Compare the Best Wine CoolersAugust 2021

A wine cooler is a specialist fridge specifically designed for storing wine bottles, to allow them to be stored safely at the optimal temperature. They are a step up from a bottle store in your fridge - if you find your bottle collection taking over much of the fridge, or if you want your wine cooled to a very specific temperature, it may be time to invest in one of these appliances.

Wine coolers vary dramatically in their bottle capacity, and how much wine you want to store at once will large dictate your buying choice. Our coolers range from very small 2-bottle coolers - effectively very efficient ice buckets - to enormous cabinets that can hold 300 bottles at once. Coolers also vary enormously in their shape and the number of shelves/baskets they contain - some will allow wine to be stacked closely on top of each other for maximum storage room, others concentrate on less storage, but display the bottles in a more aesthetically pleasing way.

Wine Cooler Prices

Coolers range in price from £99 to £5,180 and in total we found prices for 128 coolers. On average, a new wine cooler costs £1,030 and 80% of coolers are priced between £198 and £2,389. The LG LSR200W is the most expensive wine cooler that we found at £5,180, and the Essentials CWC15B20 is the cheapest at only £100.

Cooler Brands - Price Range

LG wine coolers range in price from £5,180 to £5,180, and the average price of LG wine coolers is £5,180 which is the highest average price of all wine cooler brands.

The average price of Miele wine coolers is £3,318 which is the second highest average price of all cooler brands. Miele wine coolers range in price from £2,179 to £4,199.

The average price of Liebherr wine coolers is £2,217 which is the third highest average price of all wine cooler brands. Liebherr wine coolers range in price from £1,089 to £4,037.

Cooler Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 4 expert reviews and 1,477 user reviews for wine coolers and used these reviews to calculate the average rating for each brand of wine cooler.

Biggest Wine Cooler Retailers

The biggest cooler retailer by number of products currently for sale is Knees Home & Electrical. We found 57 current cooler offers from Knees Home & Electrical. The second biggest retailer is Appliance City with 48 offers. That means Knees Home & Electrical is slightly bigger than Appliance City when it comes to wine coolers. Amazon UK is the third biggest retailer with 39 current offers.

When Are Most New Wine Coolers Released?

Over the last 3 years we couldn't see any clear trend in the release month for new wine coolers. In 2020 most new coolers were released in June, with 12 new coolers released that month. The biggest month in 2019 for new cooler releases was March, with eight new wine coolers released that month. In March 2018, 17 new wine coolers were released making it the biggest month that year as well for new wine cooler releases.

How Fast Do Wine Cooler Prices Drop After Release?

On average, in the first 6 months after release, wine coolers drop in price by 2%.

That means a saving of £17 on a typical £1,030 new wine cooler if you wait 6 months before buying.

Bottle Capacity

'Bottle Capacity' denotes the maximum number of bottles the wine cooler is capable of holding at once.

Comparing all wine coolers, the bottle capacity range from 1 bottles to 315 bottles. The bottle capacity of most wine coolers range from 0 bottles to 30 bottles. The Liebherr WKT6451, which is available at £1,923.00, has the biggest bottle capacity and is a 312 bottles bottle capacity cooler. The Amica AWC150SS, which currently retails for £200.98, has the smallest bottle capacity and is a 6 bottles bottle capacity wine cooler.

Temperature Zones

'Temperature zones' are separate parts of the wine cooler, which can all be set to differing temperatures.

The temperature zones of coolers range from 1 to 3. The temperature zones of the majority of coolers range from 1 to 2. The cooler with the most temperature zone is the Liebherr EWTGW3583, which is a 3 temperature zone wine cooler and is priced at £3,239.00. The cooler with the least temperature zone is the Liebherr WKR4211, which is a 1 temperature zone wine cooler and is on sale for £1,369.00.

Noise Levels

The noise level of the wine cooler, measured in decibels (dB).

Comparing all coolers, the noise levels range from 25dB to 55dB. The noise levels of most wine coolers range from 38dB to 41dB. The cooler with the loudest noise level is the Amica AWC300SS, which is a 47dB cooler and is priced at £278.98. The wine cooler with the quietest noise level is the Klarstein Vinesse, which is a 30dB wine cooler and sells for £449.99.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Wine Coolers?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying coolers. For each retailer it shows the total number of coolers where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying wine coolers. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was Knees Home & Electrical. 43 of their wine cooler prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Wine Coolers for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for coolers by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of wine cooler prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's wine cooler prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was Knees Home & Electrical. 75.4% of their cooler prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.