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Wine Enthusiast Wine Chiller

Submitted by Bob Bacchus on Fri, 2007-12-07 15:21

This product seems to work as advertised, and is much quieter than the Waring model tested earlier. Still not totally silent, but you could at least hold a conversation in the same room while this unit is operating. That’s a big plus for this model.

High Points:
1. Sleek looking black and silver color and tall, elegant styling.
2. Nice blue LCD screen for inputting the temperature or type of wine to heat/cool.
3. Heats or cools the wine depending on bottle temperature.
4. No condensation to worry about damaging the furniture.
5. Handy “Enjoy” message when wine is ready and the unit shuts down (fan stops running). A beep here would help a great deal.
6. After reaching the prescribed temperature, the unit will cycle on and off to maintain that temperature. (The bottle must warm up by 7 degrees before this happens.)
7. Can handle any 750ml bottle, a standard champagne bottle and maybe (but I didn’t try this) a one liter bottle of wine.
8. It comes with a stand and extra corkscrew (I guess in case the one you have breaks).

Bad points:
1. More difficult to program than the Warring model. There are three modes, selecting actual temperature, selecting a variety (Chardonnay, Riesling, .etc) and selecting Fahrenheit/Celsius readings (default is Fahrenheit). The temperature setting comes up first. You have to do more fiddling with the unit to get the other modes.
2. No chart to give you an idea of how long it will take to cool/heat the wine to the specified temperature. In my test for a Cabernet it took the machine 24 minutes to cool it wine to 54 degrees from 70. A Pinot Grigio went to 46 from 64 degrees -- essentially taken from the fridge -- in 15 minutes. Actual temperature of the Pinot after cooling was about 48 degrees.
3. Remembering to put the “hat” (a foam cover) over the bottle when the unit is in use.
4. The stand is a little on the flimsy side. The legs that stick out at the bottom appear to be rather small and although there’s a large weight at the bottom to stabilize the bucket, it wouldn’t take much force to tip the whole thing over. Best if used on a tabletop, otherwise, make sure when it’s on the stand it is out of the way in a corner of the room.

Grade: B Price: $100 (check for discounts at stores like Bed, Bath and Beyond)

Product Reviewed:
Wine Enthusiast Wine Chiller (no model number)
103 Fairview Park Drive,
Elmsford, NY 10523
1-800-356-8466
www.wineenthusiast.com
#1Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2008-12-31 11:44.

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: Cooper Cooler Rapid Beverage & Wine Chiller

List Price: $100.00
Price: $69.00
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Brand: The Wine Enthusiast
EAN: 0853632000029
Feature: Chills beverages 90 times faster than refrigerator
Item Dimensions: 820
Label: REVOLUTIONARY COOLING SYSTEMS
Manufacturer: REVOLUTIONARY COOLING SYSTEMS
MPN: HC01.C
Publisher: REVOLUTIONARY COOLING SYSTEMS
Studio: REVOLUTIONARY COOLING SYSTEMS
Warranty: The Cooper Cooler comes with a 1 year warranty from date of purchase.

Features:
  • Chills beverages 90 times faster than refrigerator


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Product Description:
Chills wine in record time! Chills beverages 90 times faster than a refrigerator. Portable with countertop convenience, this chiller takes your room-temperature bottle of wine to 43°F in less than 6 minutes! Soda and beer cans are ice cold in only 1 minute. Simply add ice and water to the Cooper's chilling chamber. Then choose the appropriate container setting and insert your beverage. Set the spin mode and wait just minutes for a deliciously cold drink. Watch the video demo and see how easy it is! Instructions included. UL approved. Plugs into standard household outlet. Silver/black. Also available with a 12 volt adapter, which can be used to plug into your vehicle. Size: 14-1/2"L x 6"W x 9"D Cooper Union engineering student, Greg Loibl, designed this innovative cooling process as part of his final thesis. The Cooper Cooler name was chosen as a dedication to the prestigious institution and its founder Peter Cooper.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - So Great I bought two!
I have purchased two of these units now, one for myself and one as a gift. It cools wine and other beverages faster than any other method I have tried. If you are looking for that perfect temperature then this might not be the thing for you, but if you are looking for cold wine, this thing is great. There is even a "no spin" option in case you have some wine you don't want to disrupt while chilling. This is also a great gift for any white wine drinker you know.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Fastest wine chiller we've seen
We are purchasing our second Cooper Cooler. The last one we basically just wore out with heavy use over a few years. The need to add ice (a minor inconvenience) is better than waiting 30 minutes for a chilled glass of wine at the end of the day. We were given one of the Waring chillers that is a self-refrigerated type and it takes a long time to chill (although it is fine to keep wine at temperature near the dining table). But for a cold beer quickly, or to chill wine in 6 minutes (it really does!) ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Chills In Minutes but Noisy
I love this item solely for the fact that if I have a warm drink of nearly any kind I can chill it in a matter of minutes. That having been said its drawbacks have just caused me to start keeping more things in the fridge.

Problems:
It's loud, generally from the noise of the bottle or can spinning but even the pump and water when used in the "no-spin" mode can be a bit annoying.

You have to fill it with ice, for how much the thing costs I don't want to fill it with ice! ... Read More