NewAir AWB-365DB Dual Zone Beverage and Wine Cooler

Overview

A compressor cooling system chills two French door compartments lined with adjustable wood shelves for bottles and cans. Automatic defrost deals with frost buildup, and the stainless steel doors suit a built-in spot in a kitchen run or home bar.

Holding wine and canned drinks in one counter-height unit with wood shelving is the case for it. The spec sheet is thin on temperatures and noise, and the unit is heavy, so installation is a careful job.

Who it's for

Kitchen islands, basement bars and entertaining spaces where drinks should live outside the main fridge. Collectors aging bottles for years should look for a unit that publishes its zone temperatures.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

Temperature stability depends on the compressor cycling to hold the set point, so a cabinet loaded with warm cans takes longer to settle than a few bottles. Wood shelves give bottles a surface that resists sliding. Opening both French doors often lets cold air spill out, so grabbing drinks from one side at a time helps.

Specifications