Large Capacity 166-Bottle Built-in or Freestanding Stainless Steel Compressor Wine Refrigerator by Whynter BWR-1662SD

Robert: When it comes to wine fridges, there are many options, going to very expensive. But look no further than this Whynter 164 bottle unit! Looks nice, works great and is a bargain comparatively.

It came very well packaged, no transit damage. Has adjustable feet which I found useful since it was going to be placed up against a wall and on carpet.

Shelving slides nicely for this price point, and wines in pinot bottle format fit without issue. The dual zones work great; one for whites and one for reds. The blue lighting is pretty cool too, although I think every model has this. The door opens with a quality feel and the glass is smoked which adds to the luxury appearance.

One small observation - the top display shelf wouldn’t quite fit some heavy duty 750 ml trophy bottles; I had to remove a shelf in order to accommodate. I’m fine with this as I wanted my trophy bottles to show!

My unit runs near silently, and I’m pleased with its operation. Overall I think this is an outstanding value, looks great, runs perfect and we’re very happy with it. Highly recommended!

United States on Nov 23, 2023

Billy S.: This is what I would consider a no-frills unit, but it meets its purpose at a great price. I bought two of these as an alternative to a wine storage unit. 3 months in, I've updated my initial 4-star rating to 5 stars because of the value.

Pros: Replaces a wine storage unit. As far as I'm concerned, wine storage units are a scam in terms of the number of cases they say you can fit, and which also suck because, to maximize the space, you have to store all your wine in boxes, so you have no visibility as to what's in there and it's pain to find anything, i.e., stacks of cases of wine (who has the time to inventory your wine collection, update labels on each box with the contents, etc.). You also have to drive to your unit, decide what you want to bring home, drag the cases out, load them again at home in your wine fridge, etc. I've probably lost days of my life to my wine storage unit.

So having these units at home solves all that for me. It's keeping the wine at proper temp and making the wine easily accessible with the shelving, and it's IN MY HOUSE. And the price -- I'm not sure there are any other brands producing this style unit in this price range. Additional of...

United States on Sep 01, 2020

David E. Cowen and Susan K. Musch: SECOND UPDATE 2020– After replacing the foot and getting the part from the manufacturer and having to replace it myself the unit has functioned as required. I keep two digital thermometers in it, top and bottom, to double check the calibration. The actual vs. read out temperature on the machine is a showing a few degrees warmer on my thermometers. Close enough that it could just be calibration of all three thermostats. It holds a lot of bottles but the trays are so close together it is hard to get some out and put in the back set of bottles. Not perfect but fo the price, vs. the ones that cost thousands, it does what I need.

UPDATED REVIEW: This unit arrived with a missing “foot” which took 3 weeks to get sent to me. It worked just fine (Dec. 2018 purchased) until last week when it broke and froze many of my 40 plus wine bottles (digital readout on unit shows 75 degrees, thermometers I put inside show 22 degrees). One bottle burst the cork and leaked all over the inside. Four others had corks that breached the seal and we had to use them up quickly. All of the bottles were covered with a heavy frost. They may be ruined I don’t know yet. They are very expensive...

United States on Feb 02, 2019