Allavino 56-Bottle Dual-Zone Wine Refrigerator with Black Cabinet and Shelves

Cardinal: We bought this unit because it was attractive and was supposed to be a higher end unit. It actually worked for about 3 years, which is longer than many other people have reported. It always reads 64 degrees, although checking with a separate thermometer puts the temperature in the mid seventies. The compressor runs, but there is no cooling. My college mini fridge ran for 15 years, and cost about a tenth of what this one does. Don't waste your money!

United States on Jun 05, 2023

MICHAEL A DERBY: The media could not be loaded.  The Good: An attractive unit that held temperatures well for a couple of years.

The Bad: The shelves were just a bit too close together for Chardonnay and other fat bottles (you'll either need to remove a shelf [cutting capacity] or put up with the shelves scraping the labels off).

The Ugly: It died after less than 4 years. It's no good as a wine cooler, but might make an attractive end table.

Recommendation: ABSOLUTELY NOT, and I am not alone. Check the current ratings (and remember that they are an average of people who gave it high ratings right after they purchased it several years ago and those who have more recently rated it after living with it awhile - the actual rating from people who have owned it for awhile will be very, very low!).

This was my second wine refrigerator. The first was a 15" unit to fit...

United States on Nov 17, 2020

Amazon Customer: In a nutshell, similar to many reviews where it was great until out of warranty then it died. Now would make an attractive boat anchor. When we bought it, the reviews were pretty good - 4.4 stars - with just a couple where it had died. Unfortunately, it appears a lot of people started having same issue after we bought and the overall rating has dropped significantly.

The long version:
First one arrived damaged during shipping (which took three weeks - from CA to VA, so understandable). Contacted the seller (The Beverage Factory) and they immediately sent a new one and took the old one back when delivered (another 2+ weeks). So initial good customer service.

Fridge is really sharp looking, fit well under in the kitchen cabinet and worked great -- would have been 4 or 5 stars at that point. At about a year and a half the top zone started having problems staying at temperature. This quickly got worse until it wouldn't cool at all. The bottom zone was still working for a little while longer then started to fade as well then finally died completely. Contacted Allavino and the customer service person (who was very nice) and suggested a...

United States on Mar 20, 2020

Amazon Customer: I’ve had no real complaints with the fridge. The shipper worked with me on dates and times for delivery. The unit arrived without any damages and set up easily. I have not had any issues with it. I disagree with other reviewers that state it is noisy. Mine is level and thus the bottles do not touch nor rattle. It cycles on and off to maintain temperature and is slightly noisier (inside fan) than my Samsung appliances, but it is much quieter than the appliances many of us know from just 10+ years ago. Ignore the noise complaints of others on here.
My only frustration with the unit is that I drink a considerable amount of champagne and this does not accommodate most of the bottles. The top shelf can accommodate some, but not many (especially those in a wider design ala Ruinart). But otherwise it’s been great.

United States on Jul 13, 2018

David: Good product overall, like the fact it has upper and lower shelving and you can fit in a decent amount of wine. My only gripe would be that the temperature seems to fluctuate quite a bit, not by much, but I've found it difficult to get a steady constant temperature.

United States on Sep 21, 2016