Wine Cabinets
A wine cabinet gives a client wine storage without giving up a room.
Not every project has space, budget or justification for a dedicated wine room. A well-specified wine cabinet can deliver genuine climate-controlled storage or serving temperature within a piece of joinery, a kitchen island end panel, or a dedicated run of cabinetry — without the building work a full cellar requires.
Encool supplies La Réserve Plug & Play wine cabinets, a self-contained cooling solution designed to be integrated directly into bespoke joinery.
For designers, joiners and kitchen specifiers, the key is treating the cabinet as a cooling appliance with real technical requirements — not just a piece of furniture with a temperature dial.
Why a cabinet suits certain projects
A wine cabinet works well where a client wants:
Wine storage or serving temperature without a dedicated room
Integration into existing or new kitchen and joinery runs
A smaller footprint than even a compact wine room
Flexibility to position wine storage in a hallway, kitchen, dining room or bar area
A lower-cost entry point than a full climate-controlled room
A finish that matches the surrounding cabinetry rather than standing apart from it
Cabinets are also a practical fit for apartments and smaller properties where a dedicated wine room is not realistic, but proper wine care still matters to the client.
La Réserve Plug & Play cabinets
Encool's La Réserve Plug & Play range is designed to sit within bespoke cabinetry, with the cooling system built into the unit itself — no separate condenser, no refrigerant pipework to route, and no F-gas installation required.
The range covers two distinct temperature bands: a serving temperature of 5 to 7°C for bottles ready to drink, and a storage temperature of 12 to 18°C for longer-term conditioning — the same distinction that matters in a full-size cellar, available within a single cabinet format.
Noise operates in the 38 to 41dBA range, quiet enough for kitchen, dining or living spaces where the cabinet will be heard as well as seen. Energy consumption is approximately 0.9kWh per 24 hours at 15°C, a figure worth having on hand when a client asks about running cost.
Cabinets are available from a minimum depth of 50cm, with multiple finish options to match surrounding joinery, concealed LED lighting for bottle presentation, and a digital lock where security or access control matters. Power supply is a standard 220V/50Hz connection. The range carries a 2-year warranty.
Planning cabinet integration
Because the cabinet sits within joinery rather than a dedicated room, coordination happens at the cabinetry design stage rather than during a building fit-out. Points to confirm early:
Available depth — the cabinet needs a minimum of 50cm
Ventilation clearance around the unit, since it rejects heat locally rather than through a remote condenser
Power supply position within the cabinet run
Whether serving temperature (5–7°C) or storage temperature (12–18°C) suits the client's intended use
Finish and hardware to match the surrounding joinery
Access for future servicing without dismantling the cabinetry around it
Ventilation clearance is the point most often missed at the design stage — a self-contained unit needs somewhere for the heat it removes to go, even within a piece of furniture.
Best suited to trade-led planning
Encool works with joiners, kitchen designers, interior designers and verified trade buyers specifying La Réserve cabinets into bespoke cabinetry.
Because the units are self-contained and plug-and-play, installation does not require an F-gas engineer in the way a split system does — but ventilation clearance and power provision still need to be designed in from the start.
Early support helps avoid the issues that come up most often with cabinet integration — insufficient depth or ventilation clearance discovered after the joinery is built, or the wrong temperature band specified for how the client actually intends to use the cabinet.
Speak with Encool
If you are specifying a wine cabinet into joinery, send us:
Available depth, width and height
Drawings or sketches of the cabinet run
Intended use — serving temperature or long-term storage
Finish requirements
Power supply location
Ventilation clearance available around the unit
We will help review the project and confirm the right La Réserve cabinet specification.
Speak to Encool about a La Réserve wine cabinet