<body><div><p>All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.</p><p>Whether or not you’d consider yourself a wine enthusiast, you have to hand it to TikTok and IG—wine fridges look good, and, damn it if they aren’t highly functional. Now, that certainly rings true if you’re someone who uses your wine refrigerator with dual-zone temperature regulation or a compressor wine cooler to bring out the best in your most coveted bottles. But, it’s also the case if you’re someone who’s simply looking for wine storage so that your nightly glass of white wine (or chilled red wine if that’s your jam) doesn’t have to age (poorly) amidst the wilting greens graveyard in the back of your fridge.</p><p>Plus, with the launch of brands like Rocco, which have made freestanding beverage centers chic, the best wine fridges are now often stylish, as if they’re a focal point of the room itself. So, when bringing you the best wine coolers, we looked at things like bottle capacity, adjustable shelves, humidity control, and consistent temperature regulation, but we also laid the GQ lens over each option—would we want this in <i>our</i> homes? If so, we’ll tell you about it below. Without further delay, uncork a bottle of wine and let’s get to it.</p><h2>The Best Wine Fridges, At a Glance</h2><ul><li>The Best Mixed Use Wine Fridge: <a href="https://cna.st/affiliate-link/6CqQp4VE71F26m2fzWH4iS2qANN3cgMuUsvnZVJWU7aA4KbZkJ9f4DvWfxwebjGhF77ZeZRDh6MLci5D4KruWa2WGGqpCKfsBjdFSSQjbKsFVrMTKh7KkfD">Rocco Fridge</a></li><li>The Best Side-by-Side Option: <a href="https://cna.st/affiliate-link/Dqg6mLFMxVSCRkztyjmwAGxX1WsDzNUNGPVg4XKmtjEbET74pCdqrJjKapkKN825VDBRLfEdCHgYwTcqesqpKFzBLgotx7RM6eF3dR2f9QQEHXa5VhxKXrFQ5H8rDAPiKMiv6ahVzk8iK2x1izKFDRXrNsgXWXmGLTKekPnPssSP7e6gpEB8mnNVMnQRbWqJmCdy1MdVgNByMafZEwdT77zgsC21wmwGjw4TEuxESi3QGEbvN6iA97dHPRo8i3cWfXU59TfrCwC3d">Wine and Beverage Refrigerator 30 Inch</a></li><li>The Best Undercounter Option: <a href="https://cna.st/affiliate-link/iqZ9y5iK3WikqUCf4mrnUm9tRBX8GRfRi3NQ2CFxE5Fbr7fHosPqigDRTXWhkW4XqKVm7Ngpk9G1vV8dWM8CpPskxQqdjRa3h5EQ5XCYWVkewcvWMFKvmKVf7x8HUk2yLuB45eM6XqqiTKjto67EZmENhBgTFYy4Qc6hrrKNE1QhK1BCJtVmhoFygpizPXx141nquPNqNsUxN6DohyjZnW525aHbjSYGDewErFCL7nCzEqHpgH4jv3Z97XJmin4gjLNpMWm2cwPPNUfRZ4Lor61aK">Samsung 51-Bottle Wine Fridge</a></li><li>The Best Affordable Option: <a href="https://cna.st/affiliate-link/d5Zy5wnNZ5Wxt4uokejgaYDUATDA2uFqTzo2f39D1t7qMvc8ETVG7BJpQCjobuHZuvYsUNwr42QA5CavwVWSJV2vfr9QVaQeZgwpSFAuJQw6DUPR1pop7gWqGhs1tz6oARRbXHBqedurw3gSQJ4Y1y7Yak4uMbHnoMZqZZDfjWXRKsn6g3TjoLXA1cGxpLPZDn3">Wine Enthusiast 18 Bottle Dual Zone MAX Compressor Wine Cooler</a></li></ul><h2><b>The Best Mixed-Use Wine Fridge:</b> <a href="https://cna.st/affiliate-link/6CqQp4VE71F26m2fzWH4iS2qANN3cgMuUsvnZVJWU7aA4KbZkJ9f4DvWfxwebjGhF77ZeZRDh6MLci5D4KruWa2WGGqpCKfsBjdFSSQjbKsFVrMTKh7KkfD">Rocco Fridge</a></h2><p>We love the Rocco fridge. We told you about it in our last issue of the <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/home-awards-2024">GQ Home Awards</a>, and when we got our hands on it for this piece, it wowed us even more. But a few warnings: People who come to your house will see this freestanding wine cooler, point to it, and go, “Hey cool,” with its colorful casing and reeded glass door. If you have kids, this thing will be like a moth to a flame and you may have to put a child lock on it (as I did). Otherwise, in testing it, I found that it does just as good a job at chilling Champagne as it does cherry seltzer, so if you’re someone who wants a mixed-use beverage fridge like I was, this is 100% the way to go. It’s still a dual-zone wine cooler with a high-end compressor so you can control it to keep different temperature zones at different temperatures (between 37ºF and 64º F which more closely mimics a regular fridge than other wine fridges).</p><p>Its shelves vary in size so on the upper deck, you can load in wine on the five full-size levels and there’s one half-size shelf where you can keep seltzers, beers, or if you live at my house Coke Zeros. The brand says that it holds, “27 Bordeaux bottles, 88 cans, or a combo of both,” FWIW. And on top of all of that, there’s also a companion app which lets you check out your stock when you’re out buying beverages via a camera and lets you control dimmable LED lights. All in all, my experience with the Rocco made it a no-brainer to buy.</p><h2><b>The Best Side-by-Side Option:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Velieta-Beverage-Refrigerator-beverage-Freestanding/dp/B0CPHJMBZ4/ref=dp_prsubs_sccl_2/139-1212043-1337613?th=1">Wine and Beverage Refrigerator 30 Inch</a></h2><p>This beverage cooler is a beast. Its side-by-side, French door design mean that the beverage area can stay between 35ºF to 50ºF and the wine area can keep to 41 to 64ºF via two separate cooling systems. If you’re looking to stock a lot of bevvies, this isn’t a bad option with the capacity to hold 110 cans and 29 bottles of Bordeaux. Its smart features, like a blue LED light to help you locate bottles also make it a nice display for aesthetic purposes. While this fridge doesn’t have an coordinating app, you can control the storage temperature via push buttons on the inside of the machine. Because of the large capacity, stainless steel detailing, and user-friendly design, we can see this being a great option to store vintages for years or get your nightly pinot noir to the perfect serving temperature. In short—it’s versatile and we like it a lot.</p><h2><b>The Best Undercounter Option:</b> <a href="https://www.samsung.com/us/home-appliances/refrigerators/specialty-and-kimchi/51-bottle-capacity-wine-cooler-in-stainless-steel-rw51ts338sr-aa/">Samsung 51-Bottle Wine Fridge</a></h2><p>If you’re looking for something to sit below the countertop, snag this Samsung 51-bottle wine fridge. It has two cooling systems that keep your bottles between 45ºF and 65ºF and its slim, discrete profile will keep it out of sight, out of mind until you’re ready to uncork a bottle. You’re probably sick of hearing us call out features like a high-end compressor and blue LED lighting that hits your bottles just-so to spark some ambiance, but hey, here we are: This thing’s got both of those. It also has five smooth-gliding shelves that feel quite elevated and easy to search. While the price point is still an investment, compared to many other undercounter options in the price range, we find this one to be a steal. Bonus points for having a child lock.</p><p><b>The Best Affordable Option:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wine-Enthusiast-18-Bottle-Compressor-Cooler/dp/B08BQDNDRQ">Wine Enthusiast 18 Bottle Dual Zone MAX Compressor Wine Cooler</a></p><p>If you’re someone who’s looking for a starter wine fridge or you’re certain that you’re not going to need an heirloom design to hand down vintages to the next generation, then don’t overthink it too much. This is a great option for you. If you are not exactly housing $1,000 bottles of wine, the Wine Enthusiast 18-Bottle Dual Zone does an amazing job,” says <a href="https://www.thatcherswine.com/pages/about-us">Thatcher Baker-Briggs</a>, the sommelier and founder of <a href="https://www.thatcherswine.com/">Thatcher's Wine</a>. “This brand was one of my first wine fridges and has been incredibly stable holding the correct temperature.” It has all the call-outs that other brands have—dual-zone cooling, LED lighting—but with a substantially smaller footprint.</p></div></body>

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The Best Wine Fridges for Chilling at Home

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Whether or not you’d consider yourself a wine enthusiast, you have to hand it to TikTok and IG—wine fridges look good, and, damn it if they aren’t highly functional. Now, that certainly rings true if you’re someone who uses your wine refrigerator with dual-zone temperature regulation or a compressor wine cooler to bring out the best in your most coveted bottles. But, it’s also the case if you’re someone who’s simply looking for wine storage so that your nightly glass of white wine (or chilled red wine if that’s your jam) doesn’t have to age (poorly) amidst the wilting greens graveyard in the back of your fridge.

The Best Wine Fridges for Chilling at Home

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