Compare the Best Wine CoolersOctober 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

Wine coolers range in price from £79 to £5,999 and in total we found prices for 130 wine coolers. A new cooler costs on average £1,021 and 80% of coolers are priced between £175 and £2,307. The Essentials CWC15B20 is the cheapest cooler at only £80, and LG LSR200W is the most expensive at £5,999.

Cooler Brands - Price Range

The highest average cooler price out of all brands is LG coolers with an average price of £5,999. LG coolers start at £5,999 and their most expensive cooler costs £5,999.

Miele coolers range in price from £2,099 to £5,498, and the average price of Miele coolers is £3,500 which is the second highest average price of all wine cooler brands.

Liebherr wine coolers start at £831 and their most expensive cooler costs £4,499. The third highest average cooler price out of all brands is Liebherr wine coolers with an average price of £2,177.

Cooler Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 377 user wine cooler reviews and used these reviews to determine the average rating for each brand of wine cooler.

Biggest Wine Cooler Retailers

The biggest wine cooler retailer by number of products currently for sale is Appliance City. We found 56 current wine cooler offers from Appliance City. The second biggest retailer is Appliance People with 37 offers. That means Appliance City is much bigger than Appliance People when it comes to wine coolers. Knees Home & Electrical is the third biggest retailer with 19 current offers.

When Are Most New Coolers Released?

We couldn't see any obvious pattern in the release dates for new coolers over the last 3 years. The biggest month last year for new cooler releases was March, with eight new wine coolers released that month. In March 2018, 17 new coolers were released making it the biggest month that year as well for new cooler releases. 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 wine coolers drop in price by 1% in the first 6 months after release.

A typical new cooler costs on average £1,021. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average £7.

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 cooler and currently retails for £1,527.60. The Amica AWC150BL, which is priced at £199.00, has the smallest bottle capacity and is a 6 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 wine coolers range from 1 to 3. The temperature zones of most wine coolers range from 1 to 2. The wine cooler with the most temperature zone is the Miele KWNS 28462 E, which is a 3 temperature zone cooler and sells for £3,699.00. The Liebherr WKR 4211, which can be purchased 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).

Comparing all wine coolers, the noise levels range from 25dB to 55dB. The noise levels of the majority of coolers range from 38dB to 41dB. The cooler with the loudest noise level is the Hoover HWCB30, which is a 47dB wine cooler and is available at £299.00. The wine cooler with the quietest noise level is the Klarstein Vinovista, which is a 25dB wine cooler and sells for £119.99.

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 Appliance City. 32 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 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 Appliance City. 57.1% of their wine cooler prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.