Wine cooler / refrigerator recommendations

Here's a suggestion:  Costco.com has a Eurocave, Artevino III, which is a 200 Bottle fridge/cellar (we all know its actually less than 200 bottles) on sale for $2,099, down from $2,499.  If you are a member of Costco, it is worth considering.  A good price for a Eurocave - which many people consider to be the gold standard for wine fridges.

And executive level members get $41.98 back. I agree, I think it's best to go with a long known brand. But even there sometimes you run into problems. So going with Costco is an excellent idea.

Thank you for the recommendations!
I’m trying to keep my collection at 100 bottles, currently at 110.  Any other recommendations in the 100 bottle range?

Have you checked Ge Appliances? As far as I know, this brand offers wine refrigerators at affordable prices. I saw them at Costco. You can also look for the stores online or address the customer service via the ge appliances phone number.

@Pedro 1947 posted:

Thank you for the recommendations!
I’m trying to keep my collection at 100 bottles, currently at 110.  Any other recommendations in the 100 bottle range?

Hahahaha if you've already exceeded your goal you are well on your way to becoming a wine enthusiast.  You should be looking at 300-400 bottles.  You'll get there.

Not necessarily.  300-400 capacity coolers are very heavy and hard to move.  I've got a 48 bottle in the garage, daily drinking whites in a proper garage fridge, and about 100 bottle rack in the subterranean basement (with a hi/low mercury thermometer at about 3' off the ground).  Until I can afford to covert a partial area in the basement to a cellar, i'd consider buying another 48 or so cooler.  I can move it by myself and fits the ell in the stairwell going to the basement.

I started with a 30 bottle unit upgraded to an avanti 166 bottle unit which worked great until I ran out of space again so i purchased another avanti 166 bottle (comes with option to reverse hinges on the door) so I had 2 units side by side each one openining up opposite each other.

Then I ran out of space again and built a  walk in cellar.

Save yourself the money, time and headache and built a walk in now.

@Pedro 1947 posted:

Hello All,

I’m looking for recommendations for a 100 +/- bottle cooler.  Price range under $1500.  I can make $2k if you have a highly rated model of 12 volt refrigerator.   I currently have an Edgestar 34 bottle cooler that’s about five years old, works great.  Just need more capacity!

Thanks for any leads!

Cheers

Pedro

My family is looking for a new fridge but it seems very hard to find a fridge that fits the space of our old fridge. We've built around our old fridge so it's the only space we've got to work with and it's hard finding one the right size.... Was hoping someone could help point me to one! The dimensions are 174cm high X 86cm width X 80cm deep. Hoping that it has an ice maker but not absolutely necessary!