N'FINITY Wine Rack Kit - 5 Column with Display (Natural Finish - Solid Mahogany)

I own three

much improved assembly over older model

I read all the other comments about this product before buying so I felt like I had a good idea about the rack before purchasing one. I was interested in a larger capacity rack for the dining room and also considering creating a wine cellar with several of these units. My biggest complaint is that the rack is not really ready to assemble - as other reviewrs have noted holes may need to be drilled and care must be taken to avoid cracking the supports with the screws (if you expand the picture you'll even see one cracked there!). I also had to reattach a couple of bottle supports that were loose when I received the unit. The directions are terrible but if you have ever put together any other furniture it should not be too difficult to figure out. If you haven't....well good luck. The unit seems sturdy enough after a month of use (about 60 bottles on it right now) but I would recommend attaching it to the wall with the included brackets. I like the display row for some of my favorite bottles - one of the reasons I bought the unit - and it also holds plenty of bottles in the dining room for when we entertain. For the price I would expect the unit to be better prepared for assembly but overall I would recommend the unit as decent but not fantastic - it's better than the one it replaced. 3.5 stars would be a better rating but you have to choose 3 or 4.

It's fine for basement storage, nothing I would put out for show.

Good quality product. Wood is sealed, unlike other racks I've bought from different companies.

I read the other comments prior to buying... I have to say I disagree with any comment that said it was hard to assemble. It was very easy to assemble. No problems at all. It is very sturdy and well designed. It looks great. It took me about 2 hours to put together and I was not in a hurry.

This is exactly what I needed for the space I have in my kitchen with 10' ceilings. Assembly is another story. Screws are inadequate to pull in brace pieces. Yes, although careful, wood split in front. Assembly must be improved, otherwise is very functional piece.

The wood was warped and very difficult to put together securely. We had to add nails in many places that nails were not called for in order to assemble securely. We would not have ordered this product if were were aware of the quality. Also, the directions were not satisfactory.

[...] The assembly instructions were... well, let's just say it's lucky that I'm good at puzzles. I had to redrill 95% of the predrilled holes. The pieces preassembled do not properly line up, so other parts do not fit properly. It's functional, and the bottles are held well, but I'm happy it's NOT in my living room! Based on function alone, I would have recommended this to a friend[...] and the assembly nightmare, I can't recommend this to anyone I want to keep as a friend. I expected better for the price.

We were disappointed with flimsiness of pieces. The type of fasteners were extrodinarily difficult to work with (we ended up using other fasteners), several front molding strips broke easily when trying to fit into frame. We should have spent the money for a sturdier wine rack.

The finish was good. The kit didn't come with any assembly instructions, and all of the hardware didn't match the description of the online manual. The predrilled holes were inconsistant and several were missing. The rack is a good use of space and does look nice when assembled. I would recommend this to others interested in this type of product.

I have bought and assembled two of these racks, one in Sept 2010 and one in Jan 2011. [...]natural finish were fine on both, but the documentation and pre-drilling leave a lot to be desired. The first unit went together easily (in about 3-1/2 hours), but the second one had many mis-located holes, requiring lots of custom drilling. Not terrible, but time consuming -- took me about five hours to assemble and install the second unit. Detailed assembly instructions are not included, but I got a set from Customer Support. The hardware kit was incomplete in the most recent unit, and the included screws do not match the documentation. But the rack looks good, is sturdy and it holds wine.