Cuisinart Private Reserve 6 Bottle Wine Cellar

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Product Features

• 6-bottle countertop wine cellar; Thermoelectric cooling technology  no noise or vibration
• 8 presets for proper serving and storage temperatures or any variety of white or red wine ; Electronic thermostat and LED readout
• Stainless steel door with chrome handle; 16-inch height is perfect for countertop use
• Interior light with permanent ON option; Double-pane tinted viewing window
• 3 removable chrome racks designed to hold 750ml or 1500ml bottles; Ability to adjust temperature manually

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 35 pounds
• ASIN: B000JZEANO
• Item model number: WBC-1200PC
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #171,424 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Product Description

The Cuisinart Private Reserve Wine Cellar is the compact solution for wine storage! By maintaining the ideal storage temperature, the Cuisinart Private Reserve Wine Cellar ensures that up to six bottles of wine preserve their signature bouquet, flavor and body. Use the electronic touchpad to set the preferred temperature (between 39º-68ºF) and the thermoelectric cooling system holds the temp, quietly and efficiently. An attractive stainless finish ensures any wine collection is displayed in style. Three years limited Warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite Cuisinart quality, July 3, 2007

By	D. Doyle - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Pros: 1) It works quite well - keeps a very even temperature, which I think is the only thing that's more important than keeping a wine cool to preserve it. (My thought is the juice "breathes" through the cork, and thermal expansion, either up or down messes with the chemistry more than anything.)
2) It actually holds 8 bottles stacked if you remove the two top racks.
3) Looks very well-made, the digital temp (in degrees F or C) is great.
4) Very easy to use.

Cons: 1) Smelled terrible: like Bondo or fingernail polish at first. Because of the "breathing" that wine does (mentioned above) I recommend leaving it open out on the back porch for a few days before using it, and then with a bag of activated charcoal in it for a while (baking soda didn't help.)
2) It's loud - maybe as loud as a regular refigerator running. The heat-sink fans on the back sound like a suped-up computer system, but what's worse is that they go on an off every few seconds (apparently precisely adjusting the interior temperature.) If the fans would stay on constantly, at least you could get used to it.
3) If the power goes off, it resets to 45 degrees - which is way too cold and negates the benefit of Pro number 1. The last thing you want is a slowly-warming bottle going up to 65 or 70 in a few hours to then be quickly chilled to 45 - I can just see the cork sliding back and forth like a piston on an antique locomotive.

If they packed it with a bag of charcoal, had a quieter fan that you could set to be on-continuously, and used non-volatile memory for the temperature setting, it would get 5 stars.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classy Looking Wine Cooler, June 22, 2007

By	Virginia Allain "(retired librarian)" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is a great size for a vacation cottage or to fit a smaller space. It's sophisticated enough to set different temperatures for the different wines. It has an interior light and a circulating fan. The instruction booklet gives you the 8 settings it has for various wines. The wine cellar looks good, so you could have it wherever you need your wine for meals or entertaining.
Although it is quieter than other beverage coolers and small refrigerators that we've had, it still hums quite frequently. We had to move it away from our dining room so it wouldn't annoy us.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product! Read this before the bad reviews, December 3, 2008

By	K. Janowski - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read alot of negative reviews but tried the product anyhow and I LOVE it. I will say the first one I bought did not hold the temperature. I called Cuisinart and they shipped me a new one, which I had in about 4 days AND they took the old one back with an RMA. I have no complaints it chills the wine great and the racks are sturdy. There are plenty of preset temperature settings along with manual if you need them. I do reccomend you keep it a cool room and out of direct sunlight as the instructions say. I definately reccomend this product to anyone that needs a small refrigerator.