This is an update to my previous review. This update is about the actual product instead of the delivery process. This is my 3rd wine fridge purchase. I have an Element by Vinotemp and a Wine Enthusiast. Of the 3 fridges, this most recent one is by far the quietest. I have had it for almost 1 month now and I have been monitoring the temperatures. The temperatures have been holding very consistent. The shelves are very sturdy, are easy to slide in and out, and allow for different sizes and shapes of bottles. It is a very good looking unit and the blue interior lights are very cool to look at when they are turned on. The capacity is great. I do not think that I will be running out of wine storage space ay time soon. Once again, as far as this unit is concerned, I think that it is a quality product. The product is great and the reason that I am giving a 1 Star review is because how the delivery was executed. This wine fridge is a very large item weighing approximately 200 pounds. I was notified by RXO delivery that they would be delivering my item on 4-2-25 between 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM. I had my wife waiting at home all day for the delivery. We prepped the area just as in the instructions provided on Amazon. I ran an errand and when I returned, there was this big 200 pound wine fridge sitting in my driveway. They did not bring this unit inside our house. They did not even ring the doorbell to let us know that it was here. It is interesting that our doorbell is rung for a small package, but we were not notified that our $1200 wine fridge was here. I called RXO and they deflected me to Amazon at which time I was told that there was nothing that they could do about the situation. And then I was asked if there was anything they could assist me with. Seriously???? Fortunately, my wife is strong as an ox and we got a hand truck and maneuvered the very large item into our house at which point we had to get it off of the pallet, unwrap it, and set it up. This was definitely a 2 person job. So far this wine fridge seems to be working great. Temperature is holding consistent, the unit is quiet, and the unit looks great. Buyers beware though that this unit will be dropped off in front of your house and that is it. You will have to figure out how to get it inside to the spot where you want it to be. Read more
The unit looks great, but arrived damaged, despite the packaging being intact. Bought from Velieta Direct. Be aware. UPDATE: They made it right by shipping a new side door and the fridge works great right now. It's quiet and keeps the temperature as expected. Read more
Very good fridge. We upgraded our adult beverage fridge to this one bc of the locks on the doors now that we have a toddler who wants to open everything. The dual climate is great. It's sleek and modern. Quiet. My only gripe is the blue lights in the temperature gage at night. It's pretty bold when the house is totally black at night. Otherwise it arrived well and works beautifully. We used it for our coffee station. Read more
Arrived in perfect condition. I set it up with 2 cases of beer. I never touched to adjust temperature. It cooled my beers perfectly. Its quiet, makes no noise. Looks fantastic with LED blue light. Glass front door with silver frame looks awesome. Excellent mini fridge. I've had it for one week so far, and works perfectly. Size is perfect for my garage. The door seal is perfect. It is set at 34 degrees and keeps all beverage perfectly chilled without icing up. I highly recommend this mini fridge. Read more
This company has incredible customer service. 5 Stars level service. They are super responsive and really work hard to make their customers happy. The unit itself is well made and very quiet once properly level. However, buyers with large wine collections need to understand that unless your bottles are exactly the size stated (2.75" x 11.8") you will get about half the rated capacity. Of the 150 bottles I had, less than 10 actually fit. Do you have: Pinot Noir, Rhone Reds, Chardonnay, Sparkling wine, Zinfandel, or any New World premium Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Bordeaux Blends - they won't fit between the shelves. The design has two major flaws that they introduced in order to maximize space for the bottle size they target. Shelves are too close together vertically so that you can't really fit new world premium red bottles in without scraping the labels. Pinot, Chard and Rhone - not even close. Second, the slats in the racks that are made to drop the bottle down so it doesn't scratch and hold it are too close together. The results are racks that hold a maximum of 5-6 bottles just barely. See attached images: 5 fit and you can cram in 6 but typically that sixth bottle will not allow the shelf to slide. The description says the shelves/racks are "adjustable", but they are actually "removable". Their solution is to remove a rack and use a double stack. That solves the height issue, but the slat spacing makes it impossible for a fully loaded rack to be stable. Instead, you get 8 on the base level for Pinot style bottles with 4 on top for a total of 12. For Cabs you get 6 on the base with 3 on top for a total of 9. You can cram a bottle or two on the sides but they are not stable, so beware when pulling out the heavy double stack shelves. See images for these configurations. As stated customer service was great. I contacted them with my concerns and they responded quickly offering a discount and also sending me a second small refrigerator that holds 18 bottles. That was really great service and I would recommend Velieta as a company any day! Given the limited capacity for most of my wines I had to rate it 4 stars. 2 star for capacity design and 5 stars for customer service and unit. They try really hard to make you happy and their product is nice, but I think they would have a much better, more useable product if they sacrificed some small bottle capacity for real world bottle sizes. Or they truly had the ability to adjust the shelves. My recommendation is check your wine collection bottle types and sizes carefully. If you are mostly New World wines with any Pinot and Chard style bottles, you'll get around 100+- bottles in this unit. Read more
