The Bite:
The key to preserving leftover wine is preventing exposure to oxygen, i.e. air. Keep the wine for several days by using a simple, inexpensive vacuum pump with a plastic "cork."
Wondering how to stop wasting wine without getting wasted?
10.07.2005
Submitted by idealbite on Fri, 10/07/2005 - 5:00pm.
The Benefits:
- Reduces wine waste (save the wine!), thus creating fewer empty bottles to recycle.
- You don't have to over-imbibe in the name of righteous preservation.
- You'll impress others with your fancy new gadget.
Personally Speaking:
Leftover wine just isn't something we normally have on hand. But on those rare occasions, we pump out the air and rejoice that our wine will be good the next day and beyond.
Wanna Try:
Do your own taste test and compare the old re-cork trick to one of these:
- Vacu Vin's original Wine Saver ($12.99) or the more advanced Wine Saver Concerto ($19.99).
- The Zyliss Wine and Champagne Keeper ($20).
Cocktail Fact
Don Perignon (a French monk) was the first to use cork as a wine stopper in the 1600's
Bang For The Bite
If you regularly store opened wine, a vacuum pump could be your new best friend. At about $12-20 per pump, it pays for itself in no time in wine and headache savings
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