Friday, September 27, 2013

Brookstone Wine Pump

There are a number of ways to preserve a bottle of wine for later use. The simplest is to recork the bottle, but this method only buys one a couple of days. At the other end of the spectrum are devices which insert inert gas into the bottle before sealing, By replacing the oxygen with a gas which will not react with the wine, the wine's taste is preserved.

Another option is to create a vacuum inside the bottle by removing the oxygen altogether. There are a number of Wine pumps on the market. While not as expensive as inert gas devices, these devices can get pricey. But one such wine pump I found was cheap, and modestly effective.



Brookstone, a company which makes various gift items for Christmas and year round markets a Wine Pump that I found one day. For about $10, this is a manual wine pump. To operate, one firmly places the wine pump on the bottle and pushes down repeatedly to remove the air from the bottle. There is also a slot with number intended to be used to indicate the day the bottle was opened, but I have found this difficult to accomplish.

For a few dollars more than a normal wine stopper, one can have a wine stopper which can help preserve the wine. It's hard to gauge how much the wine pump helps, but with my last bottle, I noticed little difference in the taste during the first week or so the bottle was opened. As a present for a wine lover, or as a new wine gadget to test out, at around $10, there's not much to lose with this device.

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