Best Freestanding Wine Fridges for 2023
If you have a large wine collection or require your wine to be stored in a location separate to your kitchen or bar counter, make sure you put a freestanding wine fridge at the top of your list.
Perhaps you see yourself as a wine connoisseur or a budding sommelier? Regardless of your wine knowledge and where you purchase your collection, you need it stored and displayed in an area that is accessible to your home entertaining requirements. Simply storing wine in your fridge with your groceries and perishable items is no longer an option – as odors and inconsistent temperatures lead to a substandard wine experience.
With so many options available in regards to capacity and cooling technology, freestanding wine fridge cabinets truly are a special way to showcase your collection whilst serving wine at its optimum temperature.
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Kalamera 24''
Under Counter
Zephyr 24''
Under Counter
BODEGA
Freestanding
Antarctic Star 26
Freestanding
Wine Enthusiast
Countertop
BODEGA Wine Cooler 24'' Wine Refrigerator
Features:
- High-quality compressors equipped with shock absorption
- Unique heat net design
- Temperature Memory
- Circulation Cooling
Pros:
- Capacity – 154 Bottles!
- Shelf Slides for Easier Access
- Intuitive touch control and digital temperature display
Cons:
- Single Zone
- Non adjustable shelves
Overview:
The BODEGA Wine Cooler 24” Wine Refrigerator, is a value for money wine cabinet featuring advanced wine fridge technology to house a large capacity collection.
Starting from a visual perspective, the wine cabinet has a really nice design showcasing a stainless steel edging on the front door in addition to the stainless steel handle. The combination of the stainless steel and black finish will ensure this appliance will compliment the existing decor of your home.
Bodega has done extremely well when it comes to the external considerations of the appliance with high-quality compressors equipped with shock absorption to reduce noise, a unique heat net design for appliance heat dispersion and finally a top hinge design to improve rotation of the cabinet door making it easier to access that next bottle!
Although this wine fridge only delivers a single cooling zone, the two powerful interior fans ensures an even distribution and circulation to cool your entire collection at the desired temperature.
Our final thoughts – This is an ideal unit for wine lovers who are very partial to the red wine variety given its storage capacity and single zone cooling. The reliability of the unit coupled with considerations to reduce appliance heat and noise, means that the BODEGA Wine Cooler 24” Wine Refrigerator should be considered for applications such as butler’s pantries, storage rooms and covered outdoor kitchen areas in addition to the mainstream interior entertainment areas in your home.
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Antarctic Star 26 Bottle Wine Cooler/Cabinet Beverage Refrigerator
Features:
- Sleek Modern Black Finish
- Dual-Pane Tempered Glass Door
- Soft purple LED lighting system
- Three-dimensional air-cooling cycle system
Pros:
- Airtight sealing to maintain ideal humidity
- Moveable Black Shelves and Adjustable Leveling Legs
- Allows for standing bottles (if you remove some shelves)
Cons:
- Interior Lighting – can be obstructed when fridge is full
- Compressor can be noisy when it initially activates a new cooling cycle
Overview:
We recently discovered the Antarctic Star 26 Bottle Wine Cooler and had to see what all the fuss was about for a Freestanding wine cooler which rates so high on Amazon’s best seller list.
Firstly, the price. To be getting a 26 bottle wine cabinet which looks great and has many modern features to preserve a wine collection for under $500 seems like a steal!
Out of the box the unit functions well, however the compressor can be a little noisy at times during the 2-hour cycle period. This particular unit also has instances where it can run a little hot externally, so definitely needs to be in a well ventilated location and only used as a Freestanding fridge.
Speaking with friends and family who also have experience with this unit, the consensus seems to be the same. It’s a great product for the price but given it only has one temperature setting, it is easy to fall into the trap of using this as a ‘drinks fridge’ rather than a wine refrigerator to protect and enhance your collection.
In our experience the customer service was superb, as we had a few queries in relation to technical specifications which they were more than happy to help.
Our final thoughts – This is a good, functional and visually appealing product for the price. If you are a wine enthusiast looking to entertain with cool drinks, this may be a great option for you. However, if you have an extensive wine collection featuring a combination of red and white and your priority is to enhance the flavor of your wine, there are better wine refrigerator options available to meet your requirements.
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