WhynterBWR-1662SD 166 Wine Bottle Built-in or Freestanding Stainless Steel Compressor Large Capacity Refrigerator Rack for Open LED Display, Black-166, Black

Great wine fridge, would recommend for hobby and serious wine collectorsLikesTemperature is accurate and consistentRacks fit all common bottle types and slide in and out easilyClean modern lookLarge footprint, but no wasted space, efficiently designedTop display rack and display light feature are awesomeDislikesDoesn't have dual temperature zones (knew this when we bought it though)You would be really hard pressed to truly get 100 bottles in it

This is what I would consider a no-frills unit, but it meets its purpose at a great price. I bought two of these as an alternative to a wine storage unit. 3 months in, I've updated my initial 4-star rating to 5 stars because of the value.Pros: Replaces a wine storage unit. As far as I'm concerned, wine storage units are a scam in terms of the number of cases they say you can fit, and which also suck because, to maximize the space, you have to store all your wine in boxes, so you have no visibility as to what's in there and it's pain to find anything, i.e., stacks of cases of wine (who has the time to inventory your wine collection, update labels on each box with the contents, etc.). You also have to drive to your unit, decide what you want to bring home, drag the cases out, load them again at home in your wine fridge, etc. I've probably lost days of my life to my wine storage unit.So having these units at home solves all that for me. It's keeping the wine at proper temp and making the wine easily accessible with the shelving, and it's IN MY HOUSE. And the price -- I'm not sure there are any other brands producing this style unit in this price range. Additional of electricity is de minimis. I hooked up a meter to test this, but based on my pre-existing wine fridges, I don't think the cost is more than $5 a month (you'd spend that on gas just to get to the storage unit).Neither pro nor con: Shelving - I have very similar fridges from an older brand that are no longer being made, which were a notch nicer in terms of the roll-out shelving but which cost $150 more five years ago (so would probably be more like $300+ more expensive with inflation).The shelving on these is a thick metal wire, with a wood front (as clearly provided in the description, which I appreciated). The wire shelving works fine and actually might allow for a bit more space between the shelves, so that they pull out more easily (vs. all-wood shelving). The all-wood shelves on my older model have bowed down over time, which is a significant hassle in terms of pulling the shelves out and pushing them back and frequently damages the labels. I'm hopeful that the metal wire won't bow, but we'll see. The shelves slide on plastic grooves that are built into the inside of the unit. Not super smooth but they're fine. There are two downsides to these shelves though.Cons1) They don't really have any side support that would keep a bottle from falling off the edge. Twice while I was trying to squeeze a bottle to the back of a shelf, the front edge bottle got bumped and it felt as though it might fall off.2) Metal is obviously a conductor of everything, including vibration, so I have a slight concern that the rumbling of the fridge motor, as conducted through the wire shelving, could over years impact the quality of the wine. How realistic or noticeable this is, I'm not sure, but high-end fridges do have vibration damping technology.The other critique is that the fridge is a bit noisier than my current fridges. I don't think I'd want this in my kitchen or TV room, but it's not terrible and locating it there wouldn't be a deal breaker. I'm putting this in the basement, so that's kind of a non-factor for me, although if it had been quieter than my current fridge, I'd probably have it located in a more convenient/prominent position in the house.

So when I read the reviews for this product, I thought this would be a great value given the amount of bottle capacity. When the item arrived, everything looked great. The cabinet is nice. Then I opened it up. Immediately noticing at the quality of the drawers. They weren’t on bearings, they don’t open fully. They are slide racks like in an oven!! How cheap is that?! As for the capacity of 164 bottles? Noise level is inaccurate. Thing is loud. It’s in my office, and I think the things is going to fail very soon it sounds like. No way I’ll be able to get even 50 bottles in there. Total rip off!! I don’t even know where to go from here.

Arrived well packaged and when expected. Takes about 30 mins to ‘fully unpack and tie a two person job getting it off the plinth and lower packaging. I Installed this about a week ago after letting it sit for a few days. First job was to swap the door opening to the other side which was simple with the right tools; Note to take the door off undo the top screws and lift the door off rather than from the bottom as the instructions note, it’s far easier and less likely to be damaged. Get yourself a small step stool to get to the top bolts /screws. I found the screw were overtight and started to strip as I tried to undo them with a well fitting screw driver. Fortunately I had the right spanner /wrench to get them off as this stared. (Heads are screw/bolts). My advice use a wrench from the get go. MAUFACTURER please review and stop over tightening these screws at factory pls!!We are in San Diego and it’s warm, however, the Fridge got to the target temperature within 30 mins or so. Very happy with that. I have calibrated digital thermometers ‘on the top and bottom zones (52 and 63 respectively) and all was initially well. After a day however both zones drifted by two degrees (to the lower). It’s stayed that way since. I have raised the temperature on both zones by 2 degrees to get the actual temperatures I want.Storage capacity was I expected, not perfect to capacity as I have some “non standard” bottle sizes. However I bought it knowing that and I’m quite happy. Note I’m about 60% full on red and 20% on white. More is on the way and as I fill up the fridge I will comment on it’s ability to stay in the target temperature zone.Do note the Red ,lower zone capacity is only about 10% higher than the upper white zone so don’t get this fridge if drink/store mostly red and little white.Overall as I expected and pretty happy with it. Would buy it againI would give it 4.8 stars if I could - 0.2 off for over tight screws/ door removal instructions.Will update in a few months

This wine cooler looks nice, has room for decent collection and very quickly achieved the temperature setting. It’s straightforward and easy to use. The wood on the front shelving is a nice touch.