Compare the Best Wine CoolersFebruary 2020

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 £69 to £5,755 and in total we found prices for 113 coolers. The average price of a new wine cooler is £1,093 and 80% of wine coolers are priced between £179 and £2,694. The Russell Hobbs RH8WC2 is the cheapest cooler at only £70, and Miele KWT 6834 SGS is the most expensive at £5,755.

Cooler Brands - Price Range

Siemens wine coolers start at £4,599 and their most expensive cooler costs £4,599. The highest average cooler price out of all brands is Siemens wine coolers with an average price of £4,599.

Miele wine coolers start at £2,299 and their most expensive cooler costs £5,755. The second highest average cooler price out of all brands is Miele wine coolers with an average price of £3,431.

Liebherr wine coolers range in price from £1,269 to £4,499, and the third highest average wine cooler price out of all brands is Liebherr wine coolers with an average price of £2,324.

Cooler Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 2 expert reviews and 712 user reviews for coolers and used these reviews to evaluate the average rating for each brand of cooler.

Biggest Wine Cooler Retailers

The biggest wine cooler retailer by number of products currently for sale is AO. We found 32 current wine cooler offers from AO. The second biggest retailer is Appliances Direct with 29 offers. That means AO is slightly bigger than Appliances Direct when it comes to wine coolers. Cookers And Ovens is the third biggest retailer with 25 current offers.

When Are Most New Wine Coolers Released?

We looked at the release dates for new wine coolers over the last 3 years, but couldn't see any obvious pattern. Eight new coolers were released in March 2019 making it the biggest month that year for new wine cooler releases. March was also the biggest month in 2018 for new wine coolers, with 17 new wine coolers released that month. The biggest month in 2017 for new cooler releases was July, with 29 new coolers released that month.

How Fast Do Cooler Prices Drop After Release?

In the first 6 months after release, wine coolers drop in price by 1% on average.

A typical new wine cooler costs on average £1,093. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average £13.

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 the majority of wine coolers range from 0 bottles to 30 bottles. The Liebherr WKt 6451, which can be purchased for £2,149.00, has the biggest bottle capacity and is a 312 bottles bottle capacity cooler. The cooler with the smallest bottle capacity is the Hostess HW02MA, which is a 2 bottles bottle capacity cooler and can be purchased for £74.99.

Temperature Zones

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

Comparing all wine coolers, the temperature zones range from 1 to 3. The temperature zones of most wine coolers range from 1 to 2. The Miele KWT 6834 SGS, which currently retails for £5,754.86, has the most temperature zone and is a 3 temperature zone wine cooler. The Liebherr WKR 4211, which sells for £1,509.00, has the least temperature zone and is a 1 temperature zone wine cooler.

Noise Levels

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

The noise levels of wine coolers range from 25dB to 55dB. The noise levels of most coolers range from 39dB to 41dB. The Amica AWC300SS, which sells for £239.97, has the loudest noise level and is a 47dB wine cooler. The cooler with the quietest noise level is the Klarstein Vinovista, which is a 25dB wine cooler and sells for £109.99.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Coolers?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying wine coolers. For each retailer it shows the total number of wine 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 Cookers And Ovens. 22 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 wine 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 Cookers And Ovens. 88% of their cooler prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.