Beverage cooler (10; 110) comprising: a housing (12; 112) having a housing body (14; 114) and a lid (16; 116), the housing body (14; 114) and the lid (16; 116) forming an elongated cooling chamber (32; 132) having a length (L c) larger than a width (W c) and configured to accommodate only one bottle of wine or sparkling wine at a time so that a longitudinal center axis (35; 135) of the bottle is parallel to the length (L c) of the cooling chamber (32; 132), the cooling chamber having an insertion opening for inserting the bottle into the cooling chamber (32;132), wherein the lid (16; 116) closes the insertion opening, wherein the cooling chamber (32; 132) comprises an air inlet (36; 136) and an air outlet (38; 138), an air flow circuit comprising the air inlet (36; 136), the cooling chamber (32; 132) and the air outlet (38; 138), a fan (74; 174) arranged in the air flow circuit for inducing an air flow in the air flow circuit in an air flow direction, a rotating mechanism (78; 178) for rotating the bottle about the longitudinal center axis (35; 135); and a refrigerating device comprising a compressor, an evaporator (62; 162), an expansion mechanism and a condenser connected in a refrigerant circuit containing a refrigerant, wherein the evaporator (62; 162) is positioned in the air flow circuit upstream of the air inlet (36; 136) in the air flow direction for exchanging heat between the air flow and the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit, wherein the lid (16; 116) is movably connected to the housing body for inserting the bottle into the cooling chamber (32;132) and the refrigerating device is arranged in the housing (12; 112). a housing (12; 112) having a housing body (14; 114) and a lid (16; 116), the housing body (14; 114) and the lid (16; 116) forming an elongated cooling chamber (32; 132) having a length (L c) larger than a width (W c) and configured to accommodate only one bottle of wine or sparkling wine at a time so that a longitudinal center axis (35; 135) of the bottle is parallel to the length (L c) of the cooling chamber (32; 132), the cooling chamber having an insertion opening for inserting the bottle into the cooling chamber (32;132), wherein the lid (16; 116) closes the insertion opening, wherein the cooling chamber (32; 132) comprises an air inlet (36; 136) and an air outlet (38; 138), an air flow circuit comprising the air inlet (36; 136), the cooling chamber (32; 132) and the air outlet (38; 138), a fan (74; 174) arranged in the air flow circuit for inducing an air flow in the air flow circuit in an air flow direction, a rotating mechanism (78; 178) for rotating the bottle about the longitudinal center axis (35; 135); and a refrigerating device comprising a compressor, an evaporator (62; 162), an expansion mechanism and a condenser connected in a refrigerant circuit containing a refrigerant, wherein the evaporator (62; 162) is positioned in the air flow circuit upstream of the air inlet (36; 136) in the air flow direction for exchanging heat between the air flow and the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit, wherein the lid (16; 116) is movably connected to the housing body for inserting the bottle into the cooling chamber (32;132) and the refrigerating device is arranged in the housing (12; 112).