20 Best Wine Fridge For Garage (2023 Updated)

We bought this fridge as part of our kitchen renovation. We thought it would be a nice added touch. When we installed it we found it to be VERY loud. I called and told them about it. They said that to was a “quiet” unit and they would replace it.

They then told me that normally the cost to ship the old unit would not be covered under the warranty but if I posted a nice review on the product they would cover the return shipping. When we got the new unit, plugged it in and it is just as loud as the first one.

Emailed the rep that I had been working with and she asked me to send a video of the unit making the noise. I did and they told me that the noise was normal. If you don’t care about a loud fridge then this unit will be fine.

As mentioned in other review, if you install it totally flush to cabinetry the door will not be able to open far enough. It has to stick out a fair bit to allow door to open far enough such that you can slide the wood slats that hold the bottles in and out.

Essentially the body of the unit is flush and the entire width of the door needs to be sticking out from the surrounding cabinets. Also, somewhat bizarrely, you are able to have the handle on the left or right side (this can be important if installed near a corner due to the clearance needed to open the door fully) but changing to the right side involves rotating the door 180 degrees which leave the ‘newair’ logo upside down and in a more prominent location on the top end of the door.

I asked customer service about this and they said the logo is glued on and cannot be removed without scuffing the door. Disappointing design.

One major flaw- It is sold as “Built-in” and they cleverly show a front facing photo of it between cabinets. However, the unit has no toe kick recess! The door and vent run straight down to the floor.

For the door to be flush with cabinet doors the entire base sticks out in the toe kick area and looks terrible. Such a poor design- Why wouldn’t your design team have notched the front at the base to accommodate standard toe kick space?.

This is probably the next logical progression for the serious collector. Not budget busting but has good features. High end shelving and a dual zone make this adequately attractive. The unit runs smoothly with negligible sounds.

I currently use it as a freestanding unit but I’ll eventually get it situated with cabinetry. ✔ Yes, I recommend this product.

I received this cooler for Mother’s Day 2022. It was the most thoughtful gift from my children. They put their money together and surprised me. However, here it is two weeks later and it doesn’t work.

I happened to be walking passed it and noticed the temperature rising and no motor sound. My first thought was to unplug it and plug it back up. Instantly I heard the motor and eventually the temperature started to drop.

I would be so heartbroken to tell my children their gift died two weeks later. They are all struggling college students and I’m sure they could have used that money elsewhere. I really wanted to brag about my gift but now all I can do is keep an eye on it.

This is a wonderful unit!! I put it in the master bath!. Holds drinks water and the cosmetics that I keep refrigerated! Like mascara! Buy mascara sometimes on sale and then refrigerate until use to keep it fresh.

Get up in the night and your water or beverage is immediately available!! I can take it poolside as well. It is the perfect size and SHAPE!!.

Probably won’t fit 18 bottles if you have any larger ones, but still a good size. As people mentioned, a bit louder than my old wine fridge and the temp readout is quite bright (I tape something over it).

But looks really sleek and pretty compact.

Disclosure: I received this Wine Fridge for review. Prior to receiving this fridge, I already had a 28 bottle dual zone wine fridge from NewAir. I was familiar with their construction and function but there were a few things about the 16 bottle fridge that I actually prefer to the larger unit.

Pros: 1. Exterior controls: I love the fact that the controls for this fridge are accessible from the outside of the unit. This is a nice improvement over my other unit, which requires opening the door to turn on the lights and adjust the temperature.

2. Maintains chill well: The fridge does a great job at keeping the temperature stable. I forget that it’s there most of the time. (See the cons section for when I notice it. ) 3. Actually fits 16 bottles: I have tried some fridges and found that they don’t hold the number of bottles that they claim, but this unit actually fit 16 bottles.

4. Small footprint: I don’t have a large office to store a fridge for the wines that I review, so it’s nice that I have a reliable fridge that can fit in my office. 5. Temperature memory: I’ve had a few fridges that I had to reset every time there was power loss.

We had a storm hit over the last few days and lost power a few times. Each time, the fridge came back on with the temperature saved. 6. Removeable shelves and secured wine basket: There are two removable shelves for this unit, which is nice in-case the bottles you are storing are a bit tall (ex: Riesling bottles).

The basket on the bottom is secured to the unit, which prevents wines on the bottom from falling over when the door is opened. 7. Nice stainless steel finish: I’m a sucker for stainless steel, so it was nice to see that the finish was done well on this unit.

8. Weight: I was surprised by the weight of the fridge. I expected it to be heavier. Cons: 1. The compressor is a bit loud: When the fridge needs to adjust and the compressor kicks in, then it could be a bit loud for a small space.

I had to turn it off when shooting a recent wine review because it was getting picked up on my microphone. 2. Upright storage: This is the first reason I gave this review its title. Upright placement of wine is not ideal for long-term cellaring.

If you are planning on keeping the wine longer than six months, then I would recommend a unit that lets you lay the wine down on it’s side. 3. No water tray/humidity control: This is the second reason for the title of this review.

This unit does not have a method of controlling humidity, which could result in the corks drying out. It’s not a problem unless you plan on cellaring the wine for a bit. 4. Lighting is weak: The blue LED in the unit doesn’t have a high output.

I don’t use the lights often, so it’s a minor con for me. 5. No lock on the fridge: If you are someone who wants to keep the kids (or your significant other) out of your stash, then you may need to get a different unit.

6. Controls can be insensitive: This is really nitpicking, but the controls can require some exact placement of the finger to activate. It’s not a big con since I don’t adjust setting often, but it’s worth mentioning.

Overall: I think this is a very solid fridge for short-term storage. Personally, I’m going to be using it to hold my review samples for the videos I plan on shooting. The thing that would bump the fridge to a 5/5 for me would be if the compressor was quiet enough so I didn’t have to turn-off the unit when filming.

I could not figure out how to edit my previous review. but I wanted to say thank you to Alai Drysdale for the amazing customer support. For personal reasons, I have not been able to call, but even over email, the experience has been really good.

This entire process has been a hassle with the unit being so terribly loud, and while I don’t love the thought of having to pack the old unit to get a new one, but the fact that I will get a new one is good enough.

Although the replacement will come without a warranty, I’m a little worried about that, actually based on some of these reviews a lot worried. I just don’t have it in me to argue anymore. I’ll take the unit and hope for the best.

I don’t know that there would have been anything more Alai could have done regarding that. which is why I still say thank you.

This was a Mother’s Day gift last year. it is so convenient, looks great on my bar cart and just made me really happy. The only issue I have and I’m just ready to throw this thing out is that it is sooo noisy.

It rattles all the time. I’ve contacted customer service and they suggested I adjust the feet on the chiller. I’ve done it multiple times I’ve moved it around and nothing stops all the noise. It used to be a light hummm but in less than a year it’s a constant rattle.

This thing is garbage. I’ll edit this post with a video of the noise when I get a chance.

We installed this wine refrigerator a little over a month ago to replace our 28 year old stand alone ice maker. So far, it is working very well. It fits the space and looks attractive. We are pleased with the number of bottles to be stored, although we have not yet tried to max out on the 30 bottles for which it is rated.

Champagne drinkers like us might scratch your heads a bit. At first, it appeared that we would have to store our champagne on the bottom shelf in the zone with the reds. However, we discovered that a typical champagne bottle will fit on the top shelf if you do not max out the number of bottles on that shelf.

I have 4 in there right now. We hear none of the loud noises referenced in other reviews You will be hard pressed to find a better dual zone for the money. One bit of constructive criticism: the individual zones do not always stay within a close range to the temp set.

A quick spot check just revealed that the upper zone was within 1 degree, but the lower zone was 6 degrees higher. Check back with me in 28 years to see if the wine refrigerator lasts as long as the ice maker.

I love this wine fridge. I looked at many for a very long time, and this one suits my needs well. It occasionally makes a little bit of noise, but it’s not all the time and I don’t find it particularly offensive.

It does fit burgundy and champagne bottles, if you have a bunch of them you might have to have them staggered facing in and out. I took out the bottom shelf for standing space. I’m very pleased with this wine fridge.

For what it’s worth, I sell wine for a living so it’s important to me!.

The top rack does not hold four regular sized wine bottles, the outer ends have more height than the ends (see photo) due to the ceiling of the frig being lower in the middle a very poor design. the bottom shelf is just as bad, see photo, you store your bottles side ways and can only store 3, it’s a lot of wasted space.

The dual zones work well, I like how low the temp will go vs my older unit. It is a bit noisier than I would like to have it, it is not loud but a low buzz or hum. The set up is easy, it cools very well.

I just am not pleased with the shelving arrangement, how tight it is and the uneven space to have four across on every shelf, the description does not make it clear to you. The shelves do not move in and out easy, my old unit which broke down they did, so that is what I am comparing too.

I would not recommend this unit, I did not return it, it is attractive and functions, if it breaks down in 3 yrs like my other unit of another brand, I will be very disappointed, I kept it because the other unit crashed and I needed to keep my bottles cool.

I bought this because the reviews were so great. It was very easy to set up and I put it in a corner of my office near the door. I plugged it in, set the temperatures and let it cool for a couple of hours before I loaded my wine into it.

It does hold the 28 bottles as stated. The top part came to the temperature I set (54) quickly. However, it took 2 days for the bottom to cool down to 55. The top section is running fine and maintains the 54 temperature, however, the bottom portion held 55 for about a week and now fluctuates between 58 and 60 degrees.

The unit is not placed in the sun, nor near any heat sources and has sufficient space around for ventilation. I have even directed a fan towards the unit thinking that maybe it would help with air around the unit but hasn’t made a difference.

I don’t know if I have a defective unit or if that is just how it operates. Again, I have no issues with the top, only the bottom. I would not recommend this product to anyone.

This wine fridge was one of the best gifts we received! It’s the perfect size, quiet yet functional with adjustable racks to fit various bottles. The dual cooling feature is top notch. Fits perfect in our NYC living room and a nice talking piece when guests come over.

We also had a great experience with customer service after an error message appeared. They responded in a timely fashion and replaced the product for us. Very easy process. Highly recommend this product and this company given the great customer service!.

Up until last month I would of given it 4 stars. The unit is quiet. The drawers are ok. They slide ok. They could be smoother. It’s tough to get 46 bottles in it. The reason for 2 stars. It just stopped working.

One day fine the next stopped. Just over 2 years old. Thank goodness I purchased an extended warranty. No one works on these things in general. If buying one buy an extended warranty.

I like the clean lines and the fact that the handle matches the closest to my other kitchen appliances. The logo is easily removable in case you don’t want to display it. It is spacious enough for a regular family (not for a wine collector!) This is my second unit.

I purchased one about a year ago and it stopped working (compressor stopped working, the Freon used in these units is the type not allowed in the USA, so not able to refill) – but since I have the matching beverage center I decided to purchase it again and give it one more chance.

I’m REALLY hoping that this one will last longer. This company stopped making the single zone wine refrigerator which would have been my preference.

Have only had this a few weeks, but so far it’s great. My only complaint is that it does not actually fit 46 bottles of wine, even the size it says it does. You cannot fit a bottle of wine on each little slat as in the picture.

But we don’t need that many anyway so it’s not an issue. Just be aware!.

Refrigerator works nicely and stores our wine bottles in an attractive manner. I will say it is not loud, but when the compressor cycles on there is a noticeable hum that can be heard from within 10-20 ft away.

Not terrible but this is definitely not a quiet machine. Overall, good value and I’m glad I bought it.

I am enjoying my freestanding wine refrigerator. I couldn’t be more excited, I always wanted a wine refrigerator and this seem like the perfect time to selected one. I am still learning the unique feature, temperature control of different wine.

Well packaged. It was very noisy at first and I was concerned I would have to return it but once it got to the set temperature, it is quiet! Perfect size for my needs.

I just recently remodeled my kitchen with stainless steel appliances and adding this wine cooler just blows it out of the park. It fits in and looks perfect in my kitchen. I currently have it free standing but I need to hire a contractor to install the cooler and have it built in to the wall.

Once that is done, I will be perfectly happy with this project I’ve been doing for some months by now. As for the cooler itself, it has worked wonderfully. I love how big it is, I can fit a ton of drinks and have them perfectly chilled for events or gatherings without having to refill it.

The display looks very high quality and fancy. Guests are able to look through and see exactly which beverage they want and need before opening the cooler. The trays make it incredibly easy to fill with drinks and taking them out is just as easy.

I like the fact that I can adjust the temperature for both sides, this just makes my life a whole lot easier. I have a teenage boy and he doesn’t drink (at least to my knowledge) and the safety lock keeps it that way! Overall, I love this cooler and am debating on getting another for my office.

This is my second unit, the older one was 12 years old and gave up. There has been a lot of upgrade with this unit: the racks are on full length sliding rail which is wonderful, the refrigeration system, insulation and ventilation has been upgraded too making is very silent and generating very little heat.

The rack and interior layout is a little smaller than the previous one but so much better. It’s not the cheapest one on the planet but a great unit.

Bought this wine cooler as part of a kitchen reno and this works great! Blends in great with my kitchen and works amazingly well. My reds taste better and the whites are cooler on a summer day! If you’re looking for an incredibly good buy, make this the wine cooler for your home!.

We purchased this cooler after our other cooler quit. We are very pleased with this cooler It is incredibly quite. That is refreshing. it looks great in our cabinet. it holds the set temperature easily.

It is definitely 5 Stars at our house.

Within the first 12 months of owning this unit I required two service calls (under warranty). Subsequently, I had further problems (icing up, not cooling to temp. , making a racket) that we so bad the service representative did a nice thing for me and shipped me a new one – albeit without a warranty.

He knew what he was doing! The replacement has started to fail at the 90 day mark and the company refuses to do anything further. It’s all on me now. I am not going to pay for service because I have no confidence this unit will ever work properly.

So I’m going to go look for a good unit to buy. P. S. I see this unit now costs 50% more than I paid for it 20 months ago. It wasn’t worth the old price – or any price for that matter. BUY SOMETHING ELSE!!.

We are happy with the look and function of the refrigerator. But there are a few negatives. The handle came with screws that weren’t long enough. Fortunately service was quick getting longer ones to us.

The handle is very difficult to install having to pull back the seal to do so. The fridge is pretty loud, I did see that on other reviews so not too surprised. The biggest issue is with the door itself, if you swing it shut instead of closing it and making sure it shuts, it pops back open.

The alert does let you know it’s open but its not very loud so several times we walked away not knowing it popped back open. We are used to it now but one time it was open all night. Thankfully it does shut off when open too long.

I have owned 2 of these EdgeStar units and have been totally disappointed with their performance. The first unit began icing up in the upper compartment shortly after purchased and was replaced. The second unit had the same defrost problem and had accumulated a block of ice inside the unit which, when totally defrosted, overflowed the drip tray and caused permanent damage to my née hardwood floor! I will not have another EdgeStar beverage refrigerator in my kitchen!.

We loooovvvveeee our new beverage fridge. It fit perfectly underneath our existing cabinetrycounters. Beverages are always at the right temp. Four stars because as mentioned in other reviews it is a little on the loud side.

It’s slightly louder and can be heard in more instances than my main fridge which only makes audible sounds when running water to make ice.

we bought this for our little beach house where we need extra beverage storage. Granted I am comparing this to a sub-zero in my regular kitchen, but having trouble getting temperatures set and dual is not great, and the shelving is not very sturdy.

Does not hold nearly what is listed if any of your wine bottles are even a bit wider. Guess it is worth the price but don’t expect miracles.

Just received so only early observations Very nice looking unit. Completed the suggested wall anchoring very easily. One very minor irritation – the top door hinge cover does not stay firmly attach – it needs to clip on tighter.

As expected having read the description before buying I did have to remove a shelf to accommodate the rather fat bottles of Terley wine. However, they would not fit side by side or mesh nicely when opposed, so this reduced the capacity a little further.

Butter is the same. Most of my wines are more conventional shaped bottles, so no big deal. Other than that I am very pleased. The unit is very quiet, and if you want the light on it is very pleasant.

Very leased We’ve had the dual zone 100 bottle cooler for a year and it has worked great. Keeps temperature very well and fit and finish is great. The reasons for 4 instead of 5 stars are for some easy improvements that could be made: A stronger magnetic closure for the door as it very occasionally does not stay closed due to our inattention; and when humidity is high a normal condensation drip into the drip pan is fairly loud and could probably be solved by a flexible collection strip from the condenser into the bottom of the pan.

It’s a nice wine fridge but a little loud when the compressor is running, the degrees are off too. You can’t program both upper and lower sections. I can only program one and it auto programs the other and not by 4 or 5 degrees but by 7 or 8.

Also the pool lactic grate at the bottom was difficult to attach and in my opinion very cheap. I have good wine so hopefully the temperatures will keep it at the right temperature since I plan on saving these long term.

I bought this for our kitchen remodel. It looks great and is a heavy unit with a solid box and door. The door seals magnetically and the door can be slightly adjusted to make sure the door seal fits tightly.

If the unit has a lock at the bottom, it CANNOT be reversed because the door only has holes on one side and cannot be flipped over. It stopped working after a couple hours and I got quick help from the company.

Seems it might need a new sensor which they will ship to me. Hopefully that solves the problem and I can get years of use from it. It is quiet and fits very well in the cabinet opening.

The second fridge they sent us is now sitting unplugged in our kitchen, basically being used as a shelf for our wine. We did A LOT of research on wine fridges and settled on the Newair after reading reviews.

Our primary requirement was having a low noise level. We selected this fridge and designed our new kitchen island to fit it. Upon receiving it we plugged it in and had it running for a week before we had to unplug it because we couldn’t stand the noise.

We contacted Newair and they sent a replacement fridge. The new one sounded exactly like the original, so now we have an unplugged wine fridge sitting in our kitchen. Meaning we basically paid a lot of money for a shelf to keep our wine at room temperature.

We are so, so disappointed after the amount of planning that went into designing the kitchen with this particular fridge in mind, and now we can’t even use it. I would not recommend this fridge. We are out a bunch of money and our wine is sitting there not temperature controlled.

We purchased this from a 3rd party after thoroughly vetting reviews on the various brands. The unit looks great, is not loud, and very spacious. Has a very clean, professional look to it. Looks great in our newly built wet bar in the basement.

One con is that the front grill came bent and slightly damaged, but we suspect this occurred during transit since the box was sort of beat up when it arrived. I hope NewAir takes it up with their freight partner.

Regardless, the Customer Service Rep I’m working with is replacing the part without issue and free of charge.

After about a day of researching wine coolers I found this one and when i saw it – I knew it was the one for me. I have over 150 bottles on a rack in my basement which is always in the 70 degrees. having recently been on a wine trip and bringing home 11 cases of wine, decided i needed to put them into some type of cooler.

I asked the expert who said – Eurocave is the best but they start around 3K. that is not in my budget. So started the search and research. FYI, I have 60% white, 20 % red, 20% champagnes. I liked this unit as it holds most of my wines.

it has duel compartments for different temps, but both compartments go down to 41 degrees. Most i looked at dont. Also i learned they count storage, they all use a standard bottle. Nobody had all standard bottles, but its a comparison.

Its also a jigsaw puzzle when you do go to put your wines in the cooler. Only larger bottles will fit on the upper top and upper and lower bottom. Plan out your placements. Shipping with prime was free.

Shipping is via freight. They show up in a large truck, its on a pallet and they leave it at the threshold. I had to get an appliance dolly and a friend helped me move it into place in my basement. (i have a basement door).

Let it sit for 24 hours then turned it on. It works great – I recommend. But note – big design flaw is having all the buttons on the lower top unit and not the upper top unit. you cant see the lower temp with the door closed as you can with the upper unit.

too bad the light button is on the lower and not the upper. Minor issue. Cheers.

The fridge looks nice and preforms well. My only wish is that the interior racks were a littlle more spaced apart vertically. I have had on more than one instance where a wine bottle was too fat to fit in some of the smaller spaced racks.

The large space rack on the very bottom is brilliant for these bottles. I just wish there were more like this in the fridge. It may decrease the overall advertised bottle capacity, but it doesn’t do me any good if it doesn’t fit in the first place.

We love the new wine fridge especially the double door feature so we could separate our whites and reds. It has a very classy look and runs very quietly. It certainly deserves the 5 star rating.

This beverage cooler is awesome!! Ready to go, just plug it in. We are amazed with how quiet it is! It holds all of our beverages from pop and tea (like the big jugs even) to beer. The handle was a little tricky but my husband watched a YouTube video for how to install it and it was good to go in minutes.

This fridge is exactly what we wanted and a great price too! Very attentive seller too to make sure we were all set.

100 Bottle Dual Zone Upright Wine Fridge Refrigerator I‰Ûªm very happy with our new wine fridge! It seems like a high quality product. I especially like the all wood shelves. Great looking and very sturdy.

Luckily I called after ordering and we were able to get the door swing reversed before delivery. It might be helpful to add door swing selection on the order website. Delivery was great and everyone I spoke to on the phone was helpful.

I see were big bottles are a bit tight but still holds plenty for us. I highly recommend this product and company! Thanks for a great product and quality service!.

We were impressed with the appearance of the unit. It looks very well made. Our unit is a dual zone cooler. At first we were concerned that the unit temperature seemed to operate at 4 degrees higher than the setting but after speaking with a company rep, we were informed that the unit can fluctuate up to 5 degrees.

The unit consistently holds the set temperature plus 4 degrees in both zones. A couple of the shelves seem a little tight with regular size bottles. Overall, we are very pleased with the unit.

After purchasing 3 wine coolers from another company which after 3 months of run-around never did show up. After doing some more research we stumbled upon King’s bottle and found wine coolers we liked even better than our original purchase.

Once placing our order for three coolers from Kings bottle, we received our shipment in 3 days! We have now had them for 90 days and have had zero issues with them! They are beautiful and high quality! I highly recommend Kings Bottle for your wine cooler purchase!.

åÎÌ_It is exactly what we wanted. No complaints about the sounds as we did not expect it to be a silent unit. The sounds coming from the compressor are normal and to be expected, as described in the manual.

If you want a silent appliance, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Otherwise, this appliance does everything it should. Beverages are nice and cold; the shelves are customizable, and the interior light and display are very nice.

Love this product. My only comment is some Pinot noir bottles don’t fit the slots so I can’t put as many bottles in a row as I can smaller bottles such as a Zin or Cabernet. Great quality though.

Vite Series 305 Bottle Single-Zone Wine Refrigerator – Black Door with Left Hinge: I purchased this unit to replace a Vintage Keeper 220 that was on its 3rd AC unit and finally spit apart at the base from moisture condensation.

This unit fits that space very well. It is noticeably taller and heavier than the old unit. I ended up fabricating a base plate for this unit to avoid floor damage on the Hardwood. I also shimmed and leveled the base plate to make the unit leveling easier.

The Good: The unit runs fairly quiet after the compressor initially kicks on. It pulls the temperature down quickly. The design of shelving was geared towards maximizing bottle storage. The shelve adjust-ability is necessary unless you just collect normal thickness Bordeaux glass bottles.

It has a nice modern look to it and the door feels more solid than my last cabinet. The shelves are solid and the tracks are ball bearing and sort of lock snap back into their closed position albeit stiffly.

The Bad: The feet on the unit are not easy at all to get access to due to the way the base frame is designed. It was easier for me to lever the front of the unit up and block it, then move the front feet while unloaded and set the unit down again.

Once level i encountered problem two; the condenser coil that covers the entire rear of the unit was rattling against the rear panel when the compressor was running. It was extremely annoying. So save the little white foam squares from the shelve centers from shipping.

These placed in several spots between the coil and the frame provides an excellent damping for that rattle. Also definitely use some form of strapping on the rear wall to lock this tall heavy unit down.

Also there IS a plastic coating on the left and right panels from manufacturing that should be removed to reveal the actual nice black finish of the unit. The Wine Fridge: This unit is actually a fridge with its condenser coil covering the entire rear panel so the recommended 3″ air space should be adhered too.

There is a small charcoal filter and vent hole that was designed to circulate some fresh air through the unit. Overall i am pleased with the unit. I spoke with customer service on some questions I had before installation and they were extremely helpful.

Wife Loves it so I love it My wife wanted to upgrade and we looked for a long time with most decent units pricing out around $2500. A critical feature we needed was shelves that were smooth to pull out, on rollers or ball bearings.

We also wanted a quiet unit and one with shelves DEEP enough to put two bottles in depth wise. Quiet, sleek looking and works perfectly. The shelve are a dream and my wife was so excited she wished we had gotten it years ago.

Every time my wife takes a bottle out of this fridge, she says “ahhh” instead of “^%&^^%$” the damm shelves don’t work. “.

This Allavino YHWR174-1SWRN seemed like the best cooler value for our collection of 120 wines (almost all reds). It’s a good looking unit that mostly fills our expectations. Ordering was easy. Shipping was “challenging” — paid extra for “white glove” — after 10 days delay, the first guy shows up and wanted to drop it off in the driveway — NO — another 10 days pass — second guy shows up and carted it in with no problem.

It was in good condition and set-up went well. CAPACITY: Claimed 174 bottles is not possible if you have a lot of Cabs. Maybe Pinots and Cabs mixed. The taller shoulders on Cab bottles make it impossible to place them alternating in the racks.

We weren’t able to organize our collection as we’d like to and ended up putting bottles wherever they would fit. NOISE: Runs noisier than expected — about 35 dB, vs. 30 dB for our refrigerator. FWIW, that’s 50% louder.

COOLING: Cools as expected. However, the built-in thermometer registers 2-to-4 degrees warmer than a calibrated thermometer that I placed inside (mid-level). Adjust temperatures accordingly. OTHER: The blue led lights are useless.

You have to press a button to turn them on, and they don’t offer enough light to actually see the bottles. The lights also turn off automatically after about 3 minutes — there’s no way to adjust this time, so you can’t turn them on for a “mood”.

I’d recommend with reservations.