Product Review: Aficionado C333R 50 Bottle Wine Cellar

Company: Amazon

Price Range: $450 - $500

Feedback: Read Consumer Reviews on the Aficionado C333R 50 Bottle Wine Cellar

Who Would Buy This: Wine collectors who are shopping for a large capacity wine cellar which can be built-in or used free-standing.

Pros:

• Versatile design – The Aficionado C333R 50 Bottle Wine Cellar has front ventilation, allowing it to be used either as a freestanding unit or built-in to your cabinets to save room space and provide a seamless look.
• This wine cellar has a strikingly modern design comprising of a black cabinet and stainless-steel door with tube-type handle. The door features UV protected tinted glass to keep wines safe from the sun’s rays.
• Six slide-out chrome plated storage racks complete with elegant wooden front trim are inside the unit. The racks use a ball bearing mechanism to provide smooth effortless sliding, giving you easy access to your wine collection.
• The interior light softly illuminates the interior to give you a good view of your wines. The light can be turned on/off using the switch on the control panel.
• Inside the door, a blue LED display shows a clear readout of the operating temperature. The internal temperature can be set via 1 degree increments using the user-friendly control panel inside the door. There are dedicated buttons for Red wines and White wines so you can quickly pre-set the unit to the right temperature.
• Quiet – With an operating sound level of just 47 db, this wine cellar is quiet so can be kept in environments where you don’t want excess noise.

Cons:

• No dual-zone compartments. However, the manufacture state there is often a 10 degree temperature variance between the top and bottom storage racks so you can store a mixture of wines such as reds with whites.

Specifications

Unit Dimensions

Height: 34-1/4″

Width: 23-78″

Depth: 25-5/16″

Built-in Dimensions

Height: 35″

Width: 24″

Depth: 24″

Guarantee: 1-year limited warranty. 5-year warranty on sealed system.

Summary

The Aficionado C333R is a stylish, well featured wine cellar with an excellent wine storage capacity to house 50 bottles. Despite being a compressor based unit, the operating sound level is below 50 db so it’s very quiet, which is a plus point.

Its built-in capability is desirable for those who want to integrate their wine cellar into their kitchen. I rate this as a good buy if you have a large wine collection and want the versatility of built-in use.