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Customer Reviews for Cuisinart Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar

Cuisinart Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar

A well-kept wine is a happy wine! The Cuisinart® Private Reserve® Wine Cellar ensures up to 16 bottles of wine are kept at the ideal temperature while maintaining their signature bouquet, flavor and body. Use the touchpad to electronically set your preferred temperature (between 39° - 72°). The thermoelectric cooling system holds the temperature quietly and efficiently while the attractive stainless finish ensures wine collections are displayed in style. Low energy-consumption cellar also features a blue LED display, soft interior lighting with on/off control, four chrome contoured wine racks, double-pane tinted viewing window and adjustable feet. Limited three-year warranty. Measures 20.67" x 16.26" x 17.72". Model # CWC-1600.
Average Customer Rating:
1.385 out of 5
1.4
 out of 
5
(13 Reviews) 13
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Rating Breakdown 13 reviews
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1 out of 13(8%)reviewers would recommend this product.
Customer Reviews for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Review 1 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Product stopped working

PostedMay 7, 2013
Redwood
from Redwood City, CA
Would you recommend?No
Close to the two year mark, I started losing the number on the temperature display. Shortly after that started, the unit stopped cooling. Was glad that BBB took the unit back with absolutely no hassle at all.
Review 2 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Didn't Last

PostedMay 2, 2013
casualwinedrinker
from Austin, TX
Would you recommend?No
I would like to retract my review from 10/2010. Sure this refrigerator worked great at first, but after about two years, it stopped cooling. I had it repaired and it worked for about 6 more months before it stopped cooling again. Cuisinart used to be a really good, reliable brand, but not anymore. We also have a Cuisinart can opener that didn't last long. No more Cuisinart in my kitchen.
Review 3 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Terrible - Never Again

PostedDecember 26, 2012
Zach
from Aurora, IL
Would you recommend?No
I purchased the 6 bottle version of this wine cooler. It died after a year. Cuisinart would not fix as I could not find the receipt. The fan engine was faulty. I will never buy a product like this from this company. Also the Cooler will only chill wine if the temp in the home is kept below 70 degrees.
Review 4 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Terrible, worst registry item!!

PostedAugust 20, 2012
Kristy0423
from Annapolis, MD
Would you recommend?No
My husband and I really wanted a wine cooler and thought this would be great in the wine room of our new house so we added it to our wedding registry. It was very easy to operate, temperature controls self explanatory. After 8 months of having it plugged in and completely full at all times, my husband went to grab a bottle out and it was warm. The digital screen was reading the wrong temp. and the refrigerator was plugged in and not even on. I called Cuisinart who really didn't even ask for an explanation and automatically told me they would send out a brand new replacement fridge and take this one back. They wanted to charge $10 to cover the shipping which I figured would be fine since I didn't have to waste my time taking it to the store so I agreed. After everything was said and done, I asked the girl in their customer service dept. how I was to send the one back that broke. I wondered if they would email me a return address label or issue a call tag. She proceeded to tell me that was MY responsibility on how my broken refrigerator got back to Cruisinart and then said if it wasn't received within 30 days I would be billed for the new one! Needless to say I told her that was a terrible policy to not be responsible to have their defective one shipped back and proceeded to tell her to cancel sending out the replacement that I will take this back to BBB. My husband and I did just that and with no problem at all from BBB we did the return and ordered a completely different wine fridge from a completely different manufacturer. We had another issue with another Cuisinart product we received as a wedding gift that also had to be returned to BBB earlier on. Needless to say I WILL NOT buy any Cuisinart product again and I PRAISE BBB for their service and return policy. It is one thing that keeps me buying from them time and time again to know I have that security in case something like this happens and the manufacturer will only back it up half assed!
1 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Second One Quit

PostedAugust 7, 2012
WarmWine
from Texas , now London
Would you recommend?No
My children bought me the Wine Cellar as a Christmas Gift , the first one quit . Was replaced , now the second one has quit . Its still under warranty but I was transferred overseas . So no way to return it , I called to see if I could get a new system board . No way they don't sell parts for them. No more Cuisinart for me .
Review 6 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Horrible Purchase

PostedMay 19, 2012
1981
Would you recommend?No
This was not a cheap purchase and after about 24 months the touch pad started loosing its numbers so you couldn't read the temp.,and then right at 36 months it died completely!!!! Piece of junk! Don't buy! Also if your wine bottles have a thicker base they will barely fit & the label will get torn.
Review 7 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Cuisinart 6 bottle wine cellar

PostedMay 17, 2012
ozvik
from SLC, Utah
Would you recommend?No
Very disappointed being my son gave me this as a Xmas gift 3 years ago. I walk into my bar and the cellar stop working. Actually the cellar stopped chilling over a year ago. This is a very poor choice for anyone looking for a good reliable chiller. I would never purchase this brand of wine cellar again.
Review 8 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

buyer beware

PostedApril 9, 2012
Pennsylvaniaron
from Easton, PA
Would you recommend?No
Cuisinart oh Cuisinart where hath you gone? Well this "product" worked for 33 months. Then it just stopped cooling. The fan in the rear seems frozen (won't turn). Like most small appliances and that goes for power tools vacuums etc this unit is MADE IN CHINA. Do I need to say anything more? Don't waste your time on this unit. Thanks BBB for taking this (as alice kramden said) piece of junk back for a credit.
Review 9 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Cuisinart Wine Cellar

PostedNovember 10, 2011
TanBB
from Evanston IL
Would you recommend?No
Might be the worst product on the market today. Cuisinart should be ashamed to put their name on it. The warranty policy follows the original purchase so if you get two bad ones as I did they don't stand behind it . I would be very careful about purchasing any Cuisinart product they seem to have gone straight down hill . But, the "no power" wine cellar is the worst
Review 10 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar

PostedSeptember 15, 2011
blanco
from bay area, ca
Would you recommend?No
this is a horrible product, will not cool a fully loaded wine cooler below 70. most of the time because of the heat from the fan the temp inside the wine cellar is higher than the outside temp
Review 11 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
1 / 5
1 / 5

Terrible product

PostedMarch 6, 2011
DWoww
from New Jersey
Would you recommend?No
Well, wine cellar #2 worked no better. Same problems as the first one. I brought this one back and got a whole new one for the same price that fits triple the amount. Seriously, no one should buy this. Bad job Cuisinart!!
0 of 1 found this review helpful.
Review 12 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
2 / 5
2 / 5

Not impressed

PostedNovember 21, 2010
DWoww
from New Jersey
Would you recommend?No
My first one randomly stopped working for the 6 months i had it. I finally brought it back to BB&B who gave me a whole new one. It was working properly for about 3 months and is now randomly turning off, like the first one, although not as often. Go with another company if you can.
Review 13 for Cuisinart® Private Reserve® 16-Bottle Wine Cellar
Rating: 
5 / 5
5 / 5

Good So Far

PostedOctober 13, 2010
casualwinedrinker
from Austin, TX
Would you recommend?Yes
I've read negative reviews of this product on other sites, but decided to try it anyway. I bought the wine cellar about two months ago and love it. It's extremely quiet, doesn't run all the time, even in the hot summer when the house was about 82 during the day. It maintains the temperature with no problem. The shelves can be easily removed to make room for larger bottles. It looks great in my kitchen and is perfect for the casual wine drinker who just wants to keep a few bottles on hand.