Wine Refrigerator Question...

Why do some have a 'red wine' button--isnt red wine supposed to be at room temperature and not refrigerated?

Can both red and white bottles be in there at the same time, I assume not if they are both to be at different temperatures, so does this mean the fridge can be used for Red only or White only, not both in there together??

Thanks...

Red wine should be stored at slightly above room temperature. Wine Refridgerators have different places where the botles are stored so that white wine will be in the colder area (called 'Zones') and red wine in the warmer zone (sounds funny, but it works)

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Here's an article on red wine temperature:
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Sipping what felt like an 80-degree Cabernet at Soho Steak last summer, I had an epiphany when a French couple nearby ordered a sweat-dripping bottle of Brouilly. I asked the waiter why that red wine wasn’t listed as “chilled.” “The French know better,” he said, shrugging. So should New York’s wine professionals: Any sommelier worth his spittoon knows that reds should be at “cellar temperature”—between 60 and 65 degrees. But with most restaurants around 72 degrees in summer, finding a glass of red at a refreshing 69 degrees or lower is difficult (and, at $15 a glass, frustrating). Armed with a Taylor Digital Instant-Read Pocket Thermometer, I tested two glasses of red wine at thirteen top restaurants. More than half pour glasses into the seventies. When I revealed the experiment, most sommeliers spoke of the difficulty of keeping wine cool when it needs to be handy (and of the cost of temp-controlled fridges). Michael Greenlee of Gotham Bar and Grill made no apologies: “It’s just the way it is. By-the-glass sales account for less than 20 percent of our sales. My goal is to see a bottle on every table.”





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We have one and keep both in there. I think the buttons are for people that only have red or white not both.
Red & White are supposed to be at 2 seperate temps. Red is supposed to be at about room temp, I think we keep the fridge at about 65 - or something like that. I will ask DH - since this is what he does for a living.