Our breakdown of the best wine coolers & refrigerators for 2021
Last updated: March 18, 2021
The best wine coolers are:
- Kalamera 24'' Wine Refrigerator
- Ivation 18-Bottle Dual Zone Wine Refrigerator
- Edgestar 332 Bottle Built-In Side-by-Side Wine Cellar
- Kalamera 15'' 30-Bottle Wine Cooler
- Koldfront 24-Bottle Freestanding Dual Zone Wine Cooler
- Ivation 8-Bottle Thermoelectric Cooler
- Avanti EWC1021 Wine Cooler
- Ivation Red and White Countertop Wine Chiller
- Whynter Thermoelectric
- Wine Enthusiast Freestanding Refrigerator
- Haier HVTEC12DABS
- Koldfront 18 Freestanding Cooler
- Whynter WC-241DS Freestanding Cooler
- Wine Enthusiast Silent 2-Temp
- Kalamera 24-Inch Wine Refrigerator
- EdgeStar 18-Bottle
- Kalamera 30-Bottle
- NewAir AWR-290DB Compact 29-Bottle
- Allavino FlexCount VSWR56-2SSRN, 56-Bottle
- NewAir Premier Gold Series, 116-Bottle
- Allavino FlexCount Series, 172-Bottle
- Kalamera 24'' Wine Refrigerator
- Ivation 18-Bottle Dual Zone Wine Refrigerator
- Edgestar 332 Bottle Built-In Side-by-Side Wine Cellar
- Kalamera 15'' 30-Bottle Wine Cooler
- Koldfront 24-Bottle Freestanding Dual Zone Wine Cooler
- Ivation 8-Bottle Thermoelectric Cooler
- Avanti EWC1021 Wine Cooler
- Ivation Red and White Countertop Wine Chiller
- Whynter Thermoelectric
- Wine Enthusiast Freestanding Refrigerator
- Haier HVTEC12DABS
- Koldfront 18 Freestanding Cooler
- Whynter WC-241DS Freestanding Cooler
- Wine Enthusiast Silent 2-Temp
- Kalamera 24-Inch Wine Refrigerator
- EdgeStar 18-Bottle
- Kalamera 30-Bottle
- NewAir AWR-290DB Compact 29-Bottle
- Allavino FlexCount VSWR56-2SSRN, 56-Bottle
- NewAir Premier Gold Series, 116-Bottle
- Allavino FlexCount Series, 172-Bottle
The Best Wine Coolers for 2020 are:
The best wine coolers right now are:
Wine Cooler | Rank |
Kalamera 24'' Wine Refrigerator | 5 |
Ivation 18-Bottle Dual Zone Wine Refrigerator | 4.3 |
Edgestar 332 Bottle Built-In Side-by-Side Wine Cellar | 4.6 |
Kalamera 15'' 30-Bottle Wine Cooler | 4.2 |
Koldfront 24-Bottle Freestanding Dual Zone Wine Cooler | 4.5 |
Ivation 8-Bottle Thermoelectric Cooler | 4.1 |
Avanti EWC1021 Wine Cooler | 4 |
Ivation Red and White Countertop Wine Chiller | 3.9 |
Whynter Thermoelectric | 4.4 |
Wine Enthusiast Freestanding Refrigerator | 3.5 |
Haier HVTEC12DABS | 4.5 |
Koldfront 18 Freestanding Cooler | 4 |
Whynter WC-241DS Freestanding Cooler | 3.9 |
Wine Enthusiast Silent 2-Temp | 4.3 |
Kalamera 24-Inch Wine Refrigerator | 4.6 |
EdgeStar 18-Bottle | 3.7 |
Kalamera 30-Bottle | 4.5 |
NewAir AWR-290DB Compact 29-Bottle | 4.1 |
Allavino FlexCount VSWR56-2SSRN, 56-Bottle | 4 |
NewAir Premier Gold Series, 116-Bottle | 3.9 |
Allavino FlexCount Series, 172-Bottle | 3.6 |
Wine Cooler | Bottle Capacity | Dimensions | Item Weight | Shop |
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Kalamera 24'' Wine Refrigerator | 46 bottle capacity | 22.4 x 23.4 x 33 inches | 104.5 pounds | |
Ivation 18-Bottle | 18 bottle capacity | 26.5 x 22.2 x 15.6 inches | 42.2 pounds | |
Edgestar | 332 bottle capacity | 26.8 x 46.9 x 69.5 inches | 462 pounds | |
Kalamera 15'' | 30 bottle capacity | 22.4 x 14.9 x 33.9 inches | 72.8 pounds | |
Koldfront 24-Bottle Freestanding | 24 bottle capaciry | 21.8 x 14 x 33.2 inches | 48 pounds |
1. The Best Wine Refrigerator Overall - Kalamera 24'' Wine Refrigerator
- ★Large Storage Mini Bar For Can & Wine: This beer fridge just under 23”X24” of floor space, you get storage space for up to 120 cans & 16 bottles of your favorite cold beverages and wine! The beer cooler with white LED light, you could find out your favorite cool drink quickly. The top roller wooden shelf could hold your favorite wine (1-16 bottle), and your wine is in security with the roller. With our cooler, you won’t just own a beverage refrigerator, you’ll have a wine cooler too.
- ★Sleek Design: This small fridge with Seamless Stainless Steel and transparent glass front with white LED cooler light add elegant design and practical function to your home. This beverage mini refrigerator with single zone temperature control - easy to change the temperature to 38°F - The black air outlet with seamless stainless steel door is the unique design in this market. It will become one of the highlight in your house.
- ★Removable Wooden & Wire Racks: Four wire racks with one roller wooden shelf remove easily to quickly add cases of wine, beer or soda cans. You could take one of the shelf away from the drink maker when you need to put the higher can. The mini fridge glass door is double layer which is reflecting the UV on the first glass before reaching the second glass. The glass door mini fridges with reversible door and adjustable feet, so it is flexible for different home and kitchen.
- ★Advance Compressor Cooling System: Whisper-quiet compressor maintains even cool temperature longer, with fewer stops and starts! This beverage refrigerators mini cooler can cool your drink better than others and help you enjoy your drink. The mini fridge no freezer, with an automatic defrosting function, could help the bar fridge work well under the counter. As a fress-standing, the beautiful design also help this drink refrigerator become a beautiful scenery line in our house.
- ★Temperature Memory Function: Restore the set temperature in the can cooler after it is back on from power lost, which keeps your drink cooler from going bad with increasing temperature.★Kalamera wine cooler & beverage refrigerator has been sold since 2014, we do what our customers need. Any further information needed before purchasing, you could contact us.
Why we chose this one?
People who are serious about their wine and their wine collection will fall in love with this large wine refrigerator. It has the capacity for 46 full size bottles, so you can fill it with all your favorites, and still have space for some new labels that are competing for your affections. You can always have the right glass to pair with your dinner if you have a refrigerator like this one. The glass on its door is triple thick and fog-proof, so your wine will never lose its chill inside and you’ll always have the perfect view of your collection.
This marvel of refrigeration technology has dual zones, so red wine and white wine can be kept separate at their optimum temperatures. It also has a clever in-built memory, so if there is a power outage or you unplug it for some reason, it will remember your custom temperature settings for each zone and won’t need to be reset. It has also been designed to be quiet, so it doesn’t disturb dinner conversation, and to be low-vibration so that it doesn’t disturb the wine sediment while its stored.
And to top it all off, it is quite a fetching refrigerator, with black and stainless-steel trimming and beechwood shelves inside – the perfect place for your treasured labels.
Specifications
· Built-in or freestanding installation
· Digital LED temperature control
· Blue interior LED light
· Security lock
· Reversible door
· Input voltage: 110 V/60 Hz
· Input power: 90W
· Rated current: 1.5A
· Weight: 104.5 lbs
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2. The Best for Value - Ivation 18-Bottle Dual Zone Wine Refrigerator
- WINE COOLER (wine Cellar / Wine Chiller) A MUST HAVE: The only way to protect the quality and taste of your wines long or short term, and ensure it AGES at a consistent level, the wine has to be stored in the correct environment and CONSISTENT TEMPERATURE, (ideally in the range of 55° F) This free standing innovative wine cooler will protect your red or white wine, preserving its quality and rich flavors, so you could enjoy its real taste to the fullest.
- PERFECT Stable TEMPERATURE: The Ivation cooler enables you to store your wines short & long term in a consistent stable temp environment, and allows you to customize the temp to one that creates an ideal climate for your wines ageing process, Upper zone: 46º – 64ºF (8º – 18ºC), Lower Zone: 54º – 64ºF (12º – 18ºC), therefore bringing out the true characteristics and full flavor of your wines in the long-term. Quickly monitor and set temperatures in both temperature zones with touch controls.
- HUMIDITY, MINIMAL LIGHT: Insulated with Solid polyurethane heavy foam (CFC-free) & Closed with Thermopane doors that are tempered smoked, to ensure an interior odor-free environment that maintains constant humidity, keeping the cork from drying out, thus preventing more air to come into contact with the wine, also to ensure darkness, blocking out sunlight and harmful UV rays that breaks down the complex molecules that create the special flavors in properly aged wines.
- NO VIBRATION & SUPER QUIET: Specially built with an Energy-efficient thermoelectric cooling system with no compressor, to minimize the vibration effect and noise, allowing your wine to age and settle properly, with no disturbance to its natural occurring sediments.
Why we chose this one?
If you are a fan of both red and white wines, then this is the perfect refrigerator for you. This wine cooler has dual zones, upper and lower, so you can keep different wines at their proper temperatures in the same unit. The upper zone has a temperature range of 46 to 64 degrees, and the lower zone can bet set anywhere between 54 and 64 degrees.
The door has smoked glass, which prevents excess light from altering the composition of your wines, and the unit uses a vibration-free thermoelectric cooling system that won’t shake your wines and disturb their sediment while you store them. The unit also has a cleverly designed door and high-quality insulation that keeps in humidity to stop corks from drying out if you plan on storing wine for a long time. The interior light is operated by a switch, so you can see your wine when you want to, or turn the light off when it isn’t required.
Ivation have a great range of wine refrigerators to suit any application. This model is a best-seller on Amazon, with fantastic five-star reviews that say it is the perfect ‘first wine fridge’ for new enthusiasts, and that it operates almost silently and keeps a perfect temperature. Some users have had problems with reliability in the first year, so make sure you carefully read the instructions to make sure it is set up properly.
Specifications
· Temperature Range: 46º – 64ºF (8º – 18ºC) -54º – 64ºF (12º – 18ºC)
· Unit Dimensions: 13.5" x 20" x 25.4" (34.5 x 50.8 x 64.5cm)
· Weight: Net: 36.4 lbs. (16.5kg), Gross: 40 lbs. (16.4kg)
· Efficient thermoelectric cooling
· Voltage:120 volts
· Wattage: 140.00
· Automatic defrost
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3. The Best for Space - Edgestar 332 Bottle Built-In Side-by-Side Wine Cellar
Price:$3,999.99
For some wine enthusiasts, their collection can quickly outgrow their small refrigerator, but you will have acres of space in these side-by-side coolers. These units are completely separate, so they can be installed next to each other or in different places. Buying them as a pair will save you a considerable amount of money compared to buying single units, and you can put the money you save towards a case of one of your favorite labels to stock them up with.
Together they can hold up to 322 bottles, which is more than 26 cases, and both refrigerators can stand alone or be built in to a kitchen or home bar. The doors of both units have tinted glass, and both doors have security locks.
Each unit has independent temperature controls with LED displays, letting you set custom temperatures for each refrigerator. The interior shelving is made from wire with a wooden trim, and the doors can be hung from either side, letting you customize the unit’s look.
Specifications
- Temperature Range: 40-65 degrees F
- Unit Dimensions: 26.8 x 46.9 x 69.5 inches (68 x 119 x 177 cm)
- Weight: 462 lbs. (209.5kg)
- Reversible door hinges, so you can create a french door design
- Security lock
- Replaceable carbon filter
- Automatic defrost
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4. The Best Built-In Refrigerator - Kalamera 15'' 30-Bottle Wine Cooler
- ★LARGE CAPACITY FOR WINE & CAN: This mini wine fridge holds up to 28 bottles of your favorite wine. Its only affected when having larger bottle, like Pinot or Champagne. It's the perfect choice for the wine lover having various wine collection. Soft white LED light keep your wine in a beautiful environment, help you selection of your favorite wine at all times.
- ★SEAMLESS STAINLESS STEEL & BLACK AIR OUTLET: Special stainless steel frame with 2 layers of tempered glass stabilize temperature levels inside and keep glass from fogging. This wine and beverage refrigerator with automatic defrosting function, this function would work every six hours. The black air outlet is so cool and fit for different kitchen.
- ★TEMPERATURE MEMORY FUNCTION : The small cooler restore the set temperature in the cooler after it is back on from power lost, which keeps your wine collection from going bad with increasing temperature. You could enjoy yourself when you go to travel, and do not need to worry about your wine. To hold your drink better, we choose 6 high quality wooden shelves in this cooler. The shelf is removable and with stopper. On two sides of each shelf placed two stoppers.
- ★SINGLE ZONE/ONE-TOUCH CONTROL: LED control display makes it easy to set temperature from 40-55℉, providing perfect chilling temperature at all times! Kalamera unique design make this small wine cooler could be installed as built-in wine cooler or freestanding wine fridges.
- ★VERSATILE INSTALLATION: Takes just 14.9 x 33.9 x 22.4 inches of space and can be installed under a counter in kitchen or bar area, or used as a freestanding unit! ★Kalamera wine cooler & beverage refrigerator has been sold since 2014, we do what our customers need. Any further information needed before purchasing, you could contact us.
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This excellent wine cooler can hold up to 30 full-size bottles of wine, and can be built into a kitchen counter or home bar, or be free standing if that is what you need, giving you plenty of installation options. Its door is double layered with tempered glass that holds the chilled air in and keeps your bottles at their optimum temperature. The glass never fogs, giving you a view of your bottles that is always clear of condensation.
This wine cooler only has a single temperature zone, but can be set up to hold red or white wines with a temperature range of 40 to 66 degrees. The refrigerator also has a built-in memory to store your temperature preferences, so if there is a power cut or the plug gets knocked from the outlet, you don’t have to reset it.
Read my full guide to the best under counter wine coolers/fridges on my other page.
Specifications
- Temperature Range: 40-66 degrees F
- Unit Dimensions: 14.9 x 33.9 x 22.4 inches (37.8 x 86.1 x 56.9 cm)
- Weight: 462 lbs. (209.5kg)
- Digital controls
- Security lock
- Reversible door
- Smart wooden shelves
- Blue light
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5. The Best with Wooden Shelving - Koldfront 24-Bottle Freestanding Dual Zone Wine Cooler
Price:Price not available
If you love red wine and white wine equally, then you need a wine cooler that can show them off in style and keep them at their perfect temperatures. This great wine refrigerator holds 24 bottles, holding 12 in each of its dual zones.
Its digital touchpad control panel separates the upper and lower zones. The upper zone has a temperature range of 54 to 66 degrees, while the lower zone can be set anywhere between 46 and 66 degrees. This cooler implements thermoelectric chilling technology and wooden shelving to create a vibration free environment to store your wines.
Its cabinet is black and has a stainless-steel trim around the door giving it an eye-catching, modern look that will fit in any kitchen, home bar or cellar. It is lit internally by an LED light that can be turned on or off on the central control panel, and the door has a safety lock to keep your wine secured while you are elsewhere. This refrigerator is designed to be free-standing, so if you want to remove or replace the shelving, the door will need enough space to swing open a full 180 degrees.
Specifications
- Temperature Range: Top zone - 54 to 66 degrees F; Lower zone: 46 to 66 degrees F
- Unit Dimensions: 33.5" H x 14" W x 19.6” (85.1 x 35.5 x 49.8 cm)
- Weight: 48 lbs. (21.7 kg)
- Thermoelectric cooling
- Security lock
- Warranty available
- Stand-alone unit
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Wine Cooler | Bottle Capacity | Dimensions | Item Weight | Shop |
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Kalamera 24'' Wine Refrigerator | 46 bottle capacity | 22.4 x 23.4 x 33 inches | 104.5 pounds | |
Ivation 18-Bottle | 18 bottle capacity | 26.5 x 22.2 x 15.6 inches | 42.2 pounds | |
Edgestar | 332 bottle capacity | 26.8 x 46.9 x 69.5 inches | 462 pounds | |
Kalamera 15'' | 30 bottle capacity | 22.4 x 14.9 x 33.9 inches | 72.8 pounds | |
Koldfront 24-Bottle Freestanding | 24 bottle capaciry | 21.8 x 14 x 33.2 inches | 48 pounds |
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