8 Bottle Wine Cooler Refrigerators - Reviews

If you are looking for a small, compact wine cooler then take a look at reviews of some popular 8-bottle wine cooler refrigerators listed below.

These compact wine storage units take up little space while providing proper storage conditions for your favorite wines.

Since these small capacity wine cooler refrigerators are moderately priced they're perfect for beginner wine connosieurs who want to keep a couple of bottle of their favourite wines at the right serving temperature, but they're not yet ready for investing in a more sophisticated wine cabinet.

Cheap wine coolers tend to vary in quality so to make a well-informed buying decision and get real value for your money compare the following eight bottle wine coolers.

Compare 8-Bottle Wine Coolers - do a quick comparison on the most popular 8-bottle wine refrigerators.

Haier 8-Bottle Countertop Wine Cooler Refrigerator

Haier has several 8-bottle electric wine coolers designed for countertop placement.

Haier HVUE08 Series - The HVUE08ABS is a thermoelelctric unit with black cabinet, tinted insulated glass door with curved stainless steel handle. The interior lining is also black. Adjustable digital themostat and LCD display ensure simlpe use. Control buttons and temperature display are integrated in the top door frame. The switch for the interior lighting is also there. Price range: US$ 78 - 120

Unfortunately Haier Wine coolers are reputed for their low quality and early break downs (within a few months) and the HVUE08ABS model is not an exception. Read user reviews on the Haier HVUE08ABS wine cooler to find out more about its features and user complaints.

Haier HVTS08 Series - it has almost the same features as the HVUE08 model: thermal electric coooling, 2 full-width removable wire racks, electronic thermostat and display, black cabinet with black trimmed dual pane, tinted glass door and recessed handle. Price range: cc. US$ 63 - 150.

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Sunbeam 8-Bottle Thermoelectric Wine Cooler - Model SCN08SHCBV

The stainless steel cabinet has a see-through, tinted glass door with stainless steel bar handle. You can store max. 4 - 4 bottles of wine on the chromed wire racks.

The control panel is on the left hand side of the door frame, under the LED display.

The control panel consists of 4 buttons:

temperature adjustment buttons - Up and Down,
light switch, and
ºF/ºC transfer switch.

Sunbeam 8 Bottle wine cooler, thermolectric, countertop

You can set the interior temperature between 44 - 66 ºF (8 -18 ºC).

Thermoelectric cooling has its limitations one of which is that the unit using the technology has to be placed in a room where the ambient temeprature is not too high (cc. 77 ºF/25 ºC) otherwise the cooler will not be able to maintain the adjusted temperature.

Dimensions:

Height: 10.83"
Width: 16.14"
Depth: 20.67"

Leave 5 inches space on all sides of the cooler for proper ventilation.

Consumer Reviews of the Sunbeam 8 Bottle Wine Cooler - Model SCN08SHCBV:

This wine cooler has received quite good ratings and reviews. Many users said that the main strength of the Sunbeam 8 bottle wine cellar is that it's easy to use and very quite, and it's good value for its price.

The compact size is another attractive feature of the model though some consumers reported that the cooler was longer than she/he expected (always check the dimensions before buying).

One user measured the actual temperature inside the unit with a digital thermometer and it showed 49ºF instead of the set 44ºF, though the room temperature where the cooler was placed was only 71 ºF. According to the reviewer the Sunbeam 8 bottle wine cooler is good for storing red wine, but it's too warm for whites.

Another slight weakness of this model is that there's not enough room for longer bottles in the middle of the unit because the fan/heatsink parts are mounted there. This is a common problem of the majority of inexpensive wine refrigerators.

Price of the Sunbeam 8-bottle wine refrigerator: cc. US$ 60 - 80 (US$ 7.5 - 10 per bottle)

Magic Chef 8 bottle Wine Cooler - Model MCWC8DCT2

This is a space-efficient stainless steel home wine cooler with convenient countertop size. The MCWC8DCT2 model comes with tinted glass door that has a curved stainless steel grip handle for easy opening.

You can store 8 ordinary size bottles of wine on the 2 wavy Magic Chef ( Bottle wine cooler chromed shelves. The control panel is integrated in the top frame of the door.

You can set the unit to cool to a desired temperature between 44 - 66 ºF (8 -18 ºC) by pressing the Up and Down buttons next to the digital display. The LCD screen displays the actual temperature inside the unit.

To set the desired cooling temperature keep pressing the Up/Down buttons until the display shows the temeprature you want the cooler to be set. The LCD screen will flash and show this temperature for a few seconds, then it'll stop flashing and displays the actual temperature inside the cooler. Note that there might be a max. 2 degree temperature difference between what the readout indicates and the actual temperature.

Temperature can be selected to be displayed either in ºF or in ºC with a button to the left of the display. There's also a button to turn on or off the interior light. The manual recommends to use the cooler in a room with ambient temperature between 46 - 86ºF (8 - 30ºC). This wine fridge was designed to be used inside a home and in a garage, or outdoors.

There are two other 8 bottle wine cooler models by magic Chef with the same technical features:

Model: MCWC8DCT3: red cabinet, red framed tinted glass door, curved silver door handle
Model: MCWC8DSCT: all stainless steel cabinet and door frame, tinted door glass, stainless steel bar handle

Dimensions:

Height: 11.2 "
Width: 16.5"
Depth: 20.7"

Consumer Reviews on the Magic Chef 8-Bottle Wine Cooler

Although the Magic Chef MCWC8DSCT 8 bottle wine cooler hasn't got too good reviews it still might be a good-value unit:

One user have complained that after a copule of months of use the control buttons started to "stick". Other user said that the cooler is not very user-friendly though she/he didn' go into details why.

Other customer had two units that broke down within a month.

Price of the 8 Bottle Magic Chef Wine fridge: cc. US$ 90-100 (US$ 11.25 - 12.25 per bottle)

Most of these small wine coolers are thermoelectric wine refrigerators with the added benefits of silent and vibration-free operation. TIP: Read an overview of Magic Chef wine coolers.

Read description and reviews of other countertop wine coolers.

Avanti WCP8 8 Bottle Wine Cooler

Price of Avanti WCP8 Wine Cooler: cc. US$ 90 (US$ 11.25 per bottle)

Other Avanti Wine Cooler Refrigerators.

Sylvania 8 Bottle Wine Cooler - Model SE80049-2

The unit holds 8 regular size wine bottles: 4 - 4 on the pull-out chromed racks. This is also a thermoelectric wine cooler ensuring silent, vibration free operation.

The tempered, slightly tinted glass door filters out UV rays.

The control panel is adjusted along the bottom side of the cooler. You can set temperature in the range of 54 - 64 ºF (12 - 18 ºC). The compact size and the flush back make the unit fit on most kitchen counters.

Price of the Sylvania 8 bottle wine cooler: cc. US$ 60 - 90 (US$ 7.5 - 11.25 per bottle), very friendly price.

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