Hi! I'm Alicia Cypress, a managing editor at Reviewed responsible for overseeing all our Best Right Now product guides. To find our top picks we compared six models from top brands from the perspective of a certified wine geek who for years has relied on these coolers to protect her wine collection, as well as from Reviewed's senior scientist who designs and oversees home-appliance testing in our Cambridge, Mass., laboratories.
The Vinotemp and Wine Enthusiast wine refrigerators rose to the top of our list after testing for temperature, capacity and build. There's interior LED lighting mounted at the top of the cavity, but it doesn't provide much light when it's stuffed with bottles. Using compressor cooling technology, it is energy efficient and only made the slightest bit of noise only heard if the door was opened. The tinted glass door appears mirrored from the outside.
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However, the temperature variations registered plus or minus 2 to 3 degrees in the cooler 55-degree zone.Īesthetically, this is a sleek-looking fridge. With one temperature zone set at 60 degrees and the other set at 55, we found that the temperature of the wine in the 60-degree zone was spot on. Both zones can be set between 41 and 64 degrees Fahrenheit using a touch control panel on the top of the fridge.
We were also pleasantly surprised with the temperature performance. A few of the shelves can also be removed if you prefer to stack more of your bottles (this can be especially helpful if you have Champagne bottles made from thicker glass or larger format bottles). While most of the shelving racks are set up to store bottles in a traditional way, the bottom shelf is shaped like a bin so you can show off a few of your favorite labels or stack a few daily drinkers for easier access. There's an easy-to-use temperature control panel with LED display, and during our bottle stuffing tests, we were actually able to fit a few more than its promised 32 bottles. This freestanding cooler includes dual temperature zones and removable sturdy chrome racks. The Wine Enthusiast 32-bottle Dual-Zone MAX does a lot with a small space, it's well-crafted, keeps bottles at appropriate temperatures, and thanks to its tinted glass door, it easily fits into any décor.
Top connoisseurs, sommeliers, and high-end restaurants often gravitate to brands like EuroCave to keep their bottles at ideal aging and serving temperatures, spending thousands of dollars for precise temperature and humidity controls. But deciding which cooler to purchase can be just as tricky as creating the perfect pairing. Whether you're aging bottles in a wine cellar, want easy kitchen access, or only have space in the corner of a small apartment, buying a wine fridge is a great way to chill, store, and protect your favorite reds and whites (and rosés and sparklings, too).
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