Compare the Best Wine CoolersMarch 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.

Cooler Prices

Coolers range in price from £79 to £4,599 and in total we found prices for 101 coolers. A new wine cooler costs on average £950 and 80% of wine coolers are priced between £190 and £2,670. The most expensive wine cooler that we found is the Siemens CI24WP02 at £4,599, and the cheapest is the Russell Hobbs RH8WC2 at only £79.

Cooler Brands - Price Range

The average price of Siemens wine coolers is £4,599 which is the highest average price of all wine cooler brands. Siemens wine coolers range in price from £4,599 to £4,599.

The average price of Miele wine coolers is £3,001 which is the second highest average price of all wine cooler brands. Miele wine coolers start at £2,307 and their most expensive wine cooler costs £3,999.

The average price of Liebherr wine coolers is £2,528 which is the third highest average price of all wine cooler brands. Liebherr wine coolers range in price from £1,250 to £4,499.

Wine Cooler Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 2 expert reviews and 712 user reviews for wine coolers and used this data to calculate the average rating for each brand of wine cooler.

Biggest Cooler Retailers

The biggest wine cooler retailer by number of products currently for sale is AO. We found 33 current wine cooler offers from AO. The second biggest retailer is Appliances Direct with 30 offers. That means AO is slightly bigger than Appliances Direct when it comes to coolers. PC World Business is the third biggest retailer with 20 current offers.

When Are Most New Coolers Released?

Over the last 3 years we couldn't see any noticeable pattern in the release month for new wine coolers. Eight new coolers were released in March 2019 making it the biggest month that year for new cooler releases. March was also the biggest month in 2018 for new coolers, 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?

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

A typical new wine cooler costs on average £950. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average £11.

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 the majority of coolers range from 0 bottles to 30 bottles. The Liebherr WKR4211, which sells for £1,249.99, has the biggest bottle capacity and is a 200 bottles bottle capacity cooler. The Russell Hobbs RHBI7WC1SS, which currently retails for £179.99, 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 most wine coolers range from 1 to 2. The Miele KWNS 28462 E, which currently retails for £3,999.00, has the most temperature zone and is a 3 temperature zone wine cooler. The Liebherr WKR4211, which sells for £1,249.99, has the least temperature zone and is a 1 temperature zone cooler.

Noise Levels

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

Across the range of coolers, the noise levels range from 25dB to 55dB. The noise levels of most wine coolers range from 39dB to 41dB. The wine cooler with the loudest noise level is the Amica AWC300SS, which is a 47dB wine cooler and is priced at £229.00. The Husky HUSCN215, which is priced at £259.98, has the quietest noise level and is a 30dB wine cooler.

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 AO. 19 of their wine cooler prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of 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 cooler prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's cooler prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was AO. 57.6% of their wine cooler prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.