Top 6 Best 50 Bottle Wine Fridges (2024 Review)

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Last Updated: 21 December 2024

In this article, we’re going to be discussing the top-rated 50 bottle wine coolers that are available on the market.

Therefore, without further ado, let’s talk about wine coolers!

🥂Best 50 Bottle Wine Coolers – Top 6

EdgeStar CWF440SZ Freestanding – 44 Bottle – $

Technical Specs

• Dimensions: 19.4″ W x 33.9″ H x 24.9″D inches
• Weight: 88 lbs.
• Temperature range: 40°F – 65°F
• Warranty: 1-year warranty

General Specs

• 44-bottle capacity
• Stainless steel
• Suitable for Freestanding functionality only
• Single-zone capacity
• Compressor-based cooling system
• Blue interior LED lighting
• Adjustable temperature control
• Reversible door
• 6 metal shelves with wooden faces
• Security lock

Description

The CWF440SZ is a 44-bottle wine refrigerator manufactured by Edgestar. It has a stainless steel outer cabinet, and is similar to the previous product (EdgeStar CWF380DZ) in regards to it’s outer and inner aesthetics.

However, unlike the EdgeStar CWF380DZ model, the CWF440SZ unit is a single-zone wine chiller, and therefore is ideal for storing one type of wine at any one time. The unit runs on a compressor-based cooling system, which allows it to cover a wide temperature range, as you can see with it being able to cool between 40°F – 65°F.

It is designed to be used as a freestanding unit, and therefore cannot be used in an enclosed environment (such as being built into a cabinet).

Additionally, the unit has a reversible door, and even provides the ability to lock the door, to help prevent unwanted visitors from gaining access to your wine collection.

Overall, it’s a very affordable single-zone wine fridge, suitable for those on a budget.

Pros:

• One of the most affordable units
• Features a door lock
• Good customer reviews & ratings
• 1-year manufacturers warranty

Cons:

• Single-zone functionality
• Freestanding usage only
• Less than desired 50 bottle capacity

Antarctic Star Built-in, Dual Zone – 46 Bottle – $$$$ 

[#1 – Top Recommendation]

Technical Specs

• Dimensions: 23.42″ W x 34.25″ H x 22.75″D inches
• Weight:115 lbs.
• Temperature range:
  • Upper zone: 41°F – 54°F
  • Lower zone: 54°F – 68°F
• Warranty: 1-year warranty

General Specs

• 46-bottle capacity
• Stainless steel
• Suitable for Built-in & Freestanding functionality
• Dual-zone capacity
• Compressor-based cooling system
• Double-layered tempered glass door
• Blue interior LED lighting
• Adjustable temperature control
• Reversible door
• Sliding beech wooden racks
• Security lock

Description

The Antarctic Star wine refrigerator is a 46-bottle capacity unit, capable of being used for both built-in and freestanding usage, given it’s front-facing vent, making it perfect versatility’s sake.

It is a dual-zone wine fridge, and the upper zone of this unit is best suited for storing white wines, with its temperature capacity of 41°F – 54°F, whilst the lower zone is designed for storing reds, with a temperature range of 54°F – 68°F.

The unit is designed to prevent UV exposure from damaging your wine collection, with the double-layered, tempered glass door.

Additionally, the fridge has an advanced compressor cooling system, which ensures vibration-free cooling, which means that it operates quietly, and won’t disrupt your wines with unwanted vibrations.

Overall, this product has incredible customer reviews, and taking into account the product’s functionality and features, it’s clear to see why customers want to purchase it.

Pros:

• Incredible customer reviews
• Dual-zone
• Built-in & freestanding usage
• 1-year manufacturers warranty

Cons:

• Premium-priced

Kalamera Freestanding Wine Refrigerator – 50 Bottle – $

Technical Specs

• Dimensions: 19.5″ W x 33″ H x 22.8″D inches
• Weight: 82.7 lbs.
• Temperature range: 41°F – 66°F
• Warranty: 1-year warranty

General Specs

• 50-bottle capacity
• Stainless steel & black cabinet
• Suitable for Freestanding functionality only
• Single-zone capacity
• Compressor-based cooling system
• Dual-pane glass door with anti UV layer
• Blue interior LED lighting
• Adjustable temperature control
• 7 Removable beech wooden racks

Description

The Kalamera 50 bottle wine fridge is a single-zone unit that runs on a compressor-based cooling system.

It’s only suitable for freestanding usage, as it doesn’t have front-facing ventilation.

The unit looks aesthetically pleasing, with its blue internal LED lights and removable beechwood shelves.

This wine cooler has a dual-paned glass door, which helps to prevent UV exposure from damaging your wine collection.

Overall, this is a very affordable wine refrigerator, suitable for anyone who’s looking for a 50-bottle single zone unit.

Pros:

• Very affordable
• Solid customer reviews
• 1-year manufacturers warranty

Cons:

• Single-zone
• Freestanding usage only

Karcassin Built-in Wine Refrigerator – 54 Bottle – $$$

Technical Specs

• Dimensions: 23.4″ W x 32.9″ H x 22.6″D inches
• Weight: 82.7 lbs.
• Temperature range: 41°F – 64°F
• Warranty: 1-year warranty

General Specs

• 54-bottle capacity
• Stainless steel & black cabinet
• Suitable for Built-in or Freestanding usage
• Single-zone capacity
• Compressor-based cooling system
• Dual-pane glass door with an anti UV layer
• Blue interior LED lighting
• Adjustable temperature control
• 6 Sliding beech wooden racks

Description

The Karcassin, 24″ wine fridge is a 54-bottle capacity unit, with a compressor-based cooling system, offering a cooling range between 41°F – 64°F.

Given that this wine fridge has a front-facing vent, it’s capable of being used in built-in or freestanding placement, making it very versatile.

It comes with 6 sliding beech wooden shelves, and has blue LEDs for interior lighting.

Additionally, the unit has a dual-pane glass door with an anti-UV layer, to help prevent UV exposure from damaging your wine collection,

Overall, this is a mid-range priced single-zone wine cooler, which has great customer reviews.

Pros:

• Affordable
• Great customer reviews
• Suitable for Built-in & Freestanding placement
• 1-year manufacturers warranty

Cons:

• Single-zone

Conclusion

As we touched on before, we’ve spent hours upon hours filtering out products, based on the criteria that we’ve included within the section ‘Top considerations before purchasing a 50-bottle wine cooler’.

So with that being said, any of the products that we’ve mentioned in this list are fantastic choices.

We’ve tried to accommodate for everyone’s budget, and specific feature requirements, so you’ll know best as to which wine fridge is best suited for your own needs.

However, we’ve picked out our personal favorites:

• Antarctic Star Built-in, Dual Zone Wine Cooler – 46 Bottle – $$$$ – Skip to section [#1 – Top Recommendation]
• EdgeStar CWF380DZ Dual Zone Wine Cooler – 38 Bottle – $$ – Skip to section [#2 – Budget Recommendation]
• Danby Designer Freestanding Wine Cooler – 75 Bottle – $$$$$ – Skip to section [#3 – Best Value for Money]

If you happen to have any questions or comments surrounding the topic of 50-bottle wine refrigerators, then please do either leave a comment below or access our contact page and email us.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Let’s now approach some frequently asked questions, to help identify which type of 50 bottle wine fridges is most suited for your needs.

✅What is a 50 bottle wine cooler?

Although the question might seem a little simple to answer, with what some would respond, “it means the wine cooler can hold 50 bottles, right?”

Yes, that’s right, but more specifically, it means that the wine cooler can hold 50 Bordeaux-style bottles, which are considered the standard size wine bottle, holding 750ml of liquid.

Amongst the 50-bottle wine fridges that we’ve included, we’ve also included some units that have a similar capacity range, both slightly below and slightly above 50 bottles, because their reviews were great.

🍾What are the pros?

50-bottle capacity wine fridges would be considered more of a large wine refrigerator, given that they are usually used by wine collectors, connoisseurs, and sommeliers, or even used as commercial wine coolers in a bar or restaurant setting.

Now, what exactly are the advantages, well, the main advantage is clear, given that they can hold a large number of wine bottles, it means that you can hold an entire collection within one physical unit, especially if you have a dual-zone wine cooler which can house different types of wine.

Additionally, because of this, it means that you’re saving space, with no need to purchase multiple fridges.

Also, when considering the cost of each bottle stored, these larger-sized wine coolers are often cheaper than if for example, you had purchased multiple smaller units to match the same capacity.

🥂What are the cons?

The main disadvantage is the initial cost of these kinds of units, with them generally being quite expensive, and the larger the unit, the larger the initial cost.

An example being that 50-bottle wine coolers are generally less expensive than 80 bottle wine fridges to buy, which are generally less than 100 bottle wine fridges to buy.

Now, we’ve done hours of research to find only the best products from the most reputable manufacturers, but, since your wine is stored in one physical unit, it’s important to make sure that you’ve chosen a high-quality unit that won’t fail on you, and is made by a reliable manufacturer, who offers a warranty.

Rest assured that all of the products that we’ve discussed below provide manufacturers warranties (at least 1+ years).

🍾Are they available in different physical sizes?

Yes, the physical size of each 50 bottle wine fridge will vary, generally from brand to brand and model to model.

🥂Where can I purchase one?

There are quite a few places online. However, with any more expensive purchase, we realize that it’s important to know that you’re buying from a reputable, reliable seller, and they offer high-quality products.

Not only this, but it’s crucial to know that you’ll receive a warranty and great quality customer support if any issues do arise.

With that being said, this is why we like to refer our readers to Amazon, as they do a fantastic job in moderating their online platform, allowing only the best sellers to operate (in the long term)… They do this by providing transparency on previous sales, through displaying customer reviews and ratings so that you can see what the full buyer experience is like.

🍾Top considerations

Type (Single-zone, Dual-zone, Built-in, Freestanding)

There are a number of different types of wine refrigerators that are available, however which one is best suited for your needs? Let’s discuss that.

Single zone vs Dual zone

Zones refer to separate compartments available within a unit that can be used to house wine, these separate compartments can have their own individual temperature settings, with different types of wine requiring unique housing temperatures.

Single-zone refers to a wine cooler that has one compartment, whereas dual-zone refers to a wine cooler that has two compartments.

Therefore, if you’re looking for a 50 bottle wine cooler to store lots of different types of wine (reds and whites/rose) then a dual-zone wine cooler is best suited for you. Otherwise, a single-zone wine cooler is great for those looking to only store whites/roses or reds

Built-in and Freestanding

These two attributes refer to the positioning/placement of your fridge.

Built-in wine coolers are ones that have front-ventilation, usually located at the bottom of the unit itself. This allows for airflow to be fluid and unrestricted, regardless of the unit’s placement, making it ideal to be positioned within a built-in or enclosed space.

Freestanding wine coolers do not have front-facing vents and therefore cannot be used in enclosed spaces, as this would restrict airflow, which is important in maintaining fresh air inside the unit.

It should be noted that Built-in wine refrigerators can be used in a freestanding position, but not vice versa.

Size and Weight

Although the size and weight of a 50-bottle wine fridge will not vary too dramatically, it should be noted that sizes will vary slightly, and therefore if you’re looking to purchase a built-in 50 bottle wine cooler, knowing the ideal size restrictions will be important in informing your decision.

We’ve included size and weight information within the technical specs section of each product.

Temperature Range

Temperature ranges will vary between wine coolers, and depending on the wine that you’re looking to store, alongside some personal preferences, it’s useful to consider what desired temperature range you’re looking to get out of your unit.

We’ve included the temperature range information within the technical specs section of each 50-bottle wine fridge.

Cost

Everyone has a unique budget, and because of this, we’ve done our best to accommodate with high-quality 50-bottle wine fridges across all price ranges, from low-cost to premium-priced.

We’ve included the cost of each product, represented by a $ symbol, with $ representing the lowest cost and $$$$$ representing the highest cost.

Warranty

As with any more expensive purchase, it’s important to have some reassurance in the form of a warranty that you’re not alone if any issues arise. This is another reason why we refer our readers to Amazon, because to be successful as a seller, you need to provide customers with high-quality products, and offer great customer service, alongside a warranty.

Customer Reviews

Customer reviews are incredibly important to consider, as they give accurate insight into not only the product, but the entire customer experience.

You can check sites like Trustpilot and Feefo to confirm what customers think of a particular brand/manufacturer.

Rest assured that all of the products that we’ve featured below have great customer reviews, as we’ve spent hours researching and refining the list that you see.