Keep
Wine Fresh Longer
Other
than which wine to serve with a particular
dish, the most common questions I am asked
are how to open bottles, how long will opened
wine last and what to do about red wine stains.
Here are my answers, each answer a practical
way to solve the problem.
Pulltaps®
Lever Corkscrew $6.99
The Pulltaps' unique double boot lever system
provides two pivot positions to more easily
extract the cork. This pulls the cork out
straight and true to minimize the sideways
shearing that is responsible for most broken
corks in less well designed corkscrews.
The Pulltaps' contoured steel handle fits
the hand like a precision instrument, which
it is. Our favorite corkscrew and a Consumer
Reports Best Buy.
Private
Preserve Wine Keeper (120 Use) $7.99
Worried about opened wine spoiling? Worry
no more. The Private Preserve keeps wine
fresh by spraying into the opened bottle
a mixture of inert gases (Argon, Nitrogen,
& CO2). It really works! The inert gases
block oxygen from reacting with the wine.
The oxidation of wine is what causes it
to become undrinkable after several days.
It also works to keep olive oil fresh. We
use it at home and at the shop every day.
Why finish the bottle when you can save
it for tomorrow, or the next day.
Wine
Away Red Wine Stain Remover
12 oz. $7.99, 2 oz. $4.99
I could write a review, but why not just
let the testimonials speak for themselves:
"For years, I relied on dry white
wine to ease out fresh red-wine stains ...
But now, there's Wine Away ... that's easier
to use and far more efficient, even if the
spill isn't noticed until the morning after..."
-Gerald Asher, Wine Editor, Gourmet
"... I have found an incredible
product that removes not only fresh red
stains, but also old ones. It will work
effectively on such things as red wine,
red pop, red punch, cranberry juice, red
food coloring, and even black coffee and
tea. It is called Wine Away Red Wine Stain
Remover. Don't let the name fool you, if
you are a mom you need this product, if
you drink red wine you need it too!
-Linda Cobb, the Queen of Clean, "Talking
Dirty with the Queen of Clean,"
"It's just a stocking stuffer, but
a bottle of Wine Away, a red-wine stain
remover, may be the most appreciated gift
of the season ... As far as I'm concerned,
it's indispensable."
-Heidi Yorkshire, The Sunday Oregonian
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