I have kitchen plans for a 24"built in under counter Bev Fridge. I have tripled my appliance allowance and realize subzero probably is a good choice but trying to stay closer to $1,000 with builder price discount. Uline has one that does both and looks nice enough, but the shelves for the water bottles don't roll out for easy access and loading. Will mainly use it for water bottles/flavored water bottles so it needs to be taller than just cans. I also don't want it to be too loud. Prefer the stainless look with the wood edge wine shelf. Any other options out there?

So how do people who travel carry wine? I'm sure our OP has been traveling with wine and is satisfied with everything but the temperature, hence the upgrade. Obviously Scotch is what you'd take for the Top of the World highway but surely RVers aren't stuck with boxed wine the rest of the time? I haven't tried shopping on Houzz and directing people to forums for questions about an item for sale seems sort of, well, bad for sales!

Is the refrigerator on wheels? Is it brought inside and plugged in when delivered?

I would think if it exploded, there would be wine sprayed much farther than if it just fell on the floor. You need a forensic detective, lol! I hope your floor isn't destroyed by wine stains. And I do think, if the wine wasn't fully fermented before bottling, that it could build up gas if it became warm enough and possibly shaken by transporting it. It wasn't homemade wine, was it? Yikes, here's a youtube video of an exploded bottle: