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Coravin
Just curious if anyone here uses a Coravin? I received one as a gift and I have been using it frequently for a variety of purposes. It allows me to pour a glass of wine without opening the bottle and get multiple days if not weeks out of the remainder of the bottle if I only feel like a glass. I also use it to take a small sample for food matching purposes and if it's doesn't work I put it back in the cellar with no ill effects. It also allows me to try a wine before dinner to see if a wine is in good shape if I'm having guests. Not trying to sell the device just wondering how many use one.
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On 5/17/17 12:08 PM, Bi!! wrote:
> Just curious if anyone here uses a Coravin? I received one as a gift > and I have been using it frequently for a variety of purposes. It > allows me to pour a glass of wine without opening the bottle and get > multiple days if not weeks out of the remainder of the bottle if I > only feel like a glass. I also use it to take a small sample for > food matching purposes and if it's doesn't work I put it back in the > cellar with no ill effects. It also allows me to try a wine before > dinner to see if a wine is in good shape if I'm having guests. Not > trying to sell the device just wondering how many use one. > I've certainly heard a lot about them, not least of which was about the fear that they could be used for fraudulent purposes. I wouldn't mind having one Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net |
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They do leave a needle sized hole in the foil and cork (the cork self seals) but they are great for checking on the state of a bottle especially before a dinner where you can taste the wine without needing to open the bottle. If it isn't what you wanted you can still keep the bottle unopened indefinitely. I use it to pour a glass then set it aside and finish it another time. I have tested this a number of times (unscientifically) and haven't seen any fall off in the wine.
> > I've certainly heard a lot about them, not least of which was about the > fear that they could be used for fraudulent purposes. I wouldn't mind > having one > > Mark Lipton > -- > alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net |
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On 2017-05-17 18:08, Bi!! wrote:
> Just curious if anyone here uses a Coravin? I received one as a gift and I have been using it frequently for a variety of purposes. It allows me to pour a glass of wine without opening the bottle and get multiple days if not weeks out of the remainder of the bottle if I only feel like a glass. I also use it to take a small sample for food matching purposes and if it's doesn't work I put it back in the cellar with no ill effects. It also allows me to try a wine before dinner to see if a wine is in good shape if I'm having guests. Not trying to sell the device just wondering how many use one. I don't use it myself (we tend to empty an open bottle) but I have friends who do, and they are raving about it. Comparative tastings (horizontal/vertical/€¦), bottle check, etc. One of them (a winemaker) says he cannot find a difference between a freshly opened bottle and one that has been Coravin-ed two years ago. -- Éric Lafontaine |
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