Exterior Wood

Hand-crafted from kiln-dried solid wood with doweled construction, each wine cabinet is clad in premium Cherry veneers and embellished with architectural details such as insulated framed paneling and designer pulls. Le Cache wine cabinets are available in a choice of hand-stained finishes created to highlight and accent the beautiful grains of Cherry wood. After staining, Le Cache wine cabinets receive a clear-coat sealant by hand — twice — to protect and enrich the wood finish.

The largest foreign manufacturers use faux wood or plastic wood laminates on the exterior of their wine cabinets. On the other hand, domestic manufacturers primarily offer oak as the standard wood used on the exterior of their wine cabinets. Unfortunately, Oak has a strong grain that is considered to be unsophisticated. Some manufacturers use confusing language when describing their finishes (e.g. "mahogany finish"), when in fact this refers to the stain color that is applied to the wood and not to the wood itself. If you don't like the heavy grain and texture of oak wood, ask for the cost to upgrade your wine cabinet to a premium wood, such as cherry, mahogany or maple.

The Finest Insulation

The effectiveness of the insulation used in building a wine cabinet depends on the type of insulation and the thickness of the insulation used.

Vinothèque exclusively uses foil-covered polyisocyanurate insulation, the best quality insulation available, in all of our wine cabinets. Our wine cabinets have 1.5 inches of insulation, and the total R-Value of our cabinet walls is 11.5. In addition, all the seams are sealed to create an airtight environment inside our wine cabinets.

Construction - Highest Quality Materials & Workmanship

The materials used in building and finishing your wine cabinet will determine how well the wine cabinet ages over time, and the window design and insulation used will determine how effective the wine cabinet is at preserving the conditions inside your wine cabinet and how hard your cooling system must work to maintain those conditions. The better your wine cabinet is insulated and sealed, the more years of trouble-free operation your cooling system will provide. Ask if your wine cabinet doors are made from hardwood or laminate; find out if the windows are made from glass or plastic; and ask what kind of insulation is used inside the wine cabinet walls.

Vinothèque wine cabinets are constructed from the finest wood, glass and insulation materials. Standard features include premium wood, hardwood doors, double-pane tinted glass windows, the highest-grade insulation, and sealed seams throughout the wine cabinet. All Vinothèque cabinets are designed and manufactured in the U.S.A.

Hinges - Quality Refrigerator Hinges

The two most common types of hinges used in wine cabinets are piano hinges and refrigerator hinges. Piano hinges are cheaper because the brass-colored hinges can be seen running up and down the entire length of the wine cabinet doors, even when the doors are closed. Refrigerator hinges are more expensive because they are much more durable than piano hinges and they are mounted out of view (at the top and bottom of each wine cabinet door).

Vinothèque wine cabinets are outfitted with steel refrigerator hinges for aesthetics as well as for durability. The hinges on our wine cabinets are not normally visible unless you are specifically looking for them. These high-quality refrigerator hinges will provide many years of quality service.