Compare the Best Wine CoolersJune 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

We currently list 102 coolers ranging from £79 to £5,029. The average price of a new wine cooler is £1,038 and 80% of wine coolers are priced between £159 and £2,749. The Miele KWT 6834 SGS is the most expensive wine cooler that we found at £5,029, and the Essentials CWC8B15 is the cheapest at only £80.

Cooler Brands - Price Range

Miele coolers start at £2,298 and their most expensive wine cooler costs £5,029. The highest average wine cooler price out of all brands is Miele coolers with an average price of £3,366.

The second highest average cooler price out of all brands is Liebherr wine coolers with an average price of £2,464. Liebherr wine coolers range in price from £842 to £4,499.

Smeg wine coolers range in price from £1,599 to £1,599, and the third highest average wine cooler price out of all brands is Smeg wine coolers with an average price of £1,599.

Cooler Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 2 expert reviews and 785 user reviews for coolers and used this information to determine the average rating for each brand of wine cooler.

Biggest Cooler Retailers

We found 35 current offers for coolers from Marks Electrical making it the biggest wine cooler retailer. That is slightly bigger than the second biggest retailer, AO for whom we found 32 current offers for coolers. The third biggest retailer is Appliances Direct with 30 current wine cooler offers.

When Are Most New Wine Coolers Released?

We looked at the release dates for new coolers over the last 3 years, but couldn't see any clear trend. March was the biggest month last year for new coolers, with eight new coolers released that month. Also the biggest month in 2018 for new wine cooler releases was March, with 17 new coolers released that month. In 2017 most new wine coolers were released in July, with 29 new wine coolers released that month.

How Fast Do Wine Cooler Prices Drop After Release?

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

That means a saving of £12 on a typical £1,038 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 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 cooler with the biggest bottle capacity is the Liebherr WKT6451, which is a 312 bottles bottle capacity wine cooler and can be purchased for £2,089.00. The Hoover HWCB15UK, which is available at £215.00, has the smallest bottle capacity and is a 7 bottles bottle capacity 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 WTES5872, which is a 3 temperature zone cooler and sells for £4,499.00. The Liebherr WKT6451, which is available at £2,089.00, 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 38dB to 41dB. The cooler with the loudest noise level is the Amica AWC300SS, which is a 47dB wine cooler and can be purchased for £255.00. The wine cooler with the quietest noise level is the Klarstein Vinovista, which is a 25dB wine cooler and is priced at £124.99.

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 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 Appliances Direct. 22 of their wine cooler prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.