A portable, self-contained, temperature-controlled enclosure capable of maintaining a constant, user-specified temperature within the enclosure independent of the outside environment. The device is ideal for the transport of material that is highly temperature sensitive and requires a stable temperature environment. The portable enclosure includes capability of cellular and GPS location beacon identification, comprehensive internal status and operation monitoring, and wireless communication capability of the device status, temperature and humidity parameters, and location using BLUE TOOTH, WIFI and/or cellular technology. The system is powered by an onboard rechargeable battery, external DC power, or external AC power.

A wine cellar includes a storage room for storing food, a cooling device for supplying cooled air to the storage room, a heating device for supplying heated air to the storage room and a fan for circulating outside air of the wine cellar and inside air of the storage room. A temperature sensor senses the temperature in the storage room. A processor determines an operation mode of the wine cellar on the basis of the sensed temperature of the storage room and a set temperature for the storage room, and selectively controls the cooling device or the heating device on the basis of the determined operation mode. When the determined operation mode is a heating mode, the processor controls the fan to allow the outside air to flow into the storage room, and controls the heating device to start supplying the heated air during the operation of the fan.

A humidity control system for a wine cooler may include a damper configured to control airflow between a cabinet defining an interior and the humidity control system, a heater configured to receive the airflow, a porous medium disposed proximate to the heater, a water inlet configured to selectively supply water to the porous medium and a controller configured to adjust a supply of water to the water inlet. Upon a humidification signal the controller may adjust the damper to allow the passage of airflow from the interior of the cabinet to the heater and the porous medium. The airflow may be humidified via the porous medium and the humidified airflow may be returned to the interior of the cabinet.

A portable, self-contained, temperature-controlled enclosure capable of maintaining a constant, user-specified temperature within the enclosure independent of the outside environment. The device is ideal for the transport of material that is highly temperature sensitive and requires a stable temperature environment. The portable enclosure includes capability of cellular and GPS location beacon identification, comprehensive internal status and operation monitoring, and wireless communication capability of the device status, temperature and humidity parameters, and location using BLUE TOOTH, WIFI and/or cellular technology. The system is powered by an onboard rechargeable battery, external DC power, or external AC power.

A method for controlling an artificial cellar, including receiving actual preservation conditions of a natural cellar, the actual preservation conditions having at least one of an actual temperature and an actual humidity within the natural cellar, and adjusting preservation conditions of the artificial cellar to substantially correspond to the received actual preservation conditions of the natural cellar.