Nutrichef Wine Cooler

Last updated: December 31, 2020


This classy cooler keeps your wine at the perfect temperature without leaving a hole in your wallet. It's energy efficient, and it holds 12 bottles both upright and horizontally. Digital controls create precise temperatures for refreshing sips.

We looked at the top Wine Refrigerators and dug through the reviews from some of the most popular review sites. Through this analysis, we've determined the best Wine Fridge you should buy.

Product Details

Key Takeaway: The Nutrichef Wine Cooler is a digitally-controlled wine cooler that won't break the bank.

In our analysis of 122 expert reviews, the Nutrichef Wine Cooler placed 13th when we looked at the top 18 products in the category. For the full ranking, see below.

From The Manufacturer

The perfect addition to a wine enthusiast’s kitchen or wet bar, this wine chilling refrigerator keeps reds and whites the perfect temperature! When you’re a wine enthusiast, you know that it’s important to keep your wine the right temperature to ensure a deliciously bold flavor—especially when you enjoy a good glass with dinner or hosting those impromptu parties with friends! That’s why we created the Nutrichef Thermo-Electric Wine Refrigerator , a premium wine chiller that ensures your favorite deep reds and crisp, fruity whites are perfect the moment they get poured into the glass. Precision Temperature Control with Superior Ventilation. These elegant and kitchen-friendly wine bottle holders feature all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a high-end commercial wine fridge, but all the comforts of home. Complete with temperature control, integrated LED light, built-in circulation fan and ventilation grill, and even space for unopened and opened bottles, it offers everything you need in a compact, free-standing design. Get one for yourself or a fellow wine lover today and enjoy fresher, more delicious wine every day!

Our Expert Consultant

Julie Chernoff
Culinary Expert

Julie Chernoff is a long-time member of Les Dames d’Escoffier (past president of the Chicago Chapter, and current co-chair of the LDEI Legacy Awards Committee), the Association of Food Journalists (AFJ) and the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Chernoff is the dining editor of Better, a lifestyle website and print magazine. Her journalism started in the test kitchens of Weight Watchers Magazine. She holds a BA in English from Yale University and is a graduate of the California Culinary Academy. She has spent the last few decades styling, photographing, teaching, developing recipes, editing, thinking and writing about food.

Expert Reviews


What reviewers liked

More than 70 percent of reviewers gave this wine cooler five-star reviews, calling it “sleek,” “stylish,” “super quiet,” even, as one shopper sums it up, “the greatest!” Another reviewer gets more specific, writing, “This unit is great, no problems putting in bottles of varying size (hello, Chardonnay), and the ability to stand bottles vertically when we have opened but not finished is fantastic.” That ability to hold upright bottles is flagged by many, including one who admits, “You may not think of this at first, but you need a stand-up area for the wines you have opened and not finished drinking…No leak worries in the cooler with stand-up area.” Reviewers also found that this cooler chilled wine quickly and still stayed cool after introducing additional bottles. “The cooler reached temperature within four hours. After allowing the unit to stabilize overnight I filled it with eight bottles, two of which I stood up vertically in the left side compartment (one was opened previously, the other a bottle of Riesling that is taller than ‘standard’),” writes one shopper.
Red, white or sparkling champagne, the super stylish Nutrichef 12 bottle wine cooler refrigerator is a great storage/chiller for any wine lover. If you have limited space, no problem! The cooler can be used as a free-standing unit or give it pride of place on the countertop at a party or wedding celebration. Remember, if you want to stand it against the wall you need to leave some space between the rear of the fridge and the wall so that it has the proper ventilation for effective cooling. As well as saving external space, the wine cooler has a unique sustainable horizontal and vertical space saving shelving system where you can change the configuration of the 5 shelves to suit your wine collection, position 8 bottles horizontally or place 4 bottles vertically.
Energy efficient. Precise cooling. Airtight Seal. Reasonably priced. Removable steel racks.
It has precision Temperature Control with Superior Ventilation. These elegant and kitchen-friendly wine bottle holder machines feature all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a high-end commercial wine fridge that too all with the comforts of home. This cooler includes complete with temperature control, integrated LED light, built-in circulation fan, and ventilation grill, and even space for unopened and opened bottles, it offers everything you need in a compact, free-standing design. Don’t hesitate, get one for yourself or a fellow wine lover today and enjoy fresher, more delicious wine every day!
You can store up to 12 bottles with this unit. There is also room to store your open bottles of wine vertically. The digital control and LED display are at the top of the unit for easy access. One touch will allow you to set the interior temperature between 46 and 66 degrees F.
Nutrichef Thermoelectric 12 Bottle Small Wine Cooler is well made and it stands up to being moved from one place to another. This small wine cooler is very quiet whether the fan is running or not. The Nutrichef small wine fridge offers a high quality unit at a very affordable price. This small wine fridge has a range of temperature settings that makes it perfect for both red and white wines. The all over design of the small wine cooler has a modern style that allows for placement in any room. No need to hide this unit.
The chic look of the NutriChef 12 Bottle Thermoelectric Wine Cooler is bound to add life to any space, be it your room, kitchen or workplace. The door of this cooler is made of stainless steel and is anchored on top of a strong, black casing which only adds on to its marvelous aesthetic. The thermoelectric cooling technology incorporated in this product, along with an upgraded fan structure allows it to function noiselessly, making it appropriate for use in many locations including your workplace. This innovative technology also eradicated radiations that may be detrimental quality of your wines.
-
Can also accommodate champagne bottles and taller wine bottles. The digital controls are user-friendly. Allows vertical and horizontal shelving. Compact and would easily fit into tight spaces. Quiet operation.
Features both horizontal space and a vertical section to hold up to four open wine bottles. No assembly required; ready to plug in straight out of the box. Small footprint, sleek design for smaller spaces. Cools from 50 degrees up to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
This is an amazing wine cooler by Nutrichef. This is perfect wine storage up to 12 bottles of red and white wine for chilling. This is combined with thermoelectric cooling technology which makes it super quiet and energy efficient. Adjustable temperature control with digital touch display allows you to control the exact temperature of your electric wine cooler for Celsius or Fahrenheit. Due to its precious cooling system, your wine will stay fresh and delicious with its real taste. For open bottles, there is 4 standing bottle-bottle space so that you can store a bottle without spilling.
Quiet and compact, this wine cooler is the perfect way to store all your favorite bottles in one place. With the handy and precise thermoelectric cooling system, this wine cooler makes it easy to keep your wines at the perfect temperature. You can even store up to 12 bottles in this cooler without worrying about losing the cool air through the door. It is reinforced and tightly sealed to keep the cool air inside.

What reviewers didn't like

Single zone only. Temperature control does not go below 50-degrees. No reversible door.
Does not have a security lock.
This small wine fridge is quite small and would not work for someone that wants to chill a larger collection of wines. While the temperature can be adjusted, it is not a dual-zone cooler. When storing white and red wines, you have to experiment to see which is the best spot for both types of wine. Certain shaped bottles do not necessarily fit side by side which results in wasted space in this small wine fridge.
No humidity control but it may not be necessary if you’re storing sealed wines. The frosted glass may not be ideal for some buyers who prefer clear glass.
Designed for generic wine bottle sizes; too small to fit larger bottles like champagnes. Control panel needs to be activated each time you want to switch the internal light on, which can be a minor annoyance. No window tint or mirroring, which could impose limits on where the cooler can be placed. For example, the front of the cooler cannot be placed anywhere that it may be exposed to sunlight.
It is designed for standard bottles only.
View our Wine Fridge buying guide for in-depth advice and recommendations.

From our partners