Antarctic Star 18 Bottle Wine Refrigerator Cooler

David Fomunyam: Great looks great price. Arrived 3 days early. Opened the box and plug-in, Voila!!! Did not have to reference the instructions. Push power button, factory temp was set at 46 degrees. Great product.

United States on Feb 01, 2023

S. F. Wilson: I purchased this beverage cooler to use for wine storage. I liked other more expensive units better for their dual zone features. However, the depth of this unit is what worked for implenting into a freestanding bar at the end of my dining room where I am limited to 18" in depth. Being able to reverse the door swing was also a plus. If you plan to reverse the door swing I recommend taking a picture of how the screws are set from the manufacturer. There are no instructions for doing this and nothing online. You'll end up with an extra screw and wonder where it goes. After reverseing the door swing, the gasket on the door (dry) rubbed against the cooler frame. Since reversing the door swing required tipping the unit, I followed directions and waited 24 hours before powering up. It took aother 48 hours or so for the door gasket to settle in to it's new position and the rubbing sound stopped. There are two adjustable legs in the front. For design purposes one is shorter than the other, but much shorter that it should be. Which means, there's hardly any adjustability before the leg comes out completely. If you have wood floors, DO NOT SLIDE THE UNIT!!! The back of the unit has an open...

United States on Jul 04, 2021

UXF: Like other reviewers have noted, I cannot set the temperature control. It just wants to go to ~45 degrees, which is way too cold for storing wine. The control knob is particularly stupid. It says MAX MED MIN and OFF. What do those mean? Not only does it not have degrees, but I can't even tell if MIN is supposed to mean minimum temperature or minimum WORK by the machine (which would mean higher temperature). MIN, after all, is right next to OFF, which should mean the highest temperature because the cooler is not working at all. Would it have killed the manufacturer to say COLDER or WARMER instead?

But it ultimately doesn't matter because the knob doesn't seem to do anything to adjust the temperature!!! So much for the "custom" temperature promised. So much for wines. In re-reading the good reviews, I see that those people use it for general beverages, which don't have temperature sensitivity. If your product is not suitable for wine storage, DON'T CLAIM THAT IT WOULD.

The mini fridge does make the typical fridge noises. It doesn't bother me

Returning this 50-lb. thing for a refund will be a total PITA.

United States on Jan 08, 2021

ChristopherChristopher: The media could not be loaded.  My wife my first purchase and plan to use it in our nursery while my wife was pumping to feed our child. It is large! Larger than what we wanted it for in the nursery. I like the fridge so much, I decided to keep it and use it next to it bar cart. what surprised me the most was how quickly it cool down. Am I opinion this means that when I put warm or room temperature drinks and do it the fridge will maintain and hold a cold temperature better than most. In turn cool the drinks I’m putting in faster. At an overall height of 31 inches it’s also Perfect for a home bar as you could stack bottles or a cutting board on top. Those in I know this was all the racks are movable and adjustable making the refrigerator extremely adjustable to your needs. I also really like the door swung completely open and stayed out of the way while I loaded the Fridge with beverage and a few holiday dishes.

This Refrigerator is perfect for my wife and I who like to host parties but don’t need a full sized fridge normally. Did your whole beverages in overflow food in here.

I would buy again. I hope this was helpful.

United States on Nov 27, 2020

W. Denny: Overall nice looking cooler that will accommodate about 37 bottles. Temperature varies within the unit. I placed 30 bottles of wine in cooler set the temperature to 46'F and waited 48 hours for them to reach equilibrium temperature. Then I took temperature readings of various bottles through out the cooler. Here are the results. Upper shelf reading were 55 to 56'F; The middle shelf ranged from 52 to 53.5'f and the bottom bottles ranged from 47.5 to 48.5'F. The difference between the high and low reading within the cooler was 8'F. Plan to keep reds I intend to drink soon on top and whites, sparkling ones on the bottom and the middle for longer term storage.
Also, temperature on outside wall of cooler about 24" up from bottom and midway front to back can reach temperatures of 110'F. Adding additional insulation to unit or installing in a very tight space may cause cooling issues.

United States on Sep 26, 2019