Designed to fit into more places, this slim wine cooler keeps your wine property chilled and ready to enjoy. The touch-sensitive control panel with an LED display makes it simple to adjust the thermostat to the perfect temperature for the type of wine being stored. This unit accommodates full reds at temperatures from 59 to 65 degrees F, light reds at 54 to 57 degrees F, and rose and white wines at 52 to 57 degrees F. Since this unit only chills to 52 degrees F, it’s not recommended for sparkling wine or champagne, which taste best when they are chilled at cooler temperatures.

This cooler is fitted with five slide-out chrome shelves with a scalloped design for securely cradling the bottles of wine. A special feature is the thermoelectric cooling system, which delivers ultra-quiet operation, avoiding vibrations (caused by compressor cooling systems) which would disturb the sediments in the wine and disrupt the aging process. Environmentally friendly, the thermoelectric cooling system uses no Freon, which can be harmful to the planet. Energy efficient, this unit uses only about as much energy as a 75-watt light bulb. Other thoughtful details include soft interior lighting with an on/off switch, and adjustable levelling legs. Freestanding and ETL-approved, this 70-watt wine cooler measures 19-1/2 by 10-1/4 by 25-3/5 inches. The Sunpentown WC-1271 ThermoElectric 12-Bottle Slim Wine Cooler comes with a one-year limited warranty.

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Features of the Sunpentown WC-1271 ThermoElectric 12-Bottle Slim Wine Cooler

• 12-botttle slim wine cooler
• ThermoElectric cooling with no vibration, allowing wine to age naturally with no disruption
• Touch-sensitive control panel and LED display
• Adjustable thermostat
• Double-pane glass door with recessed handle;
• 5 slide-out chrome shelves
• Soft interior lighting
• Sleek, elegant design
• Freestanding
• Quiet operation
• Levelling legs for balance
• ETL-approved, energy efficient, no Freon
• Dimensions: 19-1/2 by 10-1/4 by 25-3/5 inches
• 1-year limited warranty

Review – Sunpentown WC-1271 ThermoElectric 12-Bottle Slim Wine Cooler

We found a good number of reviews for the Sunpentown WC-1271 ThermoElectirc 12 Bottle Slim Wine Cooler. Comments from owners of this cooler were overwhelmingly positive. If you normally purchase standard or European size bottles of wine and store only a small quantity, the Sunpentown WC-1271 ThermoElectric 12 Bottle Slim Wine Cooler offers excellent value for the price.

A very high percentage of people who bought this wine cooler were very happy with their purchase, rating it a 5/5 or a 4/5.  “Works great”; “excellent”; “great product”; “fantastic…present”, “great product and value”; and “excellent quality for the price” were sentiments echoed repeatedly.

Temperature

Many of the owners commented on the accuracy of the temperature readout and how this wine cooler keeps the wine at the right temperature consistently.

Appearance

Other frequent comments were on the convenient size and elegant look of the Sunpentown WC-1271 ThermoElectric 12 Bottle Slim Wine Cooler.

Bottle Size Compatibility

A few people noted that the shelves are close together on this wine cooler and that it only fits standard bottles and not large bottles.  One person had the simple and creative solution of simply removing one shelf to store the larger bottles.

Life Span

We found one person who stated that their wine cooler had stopped cooling after seven months. We weren’t able to find any other complaints of this nature.

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Summary

According to our research, the Sunpentown WC-1271 ThermoElectric 12 Bottle Slim Wine Cooler is a quality product with excellent value and most current owners are very pleased with it. This bottle wine cooler is energy efficient, keeps the wine at a consistent temperature and the thermoelectric cooling unit lends to more natural aging of the wine.

The one comment concerning the wine cooler that stopped working did give momentary cause for concern but since we were not able to find anyone else with that complaint, we took that to be one faulty unit, which can happen with any model by any manufacturer.  Considering that there is a one year limited warranty on the cooler, this is not a major concern.

The overwhelmingly positive response to this product greatly outweighs any negatives that we were able to find. If you are in the habit of buying large bottles of wine you might wish to look for a less compact wine cooler. However, if you normally purchase standard or European size bottles of wine, we would not hesitate to give the Sunpentown WC-1271 ThermoElectric 12 Bottle Slim Wine Cooler a strong recommendation as it does offer excellent value for the price.

In addition to a chrome bottom rack, this bottle wine cooler provides five chrome storage racks with wood trim that glide in and out for easy access and securely cradle standard-size bottle. The flat full-view double-pane glass door can be set to open from either the left or right, and has an automatic door stop that prevents the door from slamming, ensuring a soft close that will not disrupt or dislodge the wine.

Other features include an over-temp alarm function, a manual interior light to showcase your collection, a stainless-steel door handle, a lock and key, front venting, and leveling legs to balance the unit. This unit can be built-in or freestanding and is UL- and CUL-approved. This wine cellar measures 23-1/8 by 14-7/8 by 34-1/4 inches. The Haier HVCE15BBH Built-in or Freestanding 26-Bottle Wine Cellar carries a one-year warranty with a five-year limited warranty on the compressor.

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Features of the Haier HVCE15BBH Built-In or Freestanding 26-Bottle Wine Cellar

• Built-in or freestanding 26-bottle wine cellar;
• Black cabinet with stainless steel door;
• Compressor cooling system with 5 year limited warranty on the compressor;
• Electronic temperature control to suit both red and white wines;
• LED display;
• Over-temp alarm;
• 5 chrome glide-out storage racks with wood trim plus chrome bottom rack
• Flat full-view double pane glass door with left or right mounting option;
• Automatic door stop for soft closes to not disrupt or dislodge the wine;
• Interior light with manual switch, to highlight your collection;
• Front venting;
• Lock and key;
• Levelling legs;
• Dimensions: 23-1/8 by 14-7/8 by 34-1/4 inches;
• 1-year warranty with 5-year limited warranty on the compressor.

Review – Haier HVCE15BBH Built-In or Freestanding 26-Bottle Wine Cellar

We were only able to find a small number of consumer reviews on the Haier HVCE15BBH Built-in or Freestanding 26-Bottle Wine Cellar. Most consumers rated this wine cellar a 4/5, with only one person rating it as 5/5. Even though there are only a small number of reviews, there are a variety of concerns, mostly minor.

Positive comments from owners were “Love this cooler”; “seems solid and well built”; “solid, quiet wine system”; “works great”; and “by far the best deal for a quality wine cooler of this size”.

Temperature

Though several owners are pleased that this wine cellar maintains a constant temperature, one owner says that when her house temperature is over 80 F inside, the wine cellar wouldn’t maintain the temperature she set, saying that the temperature in the unit went to 62 F under these conditions when she had set it for 55F. She did say that it cooled down again when the house cooled at night.

A number of owners commented on how quiet this wine cellar is, saying “Exceptionally quiet”; “very quiet”; and “quieter than expected”. One owner, however, called it “very loud”, saying “It can’t be operating normally” and “we’ve contacted Haier”.  We concur that his unit must not be working normally given the number of owners who report their Haier HVCE15BBH’s as being quiet.

Appearance

Other features that owners like are that this wine cellar unit “fits in handsomely with the other stainless steel appliances in the kitchen”; that it “fits like a glove” under a 15 inch counter; and that the “racks slide very smoothly”. Another owner, however, thinks that Haier skimped a little on the plugs for the holes on the reversible door handle, and dislikes the white plugs on the stainless steel door.

Bottle Size Compatibility

No owners commented on this.

Life Span

No owners commented on this.

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Summary

Overall, the reviews from owners of this wine cellar appear to be far more positive than negative. On the whole, the Haier HVCE15BBH 26-Bottle Wine Cellar would seem to be a good buy, especially for a bottle wine cooler of this size, as long as you don’t mind the white hole plugs on the stainless steel door and that the unit appears to struggle a bit with keeping the set temperature under extreme heat conditions. The price is certainly far better than many wine cellars of this size, possibly because it is compressor run.  This is obviously a good solid unit that many owners are pleased with. So long as you don’t mind the minor issues, the Haier HVCE15BBH 26-Bottle Wine Cellar would be a good purchase.