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Cooper Cooler HPA review
An electric motorized spin chiller using water and ice to chill a wine bottle in 5–6 minutes or a can in about 1 minute, from room temperature with no pre-freezing needed. The manufacturer explicitly states it is not suited to champagne. Confirmed with a real price on Amazon.fr.
Both Vacu Vin products in this comparison need hours of advance freezing. This one doesn’t — add ice and water, plug it in, and a room-temperature bottle reaches drinking temperature in 5 to 6 minutes, or a can in about a minute. That trade-off — power and ice on hand, instead of freezer planning — is the whole case for choosing it.
A specific, useful warning
Cooper Cooler states plainly that this unit is not meant for champagne or other sparkling wine, because the rotation that chills still wine quickly can cause a sparkling bottle to foam. That’s a concrete piece of guidance worth repeating rather than glossing over — for sparkling wine, one of the passive Vacu Vin options is the better tool.
Availability
Catalogued and unsold: the American Amazon shop lists the reference with nobody behind it.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Bottom line
For genuinely fast, on-demand chilling of still wine or cans with no advance planning, this is the standout option in this family — just keep a Vacu Vin sleeve on hand for champagne, since this machine explicitly isn’t built for it.
What works, and what does not
Strengths
The only genuinely on-demand chiller in this family — no pre-freezing required, chills from room temperature using water and ice added at the time of use
Fastest chilling times confirmed in this comparison: about a minute for a can, 5–6 minutes for a bottle of wine
Compact enough for a counter, unlike a full-size ice bucket
The manufacturer's own explicit warning about champagne is a useful, checkable piece of guidance rather than a vague caution
Compromises
Explicitly not suited to champagne or other sparkling wine, per the manufacturer — the motorized rotation risks making it foam
Needs both ice and water on hand at the time of use, unlike the pre-frozen Vacu Vin options reviewed alongside it
Limited stock reported on the listing checked at the time of research
Not confirmed with a live price on the German listing checked, despite the identical ASIN existing there
Specifications
Technology
Motorized rotation in a water-and-ice bath
Chilling time — wine bottle
5–6 minutes
Chilling time — can
≈1 minute
Format
Small size, ≈1.5 L capacity, ≈2 kg (4.4 lb)
Champagne suitability
Not recommended by the manufacturer — the rotation can cause sparkling wine to foam
Amazon reference
B00AN5C5B4 (identical ASIN and EAN on DE and FR; a live price was confirmed on FR, not on the DE listing checked)
What readers ask us
Can the Cooper Cooler chill champagne or sparkling wine?
No — the manufacturer explicitly advises against it. The motorized spinning action that chills still wine quickly can cause sparkling wine to foam and potentially overflow when opened. Use the Vacu Vin sleeve or bucket, both reviewed alongside this model, for champagne instead.
What does this chiller need that the Vacu Vin options don't?
Ice and water, added at the time of use, plus a power outlet to run the motor. In exchange, it needs no advance freezing — a bottle can go from room temperature to chilled in the time it takes to prepare a drink, which neither Vacu Vin product can do without hours of prior planning.
Our score
8.4/ 10
The buyer this one serves, among bar and wine appliances
Someone who wants genuinely on-demand chilling with no advance planning, for still wine or cans, and who has ice and water readily available — and who has another plan entirely for champagne.
What this one costs among bar and wine appliances
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for bar and wine appliances and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.