wine preservers

[Jerry D Mead]

We've done this issue before...VacuVin does NOT work. There have been stories in Wall Street Journal and elsewhere on tests ran on the vacuum systems...they not only do not create a vacuum, what air does get sucked out goes back in almost immediately...and there are those who are convinced that the vacuum systems suck off important esters and good stuff.

Creating your own Cruvinet system (nitrogen preservation) works but is considerable work and expense.

There's a dandy commercial product called Private Preserve which is a blend of mostly nitrogen and argon with a handy straw-like spout for pumping up partially full bottles. If you open with an Ah So and close back up with same...bottles will be preserved nicely for weeks or months.

Private Preserve sells for $9.95 per can...contains 120 applications and is widely available. If it hasn't made it to the hinterlands, you can order it through The Wine Trader (800) 845-9463.

If the above seems like a conflict of interest because we sell Private Preserve, it isn't really. We've been offered VacuVin (and therefore could have sold it too) but have NEVER sold it because we know it doesn't work.

JDM