When we talk about the Kalamera brand, first three notable features come to mind:
- Versatility. Most of the Kalamera doors are reversible and have front-venting. It gives you more options and flexibility in installation configuration.
- Quiet compressor. Not all compressor-cooling systems are created equal. Kalamera and Allavino brands are well-known for their low-noise and low-vibration cooling systems.
- Temperature memory function. Yes, it always remembers the set temperature after a power outage.
Aesthetic quality – most of the Kalamera models feature wooden shelves – many have the beautiful and durable beech wood.
Kalamera has four product lines in their wine and beverage cooling models:
- Built-in wine coolers
- Freestanding wine coolers
- Counter-top wine coolers
- Built-in beverage centers
Kalamera is known for premium quality products and excellent customer service. Kalamera provides customer service support from El Monte, California.
- Built-in wine coolers series. These units are perfect for under-counter installation. They are 33” tall with various widths, including the following width-dimension:
- 12-inch wide wine cooler with 18-bottle capacity
- 15-inch wide wine cooler with 30-bottle capacity
- 24-inch wide wine cooler with 40-bottle capacity
- 24-inch wide wine cooler with 46-bottle capacity
- 30-inch wide wine cooler with 66-bottle capacity
- The models in this series have either double-layer or triple-layer glass doors.
- Most of these built-in units can also be installed as freestanding units.
- Most models in this series are single-zone; the 24-inch wide unit is a dual-zone.
- Compressor-based cooling system used in this series.
- Freestanding wine coolers series, including:
- 157-bottle, 80 bottle, 73 bottle and 50-bottle wine coolers
- Freestanding units with front-venting can also be installed as a built-in
- Both single-zone and dual zone are available in this freestanding series
- Models in this series are compressor-based cooling
- These units have either double-layer or triple-layer glass doors
- Counter-top wine coolers series, including:
- 12 bottle, 28 bottle wine coolers
- Counter-top are smaller units. They are typically lighter and are freestanding.
- Single-zone is primarily used in this series.
- Thermoelectric cooling system is used in this counter-top series
- Built-in beverage centers series, including:
- 15-inch wide to house 96-can beverages
- 24-inch wide to house 175-can beverages
- 24-inch wide to house 20-bottle wine and 78-can beverages.
- 30-inch wide to house 33-bottle and 96-can beverages.
- The beverage refrigerators in this series are great for under-counter built-in, or freestanding installations.
- Two separately controlled climate zones are designed into this wine and beverage product line.
- Beech wood is used for the wine shelving, and wire racks for the beverages.
Our top-rated Kalamera wine cooler list is sorted by capacities and width to help you finding the right under-counter or free-standing wine coolers.
Here are our top choices for Kalamera wine coolers on the market right now:
Kalamera KRC-18SZB-TGD 12 inch-wide 18-bottle wine cooler
- ★Fits in Small Spaces: Cooler is Only 12” Wide, So It Fits Virtually Anywhere in Any Size Home. This mini...
- ★Single Zone/One-Touch Control: LED control display makes it easy to set temperature from 40-66°F,...
- ★Temperature Memory Function: The small wine cooler restore the set temperature in the cooler after it is...
- ★Attractive Design & Air Outlet: Special stainless steel frame with 2 layers of tempered glass stabilize...
Model: Kalamera KRC-18SZB-TGD 12-inch-wide 18-bottle wine cooler
Installation Type: Under-counter, free-standing or built-in compressor system
Temperature Zone: Single zone with temperature range 40°-66°F
Dimension: 33.9″H x 11.6″W x 24.4″D (with handle)
Summary: This Kalamera 18-bottle has been our favorite small cooling appliance to incorporate into kitchen design for condo projects. Why do our clients choose this model over the others with same capacity and similar design?
Honestly, we think its appealing quality is beyond its form and function – that’s why we coined this cooler “je ne sais quoi”.
It simply fits in whatever theme we’ve chosen for our design – ocean front condo or city apartment.
Among its notables: stainless steel frame, 6 beech wood removable shelves, soft blue interior light, LED touch control, quiet and low vibration, single zone 41° F – 66° F, and temperature memory function.
It also comes with four rotatable feet to adjust and level the installation. The door is reversible, and the open swing is 220 degree.
Read our full review for Kalamera 12-inch wide 18-bottle wine cooler.
Kalamera KRC-30SZB-TGD 15-inch-wide 30-bottle wine cooler
- SMALL COOLER WITH GREAT STORAGE: This mini wine fridge holds up to 30 bottles of your favorite wine in...
- STAINLESS STEEL DOOR & AIR OUTLET: Special stainless steel frame with 2 layers of tempered glass stabilize...
- SINGLE ZONE: LED control display makes it easy to set temperature from 40-66°F, providing perfect chilling...
- TEMPERATURE MEMORY FUNCTION & 5 WOODEN SHELVES: The small wine cooler restore the set temperature in the...
Model: Kalamera KRC-30SZB-TGD 15-inch-wide 30-bottle buillt-in wine cooler
Type: Under-counter, built-in, compressor-cooling system
Temperature Zone: Single-zone cooling
Dimension: 33.9 “H x 14.9 “W x 22.4″D (with handle)
Read our review for Kalamera 15-inch-wide 30-bottle wine cooler.
Kalamera 24-inch 40-bottle French-doors wine cooler
- ★STORES 40 WINE BOTTLES: Holds your collection of up to 40 bottles of your favorite wine in different size,...
- ★USER-FRIENDLY CONTROL: Provides options for internal lighting, Fahrenheit temperature reading, and easy LED...
- ★FRENCH-DOOR STYLE: Stainless steel and glass doors open in the center to reveal each wine zone area.
- ★DUAL ZONE THERMOSTAT: Keep wine perfectly chilled, according to wine variety and optimal temperature, by...
Model: Kalamera KRC-40DZB 24-inch 40-bottle French doors wine cooler
Type: Free-standing or built-in or under-counter compressor-based
Temperature Zone: Dual-zone cooling
Dimension: 33 “H x 23.4 “W x 24.2 “D (with handle)
Read our review for Kalamera 24-inch-wide 40-bottle French-doors wine cooler.
Kalamera 24-inch-wide 46-bottle wine cooler
- DUAL ZONE THERMOSTAT:Upper zone ranges from 40-50°F, and lower zone is 50-66°F for the wine cooler. LED...
- TEMPERATURE MEMORY FUNCTION: These small wine & beverage cooler restore the set temperature in the cooler...
- STAINLESS STEEL & WHITE AIR OUTLET: Special stainless steel frame with 2 layers of tempered glass stabilize...
- LARGE CAPACITY FOR WINE BOTTLE: This mini wine fridge holds up to 46 bottles of your favorite wine in...
Model: Kalamera KRC-46DZB-TGD 24-inch 46-Bottle Wine Cooler
Type: Free-standing, built-in or under-counter, compressor-cooling system
Temperature Zone: Dual-zone cooling
Dimension: 33 “H x 23.4 “W x 22.4″D (without handle); 33 “H x 23.4 “W x 24.4″D (with handle)
Read our review for Kalamera 24-inch-wide 46-bottle wine cooler.
Kalamera 24-inch wide 20-bottle and 78-can beverage and wine cooler
- DUAL ZONE STORAGE: This Kalamera Wine Refrigerator holds up to 20 wine bottles and 78 soda cans. With 7 wooden...
- INDENPENDENT TOUCH CONTROL: Bace on digital temperature control, our beverage cooler offers a temperature...
- WHISPERY PERFORMANCE: Thanks to the energy-saving compressor, our wine and beverage cooler ensure quiet...
- ENHANCED PROTECTION: This drink fridge comes with an UV-resistant glass door that protects your drinks. With...
Model: Kalamera 24-inch wide 20-bottle and 78-can beverage center.
Type: Free-standing, under-counter built-in, compressor-cooling system
Temperature Zone: Two separate cooling zones.
Temperature Range: Left: 40-66℉, Right: 38-55℉
Dimension: 33.1 “H x 23.4 “W x 22.4″D(without handle); 33.1 “H x 23.4 “W x 24.2″D (with handle)
Suggested built-in dimension:23.8″ W x 22.4″D x 33.2”H
Notable features: This new Kalamera beverage center has two side-by-side chambers: a wine cooler on the left, a beverage fridge on the right.
- Capacity for the wine cooler is 20 bottles; capacity for the beverage center is 78 cans.
- Fun note: A family friend has coined this beverage center as “the perfect 20/20 platinum vision”. How? Because – as we know 20/20 vision is the perfect vision at 20 feet. And, 78 is the atomic number of platinum.
- On the left, there are 7 beech wood shelves to house your wine collection. Beech wood is soft but strong – no worries of your wine labels getting scratched.
- On the right, there are 5 stainless steel wire shelves to keep your can beverages. You have options to store your cans vertically or horizontally.
Summary: This beautiful Kalamera french-door beverage center is perfect for a small wine collection of 20-bottles (left) and six dozens of can beverage drinks (right). It has a front-vent design perfect for built-in and under-counter. The exterior is fully finished on all sides – so you can install it as a free-standing unit if you prefer.
This elegant beverage center carries the same high-end features as you would find in the Kalamera premium built-in wine cooler series. You get dual pane glass doors, temperature memory function, LCD temperature display, stoppers on the sliding shelves, door locks, super quiet compressor cooling and two independently controlled temperature chambers.
Kalamera 30-inch wide 33-bottle and 96-can beverage center
- DUAL ZONE STORAGE: This Kalamera Wine Refrigerator holds up to 33 wine bottles and 96 soda cans. With 7 wooden...
- INDENPENDENT TOUCH CONTROL: Bace on digital temperature control, our beverage cooler offers a temperature...
- ENHANCED PROTECTION: This drink fridge comes with an UV-resistant glass door that protects your drinks. With...
- WHISPERY PERFORMANCE: Thanks to the energy-saving compressor, our wine and beverage cooler ensure quiet...
Model: Kalamera 30-inch wine and beer fridge.
Installation Type: Free-standing, under-counter built-in
Temperature Zone: Two separate temperature zones powered by compressor cooling system.
Temperature Range: Left: 40-66℉, Right: 38-55℉
Dimension: 33.9 “H x 30.5 “W x 22.4″D (without handle); 33.9 “H x 30.5 “W x 24.2″D (with handle)
Suggested built-in dimension: 30.9″ W x 22.4″D x 34.1”H
Summary: This handsome 30-inch Kalamera wine and beverage fridge has the same design, configuration, material and temperature range as the 24-inch. With the bigger width dimension, this unit has a larger capacity of 33 bottles in the wine compartment (left side) with temperature range 40-66℉. It can house 96 cans of beverages on the beer and soda compartment (right side) with temperature range 38-55℉.
- There are 7 beech wood shelves for the wine cooler; 7 stainless steel wire shelves for the beverage fridge.
- Special Interior lighting – atmospheric white LED.
- Capacity for the wine cooler is 33 bottles; capacity for the beverage center is 8 dozen cans.
Fun notes: did you know that we human has 33 vertebrae? The number 33 is the international telephone code for France.
When comparing features to features, this Kalamera is the best-value for money in the 30-inch built-in wine and beverage category. If you have a 30.9 inch wide space available, this handsome beverage center is an ideal choice to store wine, beer and beverage.
Kalamera 50-bottle free-standing wine cooler
- FREESTANDING DESIGN: Built from premium black and silver stainless steel with tempered dual pane glass front...
- QUIET COMPRESSOR: Advanced cooling technology keeps compressor quiet without disturbing wine sediments
- PRODUCT DIMENSIONS: 19.5” W x 33.1” H x 22.8” D || Inner Capacity: 4.2 Cu.Ft Wine Storage Space
- 50 BOTTLE CAPACITY: 7 beech wood racks hold up to 50 standard 750ml Bordeaux bottles, so you can stock up on...
Model: Kalamera KRC-52SZF 50-bottle wine cooler
Type: Free-standing compressor system
Temperature Zone: Single-zone cooling
Dimension: 33.07 “H x 19.50 “W x 22.83 “D (without handle)
Summary: This mid-size Kalamera free-standing unit has beautiful black exterior with stainless steal frame. This is a single zone with temperature range from 40°F to 66°F. It has removable wooden shelves and digital touch control. Its double-layer glass door is UV reflective.
Read our review for Kalamera 50-bottle wine cooler.
Kalamera 157-bottle KRC-157DZB-TGD 24-inch-wide wine cooler
- ★ELEGANT DESIGN: Stainless steel triple-layered tempered glass door, soft blue LED lighting, and removable...
- ★EXTRA-LARGE CAPACITY: Holds up to 157 in different size bottles of your favorite wine, and is only affected...
- ★VERSATILE INSTALLATION: Refrigerator can be built-in or free-standing in kitchen, dining, or entertainment...
- ★DUAL ZONE THERMOSTAT: Upper zone ranges from 40-50°F, and lower zone is 50-66°F, so you can perfectly...
Model: Kalamera 157-bottle KRC-157DZB-TGD wine cooler
Type: Free-standing, built-in, compressor-cooling system
Temperature Zone: Dual-zone cooling
Dimension: 69.6 “H x 23.4 “W x 26.8″D(without handle); 69.6 “H x 23.4 “W x 28.6″D (with handle)
Suggested built-in dimension:14.9″ W x 23.4″D x 32”H
Read our review for Kalamera 157-bottle wine cooler.
Summary of the Kalamera Brand
Kalamera is a premium wine cooler brand. They are well-made appliances with thoughtful-designed functionalities.
- Quality – Kalamera offers double-layer and triple-layer tempered glass doors in many of their models.
- Special feature – temperature memory function in most models. It is such a thoughtful feature – knowing that your cooler will always set itself back to your set temperature after a black out.
- Versatility – many of the Kalamera models have reversible doors . You have the option to open the door to the left or the right (by moving the hinge from one side to another).
- Options – many of the Kalamera models have front venting and security locks – you can install their built-in as free-standing units.
- Low noise and low vibration – Kalamera units are exceptionally quiet for compressor-based cooling system.
- Almost all Kalamera wines coolers have beech-wood shelving. If you like lighter-tone wooden shelves, consider this brand.
- Most of Kalamera units are single zones, fewer models with dual zones. The advantage of single-zone is the consistency of maintaining just one zone.
- Most of Kalamera wine coolers are compressor-based cooling. You get consistent colder temperature for compressor-based units. It is not affected by the exterior ambient temperatures.
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