Ivation 12 Bottle Red And White Wine Thermoelectric Wine Cooler/Chiller Counter Top Wine Cellar with Digital Temperature Disp
4 | 1,986 ratings
Price: 214.99
Last update: 12-19-2025
About this item
- WINE COOLER (Wine Cellar / Wine Chiller) A MUST HAVE: The only way to protect the quality and taste of your wines long or short term, and ensure it AGES at a consistent level, the wine has to be stored in the correct environment and CONSISTENT TEMPERATURE, (ideally in the range of 55° F) This free standing innovative wine cooler will protect your red or white wine, preserving its quality and rich flavors, so you could enjoy its real taste to the fullest.
- PERFECT Stable TEMPERATURE: The Ivation cooler enables you to store your wines short & long term in a consistent stable temp environment, and allows you to customize the temp to one that creates an ideal climate for your wines ageing process (Range 46° – 64°F (8° – 18°C), therefore bringing out the true characteristics and full flavor of your wines in the long-term.
- HUMIDITY, MINIMAL LIGHT: Insulated with Solid polyurethane heavy foam (CFC-free) & Closed with Thermopane doors that are tempered smoked, to ensure an interior odor-free environment that maintains constant humidity, keeping the cork from drying out, thus preventing more air to come into contact with the wine, also to ensure darkness, blocking out sunlight and harmful UV rays that breaks down the complex molecules that create the special flavors in properly aged wines.
- NO VIBRATION & SUPER QUIET: Specially built with an Energy-efficient thermoelectric cooling system with no compressor, to minimize the vibration effect and noise, allowing your wine to age and settle properly, with no disturbance to its natural occurring sediments.
Top reviews from the United States
- M KimSix Months Later, Still Works Like NewThis Ivation model is perfect for us. My boyfriend and I are novice wine enthusiasts with precious little real estate in our 632 square ft apartment. We wanted a wine cooler that would preserve a few bottles until they were ready to drink a few years down the road and have enough space for our rotating selection. We needed something slender and discreet - both in terms of noise and light. I can't stand waking up at night to an apartment full of bright little lights staring at me. This model has a constant blue display of the temperature that's bright enough to see from across the room but doesn't glare at you. Another plus is its electricity usage - surprisingly efficient. I thought our electricity bill would jump given even though this is a thermoelectric model. It did, of course, but far less than I anticipated. Another thing I like about it is the rack size - it's perfect for any bottle you'd expect to find, whether its a slender riesling or a bottom-heavy pinot noir. And while the racks aren't designed to slide out, they come in and out of their supports pretty easily.
I have two small complaints. The first is the temperature reader. Since I unwrapped it, I've had it set to a consistent 55 degrees F and never changed it. Sometimes the temperature would mysteriously go up 3-7 degrees and just hover there, even though I hadn't disturbed the refrigerator or opened the doors at all. This happened in the summer as well as the winter, so it makes me wonder if the temperature reader is a little buggy and the temperature inside is actually fine. None of my wine has spoiled, so it's not enough to knock off a star.
The second complaint is that you cannot put anything on top of it. At all. In a moment of absent-mindedness I put 3-5 magazines on top of it on evening and within a few hours it was freaking out. The motor was whirring audibly for the first time and the temperature reader indicated that the inside had heated up by a few degrees. I took off the magazines and it quickly calmed down. (To be fair, the manual does warn you against doing this - I'm mentioning it here to let you know that they really mean it.)
Pros:
- Convenient size - fits discreetly next to my bookshelf
- Absolutely no noise most of the time
- Minimal bright lights
- Cost effective - didn't increase my electricity bill a ton
- Rack size accommodates a variety of bottle types
Cons:
- Odd temperature fluctuations - Goes up randomly even though it hasn't been disturbed, regardless of temperature. Also takes a long time to cool back down after you open it - maybe 30-60min.
- Can't put anything on top of it.
Bottom line: If you are tight on space and money but still want to indulge your love of wine, this model is excellent value. - Gary CGreat Product at a Good Price PointOur old wine chiller died after years of service. I had already replaced the fan once (12 VDC computer fan) but finally the electronics on the speed control died, and the chiller would not chill. We immediately decided to purchase another one with a little larger capacity. The old one held six bottles and this new one holds eight. The product arrived in perfect shape and was very easy to unpack. The wine chiller lives in the basement so any noise it makes does not bother us in the least, however this chiller is very quiet and fits nicely into the space occupied by the old chiller. The chiller immediately started up and after reading the instructions I set the temperature to our preferred temperature and it started to cool. In a few hours I went down and the temperature was exactly at 46 degrees. I purchased this model because it would chill down to 46 which is the temperature we like wine at. I know that the wine experts like reds at one temperature and whites at another, but my wife and I like it all at the cooler temperature. I do like this model because the taller champagne bottles fit in it, where our older chiller was not deep enough for them to fit. All in all it was a good purchase at a fair price. I did use Amazon points from my Amazon credit card so it turned into a really great price. I just hope it lasts as long as the old one did.
- Amazon CustomerDoesn’t last more than 2 yearsBroke within two years. Looks nice and worked well for a bit, but like others on here are saying it breaks after the warranty period. Not worth the money.
- Matt FultzExcellent, compact 18 bottle wine cellarBought this wine fridge to hold 18 bottles that we want to have last awhile. It's a great buy - compact, especially for the capacity (under 25 inches tall), and cooled down very quickly. It's virtually silent, looks great, and works just as we wanted.
Other Notes:
- I let it get to 55 F before loading. Once loaded, it went up to 67 (expected) and came back down to 55 over about 5 hours. Temp does move around some. Set a 55 - I placed an thermo/hygro inside and see consistent 55.4-56.3 - plenty good enough for me, but if you are super sensitive just be aware.
- Like others, I'll note that does not hold bigger Pinot bottles without removing a rack. I could not get Orin Swift 8 Years in the Dessert to fit without taking a rack out. I also have a Magnum that won't fit without removing shelves. That's the only ding on this, but to make them fit would mean the fridge would have to be too big for what I needed - so I'll take the size and deal with a bottle or two elsewhere.
I do have a CdP, a vintage port and a few bigger bottles that rub on the rails but fit just fine. No issues for me.
Great buy if you want affordable peace of mind for your nicer wine.