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The #1 brand for wine cellars
La Sommelière inspires the wine cellar market, constantly adapting to consumer needs and expectations. Thanks to our ideas and innovative technologies, we are one of the leading brands of wine cellars for private and professional customers.
The company is growing and reinventing itself. We are concerned by our customers' need for excellence in wine storage and preservation, and we apply our experience and skills to our product ranges on a daily basis.
La Sommelière in 2024
True French luxury
Top-of-the-range, designer, French and above all connected, Ecellar products from La Sommelière have revolutionized the wine preservation market with a unique and innovative approach ...
Conserver le vin, the French success story of La Sommelière
Little by little, the Sarthe-based company, with its hundred or so employees, has taken part in the great movement to popularize this increasingly elegant piece of furniture for storing your favorite bottles. To grow, ...
CES 2024: a smart, connected wine cellar
The French company La Sommelière has designed the first connected wine cellar. From their mobile application, you can check the stock status and identity of your bottles.
La Sommelière in 2023
At IFA Berlin, Groupe Frio showcased its connected wine cellars.
On stand no. 103, Hall 3.1 at IFA Berlin, the Frio Group, Europe's leading manufacturer of wine cellars, exhibited its latest products under the La Sommelière, Climadiff, Avintage and Temptech brands.
The best solutions for storing wine at home
A room converted into a cellar, a custom-built cellar, an underground cellar, an ageing cabinet: depending on the space available in your home, you can choose from a wide range of options. Here are the best solutions for aging wine at home.
A pioneer in the democratization of the wine cellar, La Sommelière is 30 years old!
Thirty years of passion and commitment to making wine conservation and temperature control accessible to all.
La Sommelièreeurope's leading wine cellar celebrates its 30th anniversary!
Tasting and preserving wine is an expertise that has been honed over the years. La Sommelière is the embodiment of this expertise. The historic brand of wine cellars, La Sommelière is celebrating 30 years of excellence.
ECELLAR: a smart, useful, connected wine cellar!
"Everything in the home is becoming connected and tech-savvy, even small household appliances! From coffee makers to wine cellars and toasters, we take a look at these smart (...) "
La Sommelière in 2022
The first intelligent wine cellar from La Sommelière
"During the spring revival, La Sommelière won gold at the Grand Prix de l'Innovation (GPI d'or) with the ECELLAR185, its smart, connected wine cellar. The ECELLAR150, a more Cartesian and compact version of its glorious predecessor (...)"
The 100% connected French wine cellar that revolutionizes wine storage
"La Sommelière, a Frio Group brand, launches ECELLAR150, the compact version of ECELLAR185, winner of the Grand Prix de l'Innovation 2022. An intelligent tool for storing and managing your wine stock, revolutionizing the world of wine cellars (...)"
Frio innovates in the buoyant wine cellar market
"From a simple application to cutting-edge on-board technology, the term "connected" is gaining momentum; the 2022 Paris Fair has settled the matter by awarding the Grand Prix de l'Innovation 2022 to the ECELLAR185 (...)"
Introducing the new MILLESIME160 ageing cellar
"Specializing in wine preservation since 1993, the Frio Group brand La Sommelière presents its latest creation: the MILLESIME160 (...)"
La Sommelière in 2021
La Sommelière develops the first intelligent wine cellar
"The historic brand of wine cellars, La Sommelière is revolutionizing the market with a 2.0 model: the Ecellar185. Combined with an app, it allows you to view a digital register in real time (...)"
Frio innovates in the buoyant wine cellar market
"The Frio Group continues to grow. The refrigeration specialist, whose core business is wine cellars, reports sales of €60 million over a rolling 12-month period, compared with €50 million three years ago.
The Frio Group presents a range of Vinotag-compatible wine cellars
"Vinotag is a wine registry application developed by the Frio Group, French and European leader in wine cellars with brands La Sommelière, Climadiff, Avintage. (...)"
ECellar185, connected wine cellar with nearly 14 million references
"ECellar185 is a 100% French innovation launched this month. This intelligent cellar alerts oenophiles in real time to its contents and optimizes aging (...)"
When high-tech bottles wine
"A connected cellar? Smartphone alerts to uncork a great vintage at just the right moment? An express, intelligent wine aerator (...)"