Features:
- reversible stainless steel trimmed thermopane glass door
- Energy Efficient
- soft white LED lighting
- Adjustable thermostat for storing different wine varietals
- Quiet and vibration-free thermoelectric cooling
- Mechanical temperature controls
- Approximate temperature range: High 40sºF – mid 60sºF
- Auto defrost
- White interior LED lighting displays your wine collection
- Internal fan to evenly circulate air within the wine cooler – ensuring even temperature distribution
- Includes 5 removable slide-out scalloped chrome racks with 2 bottle side by side storage
Pros:
- Quiet and attractive
- removable shelves
- good value
Cons:
- shelves are close together, so labels can be torn when moving bottles in and out
- not deep enough for extra tall bottles
- no digital controls, only coldness dial – cannot precisely control temperature
Sampling of owner comments about the TWR121SS 12 bottle wine cooler:
- stopped working completely 6 months later
- not as cool as I would like
- real quiet
- adjustable shelves allow for 1.5 bottles to fit in, two 1.5 bottles take the place of 4 smaller onesI checked the termperature with an accurate thermometer and it is very stable.
- Great bang for the buck!
- It is extremely quiet and the unit looks good
- would be a 5 if it had dual zones for red and white wine and a digital control
- shelves are too close together, so the bottle labels rub the shelf above and tears
- It's only chilling the wine to 60 degrees when I set the temp control all the way to ‘Coldest'
Our review:
Although there was one report of a cooler that died prematurely, that was the only durability complaint that we came across. Owners typically liked its appearance, and appreciated its quiet operation. There were a few complaints about the lack of features such as dual zones, digital temperature controls, and even temperature accuracy, but those features are typically found in higher-priced, compressor-based wine coolers. Overall, the TWR121SS is a very nice 12 bottle wine cooler for the price.
Bottom line recommendation:
The Edgestar TWR121SS is WAS RECOMMENDED. However, that model has been discontinued. Edgestar has a newer, 12-bottle wine cooler that is equally slim, so will fit into the same little niche you had in mind. Check out the EdgeStar CWR182SZ 12 Inch Wide 18 Bottle Built-In Wine Cooler.
Check out our other recommendations for 12-bottle wine cooler/chillers, and our wine cooler buyer's guide.