BEFORE USING YOUR WINE CELLAR
The appliance which you have purchased is a wine cellar – a professional appliance intended exclusively for keeping wines.
For best use of your appliance, please read these instructions carefully. In them you will find a description of the appliance and useful tips on keeping wines.
Keep this booklet for future consultation.
1.After unpacking the appliance, make sure that the door closes. Inform your retailer of any damage within 24 hours.
2.Wait for at least two hours before switching the appliance on, so that the cooling circuit has time to reach full efficiency.
3.Make sure that the installation and electrical connection are carried out by a qualified engineer according to the manufacturer’s instructions and the local rules in force.
SAFEGUARDING THE EVIRONMENT
1. Packing
The packing material is 100% recyclable and is labelled with the recycling symbol 
. Please dispose of all packing responsibly and carefully. Keep the packaging material (plastic bags, polystyrene parts, etc.) out of the reach of children because it is potentially hazardous.
2. Scrapping/Disposal
The appliance has been made with recyclable material.
This appliance is marked in conformity with European Directive 2002/96/EC, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Making sure that it is scrapped correctly helps to prevent any adverse consequences for health and the environment.
The symbol on the product, or on the documents accompanying this appliance indicates that this product should not be disposed of as household waste. Please dispose of this appliance at an Electrical & Electronic Equipment Collection point as in accordance with local environmental regulations for waste disposal. When it is scrapped, make it unusable by cutting the power cable and removing the doors and shelves so that children cannot access the inside easily.
Scrap it according to the local rules for the disposal of waste and take it to a collection point. Do not leave it unattended even for a few days because it is a source of danger for children. For details of your local Collection Point please contact your Local Authority.
Information:
This appliance does not contain CFCs. The refrigerant circuit contains R134a (HFC) or R600a (HC) (see the rating plate inside the appliance).
For appliances with Isobutane (R600a): isobutane is a natural gas which has no effect on the environment but is inflammable. Make sure that the cooling circuit pipes are not damaged.
Declaration of conformity 
•This appliance has been designed, manufactured and sold in conformity with:
-safety objectives of the "Low Voltage" Directive 2006/95/CE (which replaces 73/23/CEE and subsequent amendments);
-the safety requirements in the "EMC" Directive 2004/108/EEC, modified by Directive 93/68/CEE.
The appliance's electrical safety is only assured when it is correctly connected to an efficient earthing system complying with legal provisions.
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GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND
SUGGESTIONS
•Use the wine cellar only to store wines and do not put any other type of food into it.
•Be careful not to cover or obstruct the appliance’s ventilation openings.
To avoid the risk of suffocation and becoming trapped, do not allow children to play or hide inside the appliance.
•Before any maintenance or cleaning, unplug the plug from the power socket or switch off the electrical power.
•Only an authorised person can replace the power supply cable.
•Do not keep explosive substances in the appliance.
•Be careful when moving the appliance not to damage flooring (e.g. parquet).
•Do not use extensions or multiple adapters.
•The appliance is not intended for use by young children or unsupervised infirm people.
•Do not damage the cooling fluid circuit.
•Do not use electrical appliances inside the wine cellar, if they are not of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
•Place the appliance in a dry and well-ventilated room. The appliance is designed to work in rooms where the temperature falls within the following intervals, which in turn are a function of the climatic class given on the data plate: the appliance may not work correctly if it is left for a long time at a temperature higher or lower than the interval specified.
Climatic Class |
Room T. (°C) |
Room T (°F) |
|
|
|
SN |
from 10 to 32 |
from 50 to 90 |
N |
from 16 to 32 |
from 61 to 90 |
ST |
from 16 to 38 |
from 61 to 100 |
T |
from 16 to 43 |
from 61 to 110 |
Important:
•If large amounts of wine are put in the appliance, it may take several days for it to reach a constant temperature.
•Caution! The storage temperature must never drop below +6°C.
•When the appliance is working, drops of dew or frost may form on the inner liner wall. This depends on the operation. There is no need to scrape the frost off or dry off the dew. The back wall defrosts automatically. The defrost water is automatically conveyed to a drain hole, and then collected in a container where it evaporates.
•The bottles can be stored neatly on the wooden racks. Each shelf can bear a maximum weight of 40 Kg.
Remember when arranging
•Place the bottles in a central position on the rack.
•When closing the door make sure that the bottles do not touch the glass door.
•Caution: highly concentrated alcohol must be kept hermetically closed and in a vertical position.
•Because of the circulation of air in the refrigerator, different temperature zones
form:
The colder zones are those near the back wall, the warmer zones are close to the door glass.
•Always store bottled wines individually and not in cases or cardboard boxes.
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INTRODUCTION TO WINE
Storing wine
As is well known, wine will keep for a long time; if kept in a suitable place white wines will keep for about two years from the date of harvest. Light red wines can be kept for up to two years although preferably they should be consumed within a year. While some full-bodied red wines can keep for ten years and heavy red wines even twenty years. When you buy a bottle of wine put it in the cellar or another suitable place immediately. Three factors are vital in the process which starts from the cultivation of the grape, through to ripening, harvesting and wine making: light, air humidity and room temperature. If the taste of the wine is to reach full maturity while maintaining the wine’s bouquet, it must be stored with these three factors in perfect balance.
Storage space
Not everyone has an underground storage space which can be used as a cellar. Recently technology has evolved to produce a suitable substitute for the classic wine cellar. The Wine Cellar which you have purchased is a special appliance designed to contain and store wines correctly. It should not be used to store fruit, vegetables or other food, but only your favourite bottles of wine. So, without having a cellar area, every type of wine can be correctly stored, matured and enjoyed.
Storage rules
A vital rule for keeping your favourite bottles is that they should be placed on their sides or inclined so that the wine bathes the cork. Many people think that this causes the well-known “cork” smell. In reality contact between the wine and the cork helps the elasticity of the cork so guaranteeing its effectiveness. Being able to remove the bottles easily avoids accidental shaking which, like vibration, could cause the sediments to suspend again, so altering the appearance of the wine over time. Move your bottles as little as possible and let the wine rest. Also avoid letting the bottles come into contact with the bottom wall because this would not only affect efficient defrosting but could ruin the bottle labels because of the drops of water collected during defrosting. The shelves on which the bottles are placed are made of wood, which efficiently absorbs any vibrations and keeps the bottle away from the wall which transmits the cold. The bottles of wine must also be kept away from substances or places which have a strong smell because this could easily be transmitted to the wine.
The temperature
The temperature represents a critical factor which is important throughout the wine’s life cycle. It determines wine’s good development while it remains in the bottle to mature. For best storage the temperature must be kept constant between 8 and 12°C. Rapid and wide changes of temperature must be avoided: too high a temperature dilates the liquids and speeds up the maturing process, while too low a temperature (below 4 – 5°C) could cause the precipitation of tartrates, which could affect the wine’s appearance. In extreme cases in which the temperature drops below 0°C, the wine may freeze and cause the cork to be expelled.
The cork
The cork is a fundamental component of a bottle of wine: its quality, chosen by the wine producer, is very important for the maturation of the wine itself. The perfect condition of the cork, in the bottles which we buy, depends exclusively on the standards of use and storage used by the producer or bottler.
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STORING THE BOTTLES
Classical storage with 36 bottles
If you want to arrange the bottles for storing wine so that they are visible and easy to take out, we recommend the 36-bottle configuration (Bordeaux bottle or mixed Bordeaux bottle and German-type bottle). Position a maximum of 6 bottles in the niches of each of the 5 wooden shelves; another 6 bottles can be placed in the slots on the bottom of the cellar to give a total of 36 bottles.
The wooden shelves have a locking system to avoid accidental removal which could cause the bottles to fall. The larger bottles (German-type bottle) should be placed on their side.
Storage with Champagne bottles.
Because Champagne bottles are larger than normal ones, a maximum of 5 must be placed on the bottom of the cellar. If you want to store more Champagne bottles remove the 5th shelf and stack the bottles on top of the bottles placed on the base of the cellar but in the reverse direction. Up to 9 Champagne bottles can be stored in this way.
Taking out the wooden shelves
To take out the wooden shelves proceed as follows:
1.Hold the front part of the shelf with one hand.
2.Remove the shelf slowly by pulling it slowly towards you one third of its length.
If there are only a few bottles
If there are not enough bottles to fill the wine cellar they should be distributed between all the available shelves, avoiding loading them all at the top or all at the bottom. So that they can be more easily seen from outside, they should be placed centrally on all the shelves.
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STORING THE BOTTLES
Possible configurations for storing bottles
STANDARD
36 Bottles (100% on their sides)
5 racks used
STORAGE 44 Bottles (100% on their sides)
1 rack used
STORAGE
42 Bottles
(50% on their sides and 50% upright)
3 racks used
}4 rows (6x4)
MAXIMUM STORAGE 46 Bottles (48% on their sides and 52% upright)
1 rack used
4 rows (6x4){
STORING CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES
Never take out more than one sliding shelf at once.
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