by tacostakohashi on 12/25/14, 8:09 PM
Drinking the whole bottle seems like a much better solution to this problem.
by wvl on 12/25/14, 6:05 PM
The Sweethome likes it, but it's expensive:
> "We tested the $300 Coravin system against Private Preserve, comparing bottles of wine that’d been saved for five days against a fresh bottle. While the Coravin-preserved bottle tasted more like the brand-new one, its price makes it impractical for many wine drinkers; it’s better suited for restaurant use, or serious oenophiles. For everyone else, Private Preserve is still the way to go."
http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-way-to-keep-open-wine-f...
by _Adam on 12/25/14, 6:36 PM
$11 per proprietary argon capsule. Each capsule can pour 75oz, or about 3 standard wine bottles. Not too bad, if you're serving high end wines.
by ytjohn on 12/25/14, 6:46 PM
Seems like a great way of injecting poison into an unopened bottle of wine. I'll have to look into this for my next job.
by sz4kerto on 12/25/14, 7:03 PM
I've used this a couple of times. It's good to test whether you want to drink the wine at a certain; they had some problems with breaking bottles but according to them it was a problem with the bottle.
I lost my faith in >$100/bottle wines though, so I don't care of this any more.
by GhotiFish on 12/26/14, 11:43 PM
>Coravin’s proprietary argon gas capsule
good lord. Why must every product do this? Why? Whyyyy? Just make something good. Make something that works and is practical. I don't want to be taken for a ride. I don't want to be on a treadmill. I want something that doesn't make me dependent on a company that could go under at any time.
Every time I see stuff like this, the more cynical I become.
by fredophile on 12/25/14, 8:40 PM
Has anyone tried any of these systems for anything other than wine? I like scotch but it also reacts with air after the bottle is opened. Obviously this system wouldn't work because the cork on a bottle of scotch has a plastic cap attached at the top. At $100+ for a good bottle of scotch I'd be willing to invest this kind of money for something that worked.
by shalbert on 12/25/14, 9:02 PM
If you're not a wine enthusiast, this simply doesn't seem like a product worth anybody's time of day. However, it must be noted that this is an excellent idea for wine preservation. Just think about how great it must be to save an expensive bottle from needing quick consumption before it experience's the perils of too much oxygen.
by FigBug on 12/25/14, 5:59 PM
Looks pretty cool, but isn't cork on the way out? Will it work with a screw top as well?
by kghose on 12/25/14, 6:01 PM
For the person who has no time to put the cork back in the bottle ...
by JonnieCache on 12/25/14, 6:46 PM
The real innovation here is they've invented an even more irritating and powerful way of breaking the back button.
by xg15 on 12/25/14, 7:31 PM
I'm looking forward to the face of the guy who uses this to open the $2500 wine bottle and then gets the needle stuck in it...