Quick Answer: Smith & Hanks’ current lineup runs from a $999 46-bottle dual-zone built-in up to a $1,899 166-bottle dual-zone flagship, both sharing the same 41-54°F/46-66°F zone split, plus a 24-inch single-zone entry model (41-72°F) sold through Lowe’s. The standout fact, consistent across every model we checked: despite real national-retailer distribution through Home Depot and Lowe’s, Smith & Hanks doesn’t sell any of its wine coolers on Amazon — a specialty dealer, WineCellarHQ, is the only confirmed direct-price channel beyond the big-box listings.
Smith & Hanks has zero prior mentions anywhere on this site despite being a genuine, trademarked brand (USPTO registration dated February 14, 2017) with current listings at Home Depot and Lowe’s — a real gap, not a manufactured one. We priced and spec-checked its current lineup directly against WineCellarHQ’s live storefront and the big-box retailer listings to give it the same standalone treatment as Dometic and the other single-brand roundups here.
By the numbers
- $999-$1,899 is the real US price range across the two dual-zone models we checked, direct from specialty dealer WineCellarHQ.
- Zero Amazon listings found for any current Smith & Hanks wine cooler, despite confirmed Home Depot and Lowe’s distribution — a wider mainstream retail footprint than Dometic or Cavavin, yet the same Amazon gap.
- 2017 is the year the SMITH & HANKS trademark was registered with the USPTO, per Justia’s trademark database — the only documented history we could verify for the brand name itself.
- 41-54°F / 46-66°F is the identical dual-zone split shared by both the 46-bottle and 166-bottle models — the same zone range repeated across a 4x capacity gap.
Our top picks at a glance
| Smith & Hanks Model | Best for | Capacity | Zones | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166-Bottle Dual Zone (RE100017) | Best overall / large collections | 166 bottles | Dual | $1,899 |
| 46-Bottle Dual Zone | Best mid-size | 46 bottles | Dual | $999 |
| 24" Single Zone (RW428SRG) | Best entry point | Compact built-in | Single | Sold at Lowe's |
1. Smith & Hanks 166-Bottle Dual Zone (RE100017) — Best Overall
Smith & Hanks 24" Dual-Zone 166-Bottle Built-In Wine Cooler
- Sold in both stainless-steel and smoked-black-glass door trim, at an identical $1,899 price through WineCellarHQ, with a 24-inch built-in or freestanding footprint — large enough to sit alongside this site's dedicated best 150-bottle wine fridge roundup, just through a different retail channel than any brand reviewed there.
- Also listed at Home Depot under the same RE100017 model number (smoked black finish), confirming this isn't a dealer-exclusive SKU — but we found no live Home Depot price in our check, only the product listing and Q&A page, so WineCellarHQ's $1,899 is the one number we could directly confirm.
- 1 year of parts-and-labor coverage plus an extended 3-year compressor warranty, per WineCellarHQ's listing — shorter parts coverage than Allavino's 5-year term, but in line with Dometic's tiered structure.
Worth flagging up front: like Dometic and Avanti before it, we could not find this model — or any current Smith & Hanks wine cooler — listed for sale on Amazon, despite confirmed Home Depot and Lowe’s distribution.
2. Smith & Hanks 46-Bottle Dual Zone — Best Mid-Size
Smith & Hanks 24" Dual-Zone 46-Bottle Built-In Wine Cooler
- Matches the same 46-bottle dual-zone capacity as this site's NewAir, Kalamera, and Dometic picks — a fifth brand now covered at this exact capacity, with a listed price ($999) that undercuts Dometic's D46B ($1,299-1,786) but still runs well above NewAir's AWR-460DB ($749.99) and Whynter's BWR-462DZ ($489.99).
- Double-paned, UV-shielded tempered glass door over a double-pane cabinet, per WineCellarHQ's listing — the same humidity-protection approach documented on other dual-zone units this site covers.
- Honesty check: WineCellarHQ's own listing marked this exact SKU as sold out at the time we checked, even though the $999 price and spec sheet are both live on the page — treat that price as the last-confirmed listing rather than a guaranteed in-stock figure, and check current availability before you buy.
See our NewAir vs. Kalamera and Kalamera vs. Whynter comparisons for how the other four brands at this exact capacity stack up on price and warranty.
3. Smith & Hanks 24” Single Zone (RW428SRG) — Best Entry Point
Smith & Hanks 24" Single-Zone Built-In/Freestanding Wine Cooler (RW428SRG)
- Runs one wide 41-72°F range instead of a split dual-zone setup — a genuinely different configuration from the two dual-zone picks above, and a wider single range than most single-zone units this site covers.
- Sold through Lowe's under a different model-number family (RW4xx) than the RE1xxxxx-prefixed models above — worth noting if you're cross-shopping Smith & Hanks listings, since the two numbering schemes don't appear interchangeable across retailers.
- Built-in or freestanding in the same 24-inch footprint as the other two picks, making it a straightforward downgrade path if 46 or 166 bottles is more capacity (and more money) than you need.
Who actually makes Smith & Hanks wine coolers?
We couldn’t verify much here, and we’re not going to guess. The SMITH & HANKS trademark was registered with the USPTO on February 14, 2017, covering “wine and beverage coolers, namely, refrigerated cabinets” — but the registration record’s owner details weren’t publicly visible in what we could check, and we found no manufacturer “about” page, parent-company disclosure, or press history for the brand. What we can confirm directly: the lineup is real and currently sold, with matching listings across Home Depot, Lowe’s, and WineCellarHQ, and a trademark on file since 2017. Compare that to EdgeStar, which shares a documented parent company (Maxx Ice) with Avallon and Koldfront, or Dometic’s century-long, publicly traceable Electrolux lineage — Smith & Hanks simply doesn’t have that level of public paper trail yet.
How to choose a Smith & Hanks wine cooler
- Don’t go looking on Amazon first. Like Dometic and Avanti, Smith & Hanks genuinely doesn’t sell its wine coolers there — Home Depot, Lowe’s, and WineCellarHQ are the confirmed US channels with real prices.
- Check the model-number prefix before cross-shopping. We found two distinct families — RE1xxxxx (the Home Depot/WineCellarHQ catalog) and RW4xx (the Lowe’s listing) — that don’t appear to map to each other one-to-one.
- Match zones to your collection, not just the bottle count. Both dual-zone models share the same 41-54°F/46-66°F split regardless of size, while the single-zone model runs one wider 41-72°F range.
- Verify current stock before ordering. We found at least one current-generation SKU (the 46-bottle dual zone) marked sold out on its own retailer listing — a live-price page doesn’t guarantee live inventory.
We checked for an active wine cooler recall involving Smith & Hanks: none found on CPSC’s site.
The bottom line
For most buyers after real large-collection capacity, the Smith & Hanks 166-Bottle Dual Zone at $1,899 is the one to look at — the same capacity class as this site’s dedicated 150-bottle roundup, through a specialty-dealer-plus-Home-Depot channel instead. For a mid-size footprint, the 46-Bottle Dual Zone at $999 lands between NewAir’s budget pricing and Dometic’s premium pricing at the exact same capacity — just double-check it’s back in stock first. For a simpler, lower-cost entry point, the 24” Single Zone (RW428SRG) from Lowe’s trades dual-zone flexibility for one wide 41-72°F range. Whichever you pick, remember Amazon isn’t where you’ll find this brand — check Home Depot, Lowe’s, or WineCellarHQ instead.