Wine Cooler for the Well Heeled RV Set

While Poe has his cask of Amontillado, some RVers simply don't like to carry the "good stuff," because of lacking the proper wine cellar. Sure, there's a lot of room in Class A "basements," but somehow, it's just not the same.

Now if you can afford that pricey grape blood, you surely can take it with you. Wine enthusiasts know the importance of proper storage to preserve the distinctive flavors of fine vintages. Now touch control digital technology makes temperature control easy and precise on the U-Line 2115WC "Échelon Wine Captain."

With a touch control digital display panel elegantly integrated into Échelon's bottom wine rack, you can set the inner workings to keep whatever your vino is happiest at: 55°F for red, 50°F for white, and 45°F for sparkling wines. It provides the ability to set the middle temperature and see the temperatures in all three zones.

The slim cabinet stores up to 24 .75-liter bottles. The wine connoisseur's prized collection is attractively presented against a black interior on maple-trimmed, slide-out racks that can be stained to match surrounding cabinetry. The lower one can be tilted at a 40° angle to best display the bottles. Adjustable interior lighting achieves a dramatic effect, while the black or stainless door features tinted, thermal-tempered glass to protect wine from UV rays. Oh my, I'm drooling already.

Aboard your RV, the bottles are safe in the vibration-free U-Line Échelon. A 50% internal humidity is maintained for short- or longer-term storage. An alarm will sound when the door is left open and the interior lights automatically shut off after four hours. No drain is required and it defrosts automatically. All of this, and the price for some is right: Suggested retail prices of the U-Line Échelon 2115 Wine Captain start at $1,709 for black and $2,251 for stainless steel models. Since you no doubt have an on-board generator when "roughing it," the small ac draw should be minimal.

Visit the home offices of U-line at www.u-line.com, and tell 'em "Bubbles" sent ya.