Customer Reviews

Nambé 7-inch Wine Chiller

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When this item is warm, it looks exactly as advertised but don't forget about physics. Freeze the chiller and the polished surface becomes coated with frozen water crystals. Like just about anything you stick in the freezer, it becomes frosted. While it still performs its function, it is not nearly as appealing to the eye. As the chiller warms up, the water crystals melt and water in the air condenses on its surface leaving droplets. My wife and I still love this item and use it regularly, but I didn't get what I expected.

I have tried a couple of other wine chillers: ceramic, clay that you soak and freeze, double wall plastic, wine bucket with ice,and have not been satisfied when we are outside on a warm evening. In my continued search for the right one, I chose the 7" Mambe. It lives in the freezer, it's always ready, it's not bulky, it's elegant with it's shape and angled top and it keeps wine cool for a long time. This is design as it should be, beautiful and functional.

My husband and I received this as a wedding gift 13 years ago. We still use it a couple of times a month and really enjoy it. It does keep the wine cold and, I think, it's beautiful.

I specifically purchased this wine chiller as a gift, as the amazon.com website stated that the product was "USA-Made." Unfortunately, when I received the wine chiller, it had a "MADE IN INDIA" sticker on the box... not to mention a few dents. I am extremely disappointed with the false adversting from Amazon.com and do not think an India-made wine chiller is worth the $100 price tag.