Product review (5 stars): Excellent unit for the Price
I read the reviews, which were well written and helpful, before buying this cooler. Some of the reviews were quite negative with regard to the temperature variations from top to bottom of the cooler. There is a noticable difference to the touch, however, this isn't a $1200 unit with a compressor. It's a $225 unit. If you want to age and store expensive wines build a walkin wine celler (for thousands of dollars) or spend $1200 to $2500 for a big wine fridge. For the price this one is meets all my expectations, hence the five star rating. Two days after buying this unit I was at COSTCO and picked up another 36 bottle unit. That unit has a compressor so it cools better. The downside, it is noisy compared to this one. So, decide what is most important, cooling or quiet. I prefer the quiet. This is an excellent unit for the price.