The email notification system here has been quite wonky. Thanks for all the replies. In no particular order: bocron - That was the unit I linked to first too. I actually emailed summit. Here's my email and their response. I'm looking for a tall half wine cooler/half beverage fridge. There doesn't seem to be one. (Maybe one over $3k, but that's not an option). I'd like a way to store beer, wine, and soft drinks in one unit. The SWC 1875 seems to be a possibility, but I have a couple questions. Are the wooden racks/shelves flat or tilted? Can the wooden racks/shelves be removed? I don't need to store much wine, just a a shelf or so of white. I'd like to stand up soft drinks and 'regular' beers in that section as well. I'd like to store some red wine along with dark beers that are supposed to be stored at a similar temperature (stouts, etc.). The wines should lay down, but the beers should stand up. If you can think of another unit that would better fulfill my needs, please advise. Either way, I look forward to a reply. Thank you for contacting Summit. The shelves are flat and removable. However, there are gaps on the shelves themselves, so you would have to keep the beer in their containers, or the bottles could potentially slip through the gaps. Unfortunately, we only offer undercounter beverage center/wine coolers. I didn't quite ask if they can be swapped out, but I'd gather not based on the response. If you find they can, let me know. joeboldt - IPA's and the like, no. But barrel-aged stouts, yes, they'll be stored longer. Up to several years. But you're right, for those, they can continue to live in the chest unit that's thermostat controlled in the garage. alerievay - Yeah, the vinotemp and marvel are both more than I'm willing to spend. plllog - Yes, you get the storage of the different beers. Reading your post and the reflecting I did at the end of mine, I think I've figured I really just need a fridge. And we'll probably just make due with what we've got, since the perfect solution isn't out there. I could just get a standing fridge only, but the idea was the cool looking beverage fridge with the glass door and multiple zones all right there. What we've got now is: In the garage chest freezer with separate thermostat to keep barrel aged, etc. stuff. I don't go in there. Also in the garage, a freezer on top/fridge on bottom that was always supposed to be my extra freezer space, and is now kept 'normal' so I can store my extra freezer goods out there. But the fridge (which I hoped to be extra fridge storage) is all beer. I'm not quite as scared to pull something out of there as from the chest freezer. It's where the extra 'more normal' or 'to be consumed quickly' stuff goes. Small beverage fridge in DH's office. No idea what's in there and how it differs from the other two. I think I need to request that he empty it from stuff that could go into either of the garage pieces and use that for the sodas/friends 'normal' beers that they bring and leave. It's smaller than what I'd like, but we HAVE it. We'll see what I think when we get our new regular fridge with the kitchen reno. Maybe I shouldn't have offered our SxS Samsung to the inlaws? And if I change my mind, they'd understand. Well, they probably wouldn't understand four 'fridges' for two people, but they'd be fine with it.

I know there are folks here who love Liebherr, but the one DH and I drove an hour to go see did not impress either of us at all. My favorite built-in fridges are SubZero and Thermador. I got Thermador before Subzero introduced their new line and I'm very happy. If you get an icemaker, look at where it is located in that model. Subzero puts the ice bin at the bottom in some of the freezers and I did not like that at all -- we use too much ice here in TX. I would not chose Viking for a $500 rebate. You might look at whether you can buy a package of Subzero and Wolf and qualify for a package discount -- or get your dealer to make a deal on another part of your package. As far as a beverage center, that can mean a different things to different people. Again, you might look at Subzero if you can get a package deal. I went with Perlick for fridge drawers that would be really cold for milk and juice, not just cool for sodas. They also have higher BTUs and quicker recovery of the cold temp which was important for frequently opened drawers. The drawers also make it easy to reach things -- they come to you instead of having to dig into an undercounter cave.

Our plan is to have a fully developed basement with wine cellar, but we're not sure when we can complete this. We can keep wine stored in a cool place until then but regardless if wine cellar is done immediately or down the road we would like to a the wine fridge in kitchen for immediate and short term consumption. We drink more red than white but with a wine fridge can start to enjoy whites more frequently. After reading above posts I'm not going to do the wine rack as we have so much window light and a sky light that would affect the reds stored in a rack. Here's another related question: we can get a 15" Subzero wine fridge (unclaimed order that salesperson wants to blow out of his store) for the same price as a 24" Marvel. Although SZ is superior and the price is incredibly low , I"m leaning towards the 24". Thoughts? Anyone have a Marvel wine fridge? Thanks to all for their responses on this!

A cooler cools, but not really cold enough for beer and soft drinks. They are designed to just cool things down, like wine. If you want something that will really chill down other beverages, you will need a refrigerator instead. The cost is WAY higher, but it's because they have actual refrigeration capability and not just cooling.