| Vacu Vin Wine Saver Extra Stoppers, Set of 4 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Vacu Vin
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $6.64
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 98
Color: Gray
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.9 x 0.9
Model: 85218
UPC: 084256008522
EAN: 0084256008522
ASIN: B00005AS51
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 wine saver stoppers April 20, 2007
Work well to keep wine fresh! Always need extras on hand.
Cheap Stoppers Save Wine March 8, 2007
I recently bought the Vacu Vin kit from the local grocery and it worked fine. The only problem was that the kit contained only one stopper. I use the extra stoppers for multiple, opened wine bottles.
The excess air is removed and the wine stays fresher longer.
Wine stoppers January 9, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
These things work great to preserve your bottle of wine! My husband & I don't usually consume an entire bottle of wine in one sitting, so we started using the Vacu Vin wine savers, & now we open several bottles, reds, whites, whatever & don't worry about wasting the wine because it keeps for so long now!
Like marriage, it's great if you have realistic expectations August 21, 2006
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
Looking at the reviews of this an other Vacuvin products, you see reports that are deeply contradictory. It's interesting that there is such a divergence of experience with such a simple product. The ideas behind Vacuvin are pretty simple.
First, air is the enemy of an open bottle of wine. Bacteria in the air want to turn alcohol into vinegar. The air itself oxidizes and dulls the taste of all but the most robust wines.
Second, you can remove some of the air with a simple pump and thereby slow down the rate at which wine deteriorates.
Why then, do we have both no-star and five-star reactions to this product?
Maybe the biggest source of disagreement is expectations. Vacuvin slows the deterioration of wine in the bottle, but it doesn't stop it.
Another possible reason for all the disagreement might be a question of temperature. The biochemical reactions that kill your wine are temperature sensitive. They proceed faster when the wine is warm and slow down when it's cool. Putting a pumped-out bottle in the refrigerator or wine cooler will slow down the spoilage processes and make Vacuvin more effective.
A third issue is the way the wine is handled before the Vacuvin plug goes in. If wine has a lot of air dissolved in it by being poured from decanter to bottle, there's no system that will keep it fresh.
For more info on wine storage, check out my book, The New Short Course in Wine.
--Lynn Hoffman, author of THE NEW SHORT COURSE IN WINE and the forthcoming novel bang-BANG from Kunati Books. ISBN 9781601640005
Thr right tool for the job May 22, 2006
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Small, ugly & perfect. If you don't buy these now--you'd best put them on your wish list!
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