Wine Enthusiast 32-Bottle Dual Zone MAX Compressor Wine Cooler

Looks nice and the size is perfect for a keeping a few bottles on hand. The dual zone cooling is a very good and sufficiently adjustable. I’ve seen reviews about noise and while we had issues when it was first set up it now runs very quiet. As for those issues, we followed the instructions and let it sit for a few days before starting. On initial start it was quite noisy from the compressor area and after a week or so it wasn’t getting any better. Bottom line, make sure the unit is perfectly level. Used a 2 foot carpenter’s level to check level side-to-side, front-to-back, and corner-to-corner. 75% of the noise was gone immediately after this step and within about a week it was gone completely.

I have read through several reviews online on this unit and other competitive units. If you care about honest reviews, please read on. Short review - A noisy replacement to my 10 year old Wine Enthusiast 24 bottle unit. Please stop complaining that the unit is noisy because you don't understand how refrigeration (compressor) based units work. There are some not-so-smart reviews out there who take videos of this unit complaining about the noise. If your room temperature is going to increase, the fridge needs to fire up the compressor to maintain the temperature you have set. I put mine in the garage because of the noise (problem solved). If you are considering this inside the house and care about noise pollution - this wine fridge is not for you. Long version - I am a proud owner of Wine Enthusiast wine fridge that I bought 10 years ago from another vendor. I love the simplicity and build quality. There was so much negativity these days about customer service (I will get to that as well). 2 weeks ago, my old unit stopped working. I was scrambling to find a replacement. I went back and forth between Wine Enthusiast and New Air especially for the dual temperature zone, capacity and compactness of the unit. This is a compressor based unit and is going to get noisier on hot days. Build quality - Just like my last unit, the interior looks exactly the same. The back has the compressor exposed. That is where the noise comes from. Storage capacity - you can store 32 bottles easily in this fridge. I have a couple of magnums in the bottom. Recommended location - Garage or somewhere you don't mind noise pollution. I had originally kept it indoors and moved it to my garage this past weekend. Customer service - I reached out to Wine Enthusiast for repair options for my old fridge. They were not only responsive (within 24 hours), they shared wine fridge repair technicians near my neighborhood.

So far so good, the duel zones is great to keep reds and whites separate at different temps. It does struggle a little to keep the upper section at a higher temp that the lower section. I have them set for 52and 45 degrees. The bottom section stays consistent but the upper will sometimes drop to 49 then recover back to 52 so not exactly where I want it but close enough. It did fit perfectly into the the spot on the bar where I placed it so for the size and the amount of bottles is holds as great!!!!

Was perfect, fit perfectly in the space I neededI'm

Works perfectly Fairly quiet as well. Shelves are adjustable. We have a couple bottles of ice wine that are a bit longer bottle so had to put them in the bottom for them to fit inside.