Customer Reviews for Vacu Vin 3-Piece Wine Saver Gift Pack, White

Vacu Vin 3-Piece Wine Saver Gift Pack, White
by Vacu Vin Inc.

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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Vacu Vin 3-Piece Wine Saver Gift Pack, White

Customer Review: Great For Vine Lovers
Summary: 5 Stars

If you are a vine lover and would not wish to finish whole bottle of vine in a single day, this should help maintain the smooth (un-oxidised) taste of the vine over a period of 2 weeks (as it says in product description). The vacumm caps hold vacumm pretty nice. the only aspect of this product that concerned me was its price. I bought it for 20 dollars including shipping, whereas i feel, its worth 10 dollars (including shipping). Even the caps are pretty expensive. Other than that its useful to have, because at least i dont like throwing my favourite vine away after 48 hrs (approx. time after which your vine expires after you put in refridgerator). Even after you vacumm it, its a good idea to put in the refrigerator, as anything in refrigerator survives longer than at room temperature. Enjoy your vine!

Customer Review: wine saver
Summary: 5 Stars

Fantastic. I have been using Vacu Vin products for years now and love them so much I have been giving them as Christmas presents the last several years. The wine saver is easy to use and does a very fine job extracting the air from your bottle. The same "plunger" is used on the marinator and a coffee keeper. I have not found a better keeper for products that benefit from a vacuum.

Customer Review: It DOES work!
Summary: 5 Stars

I have been using one for several years. It does substantially prolong the shelf life of a partially used bottle of wine.

As others have said, occasionally it seems to stop working effectively. I have found that introducing plain water into the shaft area relieves the stickiness and improves the vacuum seal.

Does it produce a perfect vacuum? Of course not. Even expensive lab equipment doesn't produce a "pefect" vacuum. On the other hand, it substantially reduces the number of oxygen molecules which will come in contact with the wine, and that extends its life. If the rubber stoppers and the pump are aligned and used carefully, the pump evacuates a good deal of air (it does take quite a few strokes), and the reduced pressure lasts quite a while. You can always apply the pump again, if the storage period will be longer than expected.

For a few dollars, it's a great gizmo. I'm getting another for my vacation home.

Customer Review: Does a good job for the non-snob wine lover
Summary: 4 Stars

Wine snobs look down their nose at anyone who drinks 3-day-old wine, regardless of the circumstances. "Life is too short to drink bad or old wine" is one of their slogans. Sorry, pal, but my wallet is to thin to drink nothing but new wine.

Most people enjoy trying new wines and having a glass now and then, perhaps with dinner most nights. If that's you, this wine vacuum is a great product you'll put to a lot of use. Finishing off a bottle of wine within a few hours of opening it is often impractical--you either need to get pretty tipsy or have guests help you drink it. If you regularly open bottles of wine without finishing them off, you need some kind of strategy to keep the leftover wine. This vacuum pump beats the other viable option of just putting the original cork back in the top. Doing so is likely to cause bits of the cork to fall into the wine, and if you stick the cork back in with any pressure it become very difficult to remove. I've seen more than one white interior kitchen wall stained a lovely red from the splash as a stubborn cork comes out of the bottle.

Here's what's good about this vacuum: It's easy to put in, easy to take out, and easy to clean. It won't keep your wine in as good condition as it was in when you first opened it, but if you combine the vacuum with refrigeration it significantly helps slow down any reactions changing the character of the wine. Even after a week, a vacuum-capped bottle of a bold wine pours a much better glass than any economy-priced bottle of "house wine"--you know, the sort of wine that skirts this entire issue by using a screw-top bottle cap.

This product will help you to try and to enjoy new wines without pressuring you to drink it all at once.

(The Champagne Saver version of this product works terrifically. I have been surprised at how well and how long it keeps sparkling wines, even when there isn't much left in the bottle.)