Allavino 56-Bottle Single Zone Built-In Wine Refrigerator FlexCount in Black VSWR56-1BL20

I know many wine fridges don't fit their advertised capacity, so I had realistic expectations. Unfortunately this wine fridge does not cleanly fit ANY bottles in its provieded shelf cradles - even using exclusively standard sized bordeaux bottles, the shelving causes the bottles to clang against each other and twist and stack up on top of each other. If you don't want your bottles in a tangled mess, you have to use only 50% of the provided bottle trays, reducing the capacity of this cooler by 50% even in the best case scenario of standard bordeaux bottles. Realistically I can fit at most 5 bottles on each rack, for a total capacity of 30 bottles. It would be nice if Allavino would provide alternate shelving - if they were less aggressive trying to cram in as many bottles as possible, they could have designed shelves that would have easily fit 40-45 bottles without it becoming a jumbled mess. Unfortunately I threw away the packaging when I purchased this, so it is no longer returnable. I also bought 2, so I'm even more hosed. I'm leaning towards throwing these away and replacing them with a cheap Danby unit, which holds just as many bottles but is a fraction of the size.

Unit is well made and the shelving appears to be user friendly with full pull-out shelves and good bottle conforming racks. Bought a single zone system to minimize operational issues keeping two zones at different temps. This should minimize temp fluctuations which seems to be a problem with dual zone equipment. Having a choice of two handle styles is a bonus and the packaging was exceptional, with thick Styrofoam and cardboard to protect the shipment. Looking forward to getting some good wine into the unit.

I have had this refrigerator for a few weeks now. I really like the shelf design and the quality of the drawer slides. The drawers feel sturdy even when fully extended and storing wine. The unit is also quieter than a standard refrigerator when running with no noticeable vibration.

I've only had this for a week, but I already love it more than any other wine cooler I've owned. The shelves are wonderful and fit all of my larger than Bordeaux bottles. I can get 8-9 bottles on each shelf, and have 53 bottles (including an entire shelf of Pinots) in it already. I have room for another bottle or two, so capacity-wise it does what it says. Well designed and looks great in my space. Assuming it holds up, I will definitely consider buying a second. Customer service from Beverage Factory and from the delivery company (I added the White Glove delivery) were both top notch. Very happy customer.

I bought two of these, one with a right hinge and one with a left. These are very attractive units, and appear very well built. We had a long delay on receiving the second unit, and it came with a small dent in the back, but Beverage Factory's customer service department successfully and promptly addressed the issue. They came with a choice of two handles for the door, both of which are stylish and sturdy. They do seem a bit noisy but we don't have the granite countertop in place as of yet, which will likely eliminate most of the noise we hear. I feel like I made a good purchase with these units, and that I chose a good vendor in Beverage Factory.

I'll try to remember to come back to give an update to this review in six months or a year.