Avintage wine fridge - heard of them? Or know where I could find reliable reviews?

[Adsibob]

I'm looking at an Avintage undercounter wine fridge. Avintage are a French company who have been producing wine cabinets since the late 1990s, apparently. They only make wine fridges. I've never heard from them, but am considering them because their fridge meets all my required specs, is just within budget and on a shorter lead time than stuff coming out of china.

Has anyone got any experience with this company? If not, anywhere you know I could get unbiased reviews?

[Jilly]

Can't help, but do look at Db levels, I sent a wine fridge from John lewis back because it was noisy!

[Adsibob]

  On 17/06/2022 at 13:56, Jilly said:

Can't help, but do look at Db levels, I sent a wine fridge from John lewis back because it was noisy!

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The one I am looking at is apparently very quiet at 39db, though that is 1dB louder than some of the 38dB ones available from JLewis. Which model did you send back?

 

our kitchen is open plan to almost the entire ground floor and stairwell, so quietness is important.

[Onoff]

Try Selfridge's. 

 

Make sure the wine boxes will fit whatever you get.

[Jilly]

  On 17/06/2022 at 15:09, Adsibob said:

The one I am looking at is apparently very quiet at 39db, though that is 1dB louder than some of the 38dB ones available from JLewis. Which model did you send back?

 

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I can't remember which one it was, and we didn't bother in the end. But I do remember, JL took it back, no question and I buy everything I can from them as their customer service is so good, so if you are uncertain, maybe bear that in mind?

[Onoff]

Cor it's well posh here!

[Adsibob]

  On 17/06/2022 at 20:32, Jilly said:

I can't remember which one it was, and we didn't bother in the end. But I do remember, JL took it back, no question and I buy everything I can from them as their customer service is so good, so if you are uncertain, maybe bear that in mind?

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Well I tried JL originally. They had three models I would have been very happy to buy. Annoyingly, their website said two of those models were in stock and the third wasn’t, except that it was a lie. All three were out of stock with not even a lead time. Poor communication really from them. I’m sure JL will say pandemic / supply chain issues beyond their control. But updating a website to give the correct info is really a 2min job. Not grumpy, honest.

[Adsibob]

  On 17/06/2022 at 20:43, Onoff said:

Cor it's well posh here!

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I’m the prime minister, of course I’m posh.

[SteamyTea]

200 mile round trip to my nearest John Lewis.

Think I shall just drink in the street.

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