Avanti Dual Zone Wine Coolers - Review

If you're looking for an inexpensive 2-zone wine refrigerator then read the following reviews of Avanti dual zone wine coolers to see whether they suit your preferences and budget.

Avanti is a manufacturer of affordable appliances both for home and commercial use. They're known for their wide range of compact refrigerators and apartment-sized refrigerator units.

Avanti also has a line of beer and wine coolers including single zone units and dual temperature wine refrigerators providing great solution for wine storage at home.

Avanti dual zone wine coolers range from a 18-bottle small wine fridge to a 149-bottle full-size, two zone wine cabinet.

Avanti Dual Zone Wine Coolers - Small Capacity Models

Avanti EWC18DZ Dual Zone Wine Cooler

The smallest capacity Avanti dual zone wine cooler is an 18-bottle unit. The Avanti EWC18DZ is a thermoelectric wine cooler that utilizes the so-called Peltier-effect for generating cool air. This cooling technique doesn't require compressor and cooling agent ensuring silent operation.

The lack of coolant (CFC-s or HCFC-s, carbo-hydrogens containing chlorine or fluorine, in traditional compressor-run fridges that need to be diposed of at end of the appliance's life cycle) make thermoelectric wine refrigerators more friendly to the environment.

The two independently controlled zones allow you to keep more than one type of wine perfectly chilled.

Avanti Dual Zone Wine Cooelr, 28 bottles

The Avanti EWC18DZ 2-zone wine cooler has an all-black decor: black cabinet with black trimmed glass door. The door glass is tempered and slightly tinted to protect your wines from UV light. The door is reversible allowing you more flexibility in placement. The door has recessed handle.

Each of the 4 chromed slide-out shelves can hold 3 bottles of wine and you can place additional bottles at the bottom of the cabinet.

The control panel is integrated in the top frame of the door. You can set the digital thermostat to cool to the desired temperature in both zones with the push buttons. The blue LED screen indicates the interior temperature. It can be set to show temprature either in Fahrenheit or in Celsius.

Temperature ranges:

top zone: 44°F - 54°F (7°C - 12°C)
bottom zone: 52°F - 64°F (11°C - 18°C)

There's an interior light with On/Off switch that provides soft illumination for the stored wines.

The see-trough glass door together with the interior lighting let you display your wines to your friends and family.

Dimensions:

Height: 26"
Width: 13.75"
Depth: 19.5"

Placement: For freestanding use only in a place where ambient temperature is between 72°F - 78°F/23°C - 26°C.

Weight: 36 lbs.

Price of the Avanti 18-bottle dual zone wine cooler: cc. US$180 - 220 (US$ 10.0 - 12.22 per bottle).

Warranty: 1 year parts and labor.

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Avanti Dual Zone 28-bottle Wine Cooler Model WC331DZD

The Avanti WC331DZD is a nice small-medium sized wine refrigerator with two individual temperature zones.

This model is also a black cabinet with brushed chrome door frames, but unlike the 18-bottle unit it has two separate doors for the two zones.

The door of the bottom compartment can be locked. The door glass is double paned for max. thermal insulation. The opening direction of the door can be reversed. Similarly to the 18-bottle model the Avanti WC331DZD wine fridge features recessed handle.

The digital controls are in the upper frame of the cabinet. There're preset temperature settings for reds, whites and sparkling wine for both compartments that you can select by simply pressing the one-touch buttons.

You can store up to 18 bottles in the lower zone (this chamber is meant for storing whites) and 10 bottles in the top zone (for red wines). These are only approximate capacities and will vary according to bottle size and shape. Only the lower zone has interior lighting that you can turn on by pressing the Light On/Off button on the control panel. The light shuts down automatically after 10 minutes.

The digital readout displays both the set and the current interior temperature for both zones in red. You can set the cooler to display the temperatures either in deg. Fahrenheit or in deg. Celsius, just press the appropriate buttons.

A cool part of the cabinet is the removable serving tray on the top of the cabinet. Just pick a wine from the wine cooler, place it on the tray and you're ready to serve wine for your guests.

The unit comes with 5 slide-out scalloped chromed racks and a wire basket to be placed at the bottom of the cabinet is included for additional storage space. The basket comes handy if you buy exceptionally long bottles of wine.

Setting the temperature of the Avanti WC331DZD wine cellar:

The appliance is set to 55 °F at the factory so the display will show this value.

To change the setting press the SET button once on the control panel.
The LED indicator on the upper display will flash.
Press the Up and Down arrows to select the desired cooling temperature for the upper zone.
Press the SET button again to adjust the temperature of the lower zone.

Recommended temperatures for storing various types of wines:

Red wines: 60-65 °F
White wines (dry): 50-59 °F
Sparkling wines: 45-49 °F
Rose wines: 49-51 °F.

Dimensions:

Height: 33 1/4"
Width: 18.3/4"
Depth: 18.3/4"

The Avanti WC331DZD wine cooler is a nice compact cabinet perfect for building it in under the counter, note however that the unit requires min. 5 inches clearance around the sides and the back.

Take a look at other Under Counter Wine Coolers.

Consumer Reviews - Avanti 28-Bottle Dual Zone wine Cooler, Model WC331DZD

According to users the Avanti Two-Zone 28-bottle wine cooler keeps bottles cooled at the set temperature. The unit is able to go down to the low temperatures (45 °F) and keeps it stable. The Avanti WC331DZD operates silently and dosent' consume much electricity.

Price of the Avanti WC331DZD 28-bottle Dual Zone wine refrigerator: cc. US$ 400 - 500 (US$ 14.28-17.86 per bottle).

Medium Capacity Avanti Two-Zone Wine Refrigerators

Avanti has two mid-sized wine coolers with 2 temperature zones.

The Avanti EWC4001DZ 40-bottle wine cellar is a thermoelectric unit with the benefits of quiet and vibration-free operation.

Read review of the Avanti 46-bottle Dual Zone Wine Refrigerator, Model WCR5104DZD.

TIP: for more choices in medium sized wine storage units browse our list of recommended 40-50 bottle home wine cellars.

Large Capacity Avanti Dual Zone Wine Coolers-Avanti WCR683DZD

The most capacious dual zone wine cabinet by Avanti is the Model WCR683DZD with storage space for approx. 149-155 bottles.

Split in the middle it offers right storage space for both red wines (77 bottles in the upper zone, 11 bottles on each shelf), and for whites (78 bottles in the lower compartment, 11 bottles on each large shelf and 6 bottles on the two small shelves).

The black cabinet comes with stainless steel framed double pane glass door which can be locked. The door hinge can be reversed.

The attractive wooden shelves can be pulled out for convenient selection and retrieval of wines. Pull the shelves approx. 1/3 out to easily access bottles. The shelves can be removed if you want to make room for wider bottles.

Avanti Dual Zone Wine Cabinet, 155 bottles capacity model WCR683DZD

You can adjust the tempearture with the digital controls mounted in the upper frame of the cabinet. The factory-set temp. is 50 °F in the upper zone and 60 °F in the lower compartment.

The temperature range of the upper zone is 40-55 °F and 55-65 °F of the bottom zone.

Both zones are equipped with interior lighting that you can turn on/off individually by pressing the appropriate button on the control panel.

According to users the Avanti WCR683DZD wine cabinet doesn't make much noise (generates approx. as much noise as a kitchen fridge).

Dimensions:

Height: 71 1/8"
Width: 23 1/2"
Depth: 26 3/4"

Weight: 229 lbs.

Price of the Avanti 155-bottle Dual Zone Wine Cellar: 1100-1400 (US$7.1-9.03 per bottle)

The Avanti WCR683DZD 2-zone wine cooler is an elegant two-zone wine cabinet that maintains the set temperature well, keeping your wines cool, away from direct sunlight. This model is designed for free-standing use only.

Warranty: 1 year parts and labor, 5 years on compressor.

TIP: see how the Avanti WCR683DZD wine refrigerator compares to other two budget 150-160 bottle wine coolers.

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