Do those kits that vaccum seal already open wine bottles actually work? How much longer will the wine last when using one?
I saw the cost at $15 and obviously if you can save a few bottles for a few days it is well worth it.
Does this work? Or just a gimick?
2007-09-12 11:30:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
They work somewhat, but none of them can pull the serious kind of vacuum that would really rid the bottle of oxygen.
Better is the canned nitrogen you can buy. Spritz a shot into the bottle to displace the oxygen and replace the cork. You've essentially rebottled the wine. You will have the same product for a few days as the first time you opened it. Nitrogen is what wineries use during bottling.
2007-09-12 11:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by obviously_you'renotagolfer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
They do not work.
What destroys wine is oxygen. Oxidation causes wine to go back. So, the theory behind vacuum seal is to take the oxygen away from the wine so there will be no oxidation, hence wine can be preserved.
However, in reality, when you pump the air out of the wine, you force the flavor in the wine to get released prematurely. As a result, the wine become stale and no flavor, which is what I get from wine vacuum. That was a waste of $20 in my life.
This opinion was shared by Bear Dalton, who is the major wine buyer for a large wine chain in Texas. I specifically asked him the same question, and he gave me the same answer I read elsewhere.
As for the best preserve system, the heavy gas is the best way. A stable heavy gas can form a layer on top of the wine and stop oxidation. That is the system I use to preserve my leftover wines, and that can work up to a week or so. Each one can of the wine preserver can cost about $10 and can give you at least a hundred use.
2007-09-13 01:21:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It definitely adds two or three days to the life of the wine beyond just using a cork. If you can't finish the bottle in that time, you obviously aren't drinking enough. Salud!
2007-09-12 19:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It works and it's worth it! Since air is wine's ememy (it takes on a vinegary, yucky taste when exposed to air), the vacuum removes the air in the bottle to help retain freshness. I use ours all the time and it really helps it to last. Putting the cork on top does nothing but trap the air.
2007-09-12 18:40:33 · answer #4 · answered by betternher 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They work very well. I've kept a bottle for several days. The key being that it sucks the air out of the bottle while it seals it.
2007-09-12 20:47:01 · answer #5 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋