The Best Small Wine Fridges And Cabinets In 2023

Whether you’re a budding collector or a seasoned entertainer, having a small wine fridge in your home is a sure way to level up your vino prowess.

A convenient and affordable way to store and chill your favourite vintages for longevity and serving respectively, a humble wine fridge is a thoughtful investment come the entertaining season.

With controlled humidity and minimised vibration, these fridges are usually set at 12°C but opt for 6-8°C for sparkling, 8-13°C for whites and 15-18°C for reds.

To elevate your home bar, we’ve curated an edit of the of the best small and mini fridges currently on the market. Cheers to seeing your wines age just like the old adage.

Energy-efficient and eco-conscious, this thermoelectric wine fridge from Devanti use high precision thermoelectric cooling technology and a circulating cooling fan system to keep your vintages at primo temperature.

“It fitted perfectly into our space. The temperature remains constant and is quite. Happy with the unit so far,” wrote a five-star reviewer.

Another thermoelectric winner from Devanti, this reliable wine cooler boasts a compact design and energy-efficient technologies to preserve your vinos.

“Works a charm, keeping the wine at a steady temperature. No dramas at all,” wrote a five-star reviewer.

Complementing any décor theme, you can house your curated wine collection in style with this storage cabinet from Vintec.

“Sensational cellar, easy to set up and adds to the aesthetics of any room quiet operation and have no hesitation to highly recommend,” wrote a five-star reviewer.

Generalists, rejoice: this wine cabinet has dual temperature zones to store wines of all varieties at different temperatures.

“We love our recently installed wine fridge,” wrote a five-star reviewer, “the two zones are handy and the great design fits in well”.

Keeping chill in style is easy with this Hisense wine cellar that features a sleek black finish.

“Light, easy to set up and install, wrote a five-star reviewer, “wine looks good and front window looks great especially with the light on inside and door closed”.

From 2022 Choice Best Brand of Fridges Award winner LG comes this mini fridge complete with a sleek black finish and hosts eight bottles – ideal for dinner party season.

“We really love how whisper quiet our wine fridge is and how compact it is. We have it on our kitchen bench,” wrote a five-star reviewer.

On average, a small wine fridge with a capacity of 20-50 bottles uses between 100-200 kWh of electricity per year. This is significantly less than a regular-sized household refrigerator, which uses around 350-800 kWh of electricity per year. To reduce the amount of electricity your wine fridge uses, you can choose a smaller wine fridge if you don’t need a large one, place the wine fridge in a cool room, opt for an electrothermic wine fridge for energy-efficiency and avoid opening the door too often.