Vinotemp VT-28TEDS Thermo-Electric Digital 28-Bottle Wine Chiller, Black and Stainless

by Vinotemp

Product Features

• Freestanding digital wine chiller keeps up to 28 bottles properly chilled
• Thermo-electric cooling system protects wine from unnecessary vibration
• Ultra-quiet operation; does not use ozone-depleting chemicals
• Energy-efficient dual-paned glass door; 6 pull-out shelves included
• Measures 22 by 18-1/4 by 28-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21 x 18 x 29 inches ; 52 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 60.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000TMAIY2
• Item model number: VT-28TEDS
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #276,315 in Appliances (See Top 100 in Appliances)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Keep up to 28 bottles properly chilled with this freestanding wine chiller. The unit's innovative thermo-electric cooling system, which involves very few moving parts, delivers ultra-quiet, energy-efficient operation and protects wine from unnecessary vibration. More importantly, thermo-electric cooling does not use ozone-depleting chemicals such as CFC's or HCFC's, which means it's better for the environment. In addition, the wine-cooling unit's dual-paned glass door provides better UV protection and better insulation properties for enhanced energy efficiency. Other highlights include easy push-button controls, digital temperature display, and sturdy wire shelf racking for individual bottle storage, as well as a maximum ambient room temperature of 77 degrees F and normal temperature fluctuation of 5 degrees to prevent excessive cycling. Six pull-out chrome shelves are included. Attractively housed in a black cabinet with stainless-steel trim, the wine chiller measures 22 by 18-1/4 by 28-1/2 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

Product Description

Vinotemp VT-28TEDS Thermo Electric Digital Stainless Steel (28) Bottle wine cooler. Attractive free-standing cellar with double paned glass door and stainless steel trim Thermoelectric temperature control for ultra-quiet and energy efficient operation. Sturdy shelf racking for individual bottle storage.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quiet is fine, but it would be nice if it cooled., January 15, 2009

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Peter S (Palatine, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vinotemp VT-28TEDS Thermo-Electric Digital 28-Bottle Wine Chiller, Black and Stainless (Kitchen)

Prior to purchase I had read various reviews about the unit's inability to properly cool. Despite the warning, I went ahead, hoping for better luck, as the unit had the best combination of price/capacity. I decided the best approach was to give the unit a trial run by getting it at my local target so that I could return it if it didn't work. I purchased a refrigerator thermometer along with it just to keep it honest. Sure enough, the unit was only able to knock about 10 degrees off of the ambient temperature, despite brazenly claiming to be at 56 degrees.
On the plus side, it was indeed quiet and sleek looking but it would've been nice to have some more cooling capability. For my purposes, however, this was fine. My intent was to prevent exposure to heat and I grew to like drinking my reds at about 65 degrees.
Flash forward one year and last night I reached into my cooler to find the bottles warm. A check of the thermometer showed that the inside of my vinotemp was now the balmiest spot in the house at 78 degrees. I tried cleaning the filter, unplugging etc. and once restarted the unit whirrs away uselessly; mindlessly warming the inside bottles. For $200, all I was able to coax out of this thing was a year of disingenuous underperformance.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars nice quiet decent fridge, September 5, 2008

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ChefJef (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vinotemp VT-28TEDS Thermo-Electric Digital 28-Bottle Wine Chiller, Black and Stainless (Kitchen)

I got the unit from a target store on a great holiday sale. I probably wouldn't pay retail for it. I set it up and let it sit overnight, then plugged it in and let it sit overnight again. With the thermostat set at 55 (the lowest possible), my own thermometer placed inside reads 60. It seems to be able to hold at 60 pretty well as the ambient temp in my desert apartment fluctuates through the day (no higher than 80 for the ambient temp).

The 60 degrees is not the best temp for storing wine, but its really not that bad for my $20-and-under-per-bottle collection. As I understand it (after talking to lots of people), the extra few degrees will eventually cut short the life of the bottle, but should be fine for a few to several years. I don't think my wines will go un-drunk that long.

In summary, I bought this cellar/fridge to store my wines, not to preserve them for 20 years. I needed something that was between a closet and a regular fridge. I also wanted something that had low noise, so I went with this instead of a compressor model. I think it works well for these purposes, especially at the discount sale price. It looks nice and doesn't have too much extra bulk.

If you are looking for something for long term cellaring of finer wines, I would recommend looking for a slightly colder unit. If you just want decent storage, this may work fine for you.

(there's two of these same items listed on amazon with the same model number I own, so I put the same review on both - one is VT28TEDS and the other is VT-28TEDS)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool, good capacity, fairly quiet - perfect for us, December 1, 2011

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Reinis (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vinotemp VT-28TEDS Thermo-Electric Digital 28-Bottle Wine Chiller, Black and Stainless (Kitchen)

We bought this cooler to store some of our $50+ bottles of wine - we don't have a huge collection by any means, but just wanted to make sure some of the better wine didn't get destroyed by a hot CA day.

The fridge took a day or so to cool down after filling it to capacity. I haven't tried measuring the actual temp using a seperate thermometer, but it says 54 and feels about the same. Although initially it was very quiet, it does whirr regularly, but it's still pretty quiet considering we have it 5ft from our living room couch and it doesn't bother us at all.

I wrote this review so I could include the capacity since one of my biggest problems when looking for a cooler was that it's very hard to tell what will actually fit. At max we filled this cooler with 2 magnums resting on the bottom, 3 champagne bottles and 17 bordeaux/burgundy style 750ml bottles. It suprised me that there was enough room for all this. The magnums fit diagonally (and there's not a lot of space, but it worked) after removing one shelf and raising the other. You won't be able to fit more than 3 champagne bottles on one shelf, but if you removed every other shelf I could see someone fitting up to about 12 or so champagne bottles total in the cooler. Yes, you should be a little careful when removing standard bottles because the fit is a little tight (just lift up the shelf above slightly and you will be fine) - but the idea is not to be adding and removing bottles all the time so I don't think it's a big deal.

Hopefully that gives people an idea of the size of this cooler. It's worked out perfectly for us.