ReplyDeleteWe like a local sweet red wine. Maybe some chardonnay as well.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Juice holder... or special needs formula holder... wink... wink.. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping he will put discount wine in it (ha!) but if he has his way it would good Italian wine.
ReplyDeleteHe'd put the Cab-Merlot from our last winetasting trip in it.
ReplyDeleteWe love White wines. Probably some Chateau St. Michelle Winery white wines.
ReplyDeletewe like dark wines over here, like Merlot, Cabernet, Pinot Noir
ReplyDelete- maya hu
LOTS of kinds ;) But mostly white!
ReplyDeleteI would put in all kinds of wines. but I love white wine and Merlot
ReplyDeleteWhatever is on sale at the grocery store :)
ReplyDeleteAny kind of wine...I love wine!
ReplyDeleteshawnac68@hotmail.com
We would put in some Pepperwood Merlot
ReplyDeleteAny kind, really, but he would probably put Merlot in there first.
ReplyDeleteCabernet Sauvignon!
ReplyDeletei am a huge moscato fan. though i would love any type of wine.
ReplyDeletedanielle marie xdanimarie(at)yahoo(dot)com
We both like Coppola Diamond Cabernet and Robert Mondavi Napa Cabernet and too many more to list
ReplyDeletesome roses and chardonnays and sauvignon blancs
ReplyDeleteHe would put Chardonnay in it for sure.
ReplyDeleteHe would put a red wine in it, and I would go for a white wine.
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