The Auswine Forum

I've got a fondis 25, and it has been great. Constant temp, and does not seem to cost a fortune to run. But I guess that comes down to your insulation. Trev Hi Trev, Did you follow the Fondis recommendations on insulation thickness? I'm looking to go up one thickness more due to minimal cost increa...

We've been enjoying a French champagne Janisson & Fils for the last year. Very enjoyable and a nice departure from the usual French offerings. Try your independent retailers, our local orders it in for us. Around $50 bottle. On the sparkling Shiraz front, I'll be opening some beautiful 2004 bott...

Hi TIA, Apologies, I've been busy and haven't been on here for a while. I got a Fondis C25 IN in the end. The Fondis was my preference between the two and by chance it came up on Gumtree. 12 month old unit for just under half new pricing I was sold. I needed the ducted unit due to installation requi...

Sounds good Simon. What sort of capacity will a 12m3 hold? Are you doing racks or just stacking boxes? Cheers and welcome to the forum! Michael Hi Michael, I anticipate I should get around 1300 bottles using square mesh racking. Intention is to rack half and then do the other side as and when neede...

Hi All, I’ve been visiting the site on & off for 6 months and thought it was about time I added to the discussion. I’m putting a new cellar into an existing home. 100mm cool room panelling, timber lined on the inside, roughly 12m3. Cellar construction isn’t a problem but the...