I recently purchased this unit as a part of a full kitchen remodel.Unfortunately, upon attempting to transfer part of my wine collection I found the unit completely unsuitable.Because the unit attempts to fit 57 bottles into a relatively small space (note GE also sells a 29 bottle unit with a capacity of 4.3 cubic ft, compared to this unit's 5.5 cubic ft), the unit will not fit many 750 ml (standard capacity) wine bottles.Most Bordeaux style bottles (which have a pronounced shoulder below the neck and are basically cylindrical below the shoulder) will fit.However, many Burgundy style bottles (which taper gradually outward below the neck and are usually wider at the bottom) will not.The latter type of bottles bump up against the shelf above when the shelf they rest on is opened or closed.This kind of vibration is very bad for collectible wines, and a significant percentage of producers around the world (including the U.S.) use Burgundy style bottles.
In fairness, I have contacted GE about this problem and will edit this review if I receive a satisfactory response.Until then, I would highly recommend even wine novices steer clear of this product.There are multiple options in the $300-600 price range that have slightly less capacity but fit the vast, vast majority of 750 ml bottles.
I did some extensive research before I bought this built-in wine fridge.Being quiet is very important to me, and indeed, this is one of the quietest wine fridges I checked out.As a corollary, there's also not too much vibration.I still wouldn't keep the best wines in there for many years any compressor-based wine fridge will vibrate too much for that but the slightly spongy coating on the racks help protect the bottles to a great extent.
The one major negative is the space between shelves.Yes, the fridge can theoretically hold 57 bottles, but in practice those bottles are all either bordeaux-shaped or placed in there with precise care.If you like chardonnay, pinot noir, syrah, champagne, or anything in burgundy/rhone-shaped bottles, they tend to slide in such a way that they hit the shelf above them.This got so bad I ended up removing a few shelves, and now have to take care which size bottle goes where.Very annoying.I wish they had crammed 1 fewer shelf into the design, and given each shelf an extra 1/4" clearance.
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The "complaints" about this cooler relate to wanting to fit different sized bottles -which isn't an issue for me as mine is full of Bordeaux in "standard" bottles.
I did an exhaustive review of reviews of wine coolers up to 166 bottles on every possible web site and found that compressor failure was an issue and warranty service farmed out to third parties was unreliable or non-existent.
Even though the cost of this GE at about $25 per "bottle slot" -the metric that was the easiest to use for comparative cost - is higher than the off-brands, it is much less than $50/bottle slot for a Subzero or Viking but those are two temperature zone coolers and I only wanted one zone figuring it made the cooler more complicated and more likely to fail.
You get a 5 year warranty on the whole unit from GE who presumably knows how to make refrigerators that don't break.
Although I buy most things at Amazon, Home Depot online had the same unit on sale at 10% less than Amazon with free delivery so I bought it there.
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I have had good bottles of wine around for years and every once in awhile I get a bottle that had just been at room temperature too long and wasn't that good. Since I have gotten this unit I am confident that I can keep my wines until they have matured properly. So far this has been great and I love to get those special wines that I can hold without fear of spoilage. THIS was a great purchase.
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This is not a bad deal, but I eventually went to the Haier (link below) which has been manufacturing these longer (more reliable) then the GE brand...
Just something to think about.
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