Welcome to Avanti Products, a leader in the Consumer Appliance Industry for nearly 30 years. They specialize in Compact to Apartment-Sized Refrigerators; Upright and Chest Freezers; Wine Coolers; Microwave Ovens; Gas and Electric Ranges; Laundry Products; Water Dispensers and Mini-Kitchens. Avanti's reputation has been built by providing quality products at a great value. They are well known for their Compact Refrigerators for the home, office and dormitory. If you had one in your college dorm, chances are that it was an Avanti! In addition to dormitories, Avanti Compact Refrigerators have become very popular with hotel chains nationwide, as in-room refrigerators and refreshment centers.
Rated 4 out of 5 by 2
reviewers.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Big Red Sipper Really Nice Product
This cooler seems to be an excellent product and does what it's supposed to do. I've used it for over a month now to store my reds. It maintains temperature within a 3 degree range. It is quiet and looks fine. As long as you recognize that the 166 bottle capacity number is a marketing ploy and contingent on the types of bottles you store, you'll be fine. I found the shelves hold as many as 10-11 bottles if they were all Bordeaux size, otherwise you can expect to get 8-9 bottles per shelf. I have 110 bottles in it (Mostly CA cabs, Italian Varietals, French Bordeaux, Rhones and Burgundies)with room for about 25-35 more. The spacing between shelves is rather random and varies from 2-1/2" to 2-3/4", so if you have multiple types of wine with different bottle sizes and you want to store all your Pinot Noir's or larger sized Italian wines together, you will have to plan your placement carefully. I'd prefer the spacings be measured more predictably from top to bottom, but its not a show stopper for me. If you have only Pinot Noir sized bottles, you'll have to remove a few shelves because the spacing between is not wide enough between shelves. Overall, I'm quite happy with the unit.
11/19/11
Rated 4 out of 5 by Michael Very good so far
I've only had this for 5 months so I can't say how durable it is. I did buy the 5-year warranty just in case since I have heard a couple stories about the compressors going out.
Overall, I'm very happy with it and I got a really good price on it.
Temperature: It holds the temperature in a pretty tight range that might vary about 2-3 degrees between compressor runs.
Shelf Size: Pinot's only fit on the top shelf, but you might be able to double stack that shelf. I don't have 160 bottles yet so can't say how that will fit. But it depends on the bottle dimensions since they vary quite a bit. Most of my wines are Bordeaux style bottles and most of them I can use both rows per tray. But I definitely have some that are bigger, have a higher shoulder, and then you can't use both rows for those. The very bottom shelf only has one row, but it's a bit taller so you can put larger bottles down there. I wish they made the shelves just a tiny bit deeper.
Noise: When the compressor starts up it does make a little bit of a rattling noise, but it only lasts about 5 seconds, but after that it's a quiet hum. Fans also run sometimes, but that is barely noticeable.
Door: Reversing the door is a bit of a pain, but manageable.
Grill: Don't tilt the cooler forward or you'll bend the grill.
9/25/11
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