I have Marvel 24". I chose it because it seemed to hold more than any of the others. I use it for produce, but also wine, juice and milk. It works very well. And it's true that you can put tall bottles upright in the lower drawer. As far as I can tell it holds temperature fine, but I haven't measured. The produce stays fresh as well as in my Miele fridge. Cons: It's true that it is noisy, especially when it's first cooling down. It doesn't cycle on that often, and in a busy kitchen it's not bad, but in a family room or similar it might be too loud. Also, the gasket on the lower drawer is kind of puffy and it doesn't line up quite right. I'm sure I could get someone out to try to fix it, but I've had too much else to do. Or I might be stuck with it. It's no big deal. Just a minor irritation. In a more prominent location it would be another story. I agree with Lascatx on the Perlick reputation for quality.

In the future, if you encounter similar problems, you could consider buying things from the UK (or for that matter, from most other countries in Europe). I have had good luck ordering from country-specific Amazon stores. Shipping is not negligible, but I find it is frequently surprisingly little compared to what I would have expected. A quick glance at the amazon.co.uk suggests that shipping an undercounter wine cooler to the US would set you back somewhere on the order of $85. Amazon usually is good about shipping internationally for items that they sell themselves, but several third-party vendors on Amazon don't do so by default. I have sometimes contacted them directly, and discovered that in about 50% of cases, they are willing to negotiate special terms to ship to the US. Also, they should technically refund value-added-tax, when they do this. That's about a 20% discount, which can often make the extra cost of shipping more palatable. The downside is that you won't have easy warranty service, and you also will have to deal with country-specific model differences. Dimensions could be a little different, but a quick check suggests that UK appliances are compatible in height with US models. And of course, voltage is different. The UK uses 240V/50Hz, whereas the US uses 120V/60Hz. The difference in voltage is easy to fix. You simply ask your electrician to run a 240V circuit to the kitchen. That's possible in most households, although it might be difficult to do in some apartment buildings that get three-phase service. The difference in frequency is usually not a problem. Modern electronics never care; resistive loads (i.e. heating elements) don't care; inductive loads (i.e. motors and transformers) might care. That's a chance you have to take. Or you could ask the manufacturer. Realistically, it is extremely unlikely that operating at 60Hz instead of 50Hz is going to cause problems. The reverse is more likely to be a problem. This only leaves you with potential questions about building codes. There is nothing inherently wrong with European appliances. After all, hundreds of millions of people use them daily. But they might not have been tested by American test labs. And they probably won't even show up in American building codes, as they simply aren't a major consideration. This could be a problem when you get the kitchen inspected -- or it could be a non-issue. Depends on your local building department.

I have had a Liebherr beverage and outdoor fridge for 2+ years with no issues, and they are dead silent. They also make wine fridges. We also considered Perlick but we came out far better pricewise with Liebherr. In our previous home we had. Uline for over 5 years, and it performed flawlessly; however, they have changed their design, and I have heard a few in showrooms and new homes that are not nearly as quiet as the one we had. Our builder had a client that put in Monogram wine fridges and they seemed quiet when I was looking at the home. Totally agree about Miele and Bosch dishwashers. I have had both and prefer my Miele with the open air drying system and rack configurations as well as overall build quality. As the above poster suggests - go look at them and see which one will work best for you.

Just got our KA delivered, it is replacing our older single door KA. My main motivation for this model (to improve upon what we had) was the freezer compartment that has the thin middle shelf, and the ice bin on it owns rails. I also had issues with our top drawer dragging on items from our lower drawer which would shake the bin causing cubes to fall out of the bin. I hope this design works better, it seems to operating much better with it having it's own rails.