Do you still use your Coravin?

[John_Morris]

@Scott G r u n e r

Just curious as it seems this topic has died down- I don’t see all restaurant wine lists scrambling to provide coravin pours anymore, etc.

I certainly do see it in restaurants, and it was used by a lot of Barolo and Barbaresco producers on my recent visit there.

I don’t have one, but I like the idea of being able to drink part of an older bottle without having to finish it off in one go. So I’m curious to see the updated feedback here.

[Rich_Brown]

@Bill Roth

Still in use here and there. I love the concept, which is much more elegant than spraying a random volume of argon in an open bottle while counting. I switched to generic cartridges, which work fine and serve as many glasses as the name-brand units. If the cork is older or drier, I just pull it these days - too much hit and miss where the cork didn’t quite re-seal itself. I’m getting over tree bark, in general, as a closure and drinking more wine under screw cap. It’s nice to not have to play Russian-cork roulette every time I open a bottle and wonder if it’s premoxed, TCA’d, or both.

I’d love some feedback on where to obtain the generic cartridges. Spending the $20 per 2 cartridges is the only downside to the unit for me.

Thanks in advance!

[Rich_Brown]

@Rich Brown

@Bill Roth

Still in use here and there. I love the concept, which is much more elegant than spraying a random volume of argon in an open bottle while counting. I switched to generic cartridges, which work fine and serve as many glasses as the name-brand units. If the cork is older or drier, I just pull it these days - too much hit and miss where the cork didn’t quite re-seal itself. I’m getting over tree bark, in general, as a closure and drinking more wine under screw cap. It’s nice to not have to play Russian-cork roulette every time I open a bottle and wonder if it’s premoxed, TCA’d, or both.

I’d love some feedback on where to obtain the generic cartridges. Spending the $20 per 2 cartridges is the only downside to the unit for me.

Thanks in advance!

Amazon has 4 Preservino cartridges for $15. Doesn’t say specially if you can use them for Coravin…but here’s to hoping you can. MUCH better price than the brand name stuff.

[John_S]

Bough a Pungo a while back and still use all the time. Very well made, great customer service. Bit different execution than the Coravin but bottles have stayed quite fresh when tapped or stoppered. The stoppers work well but I am lazy and often once I tap a bottle I finish that one before moving on.

[Bill_Roth]

@Rich Brown

I’d love some feedback on where to obtain the generic cartridges. Spending the $20 per 2 cartridges is the only downside to the unit for me.

I used to get them on Ebay, but that listing is gone. They now have an online store. The price is $50 for 10: Cartridge Hombre. New Products

[Rich_Brown]

@Bill Roth

@Rich Brown

I’d love some feedback on where to obtain the generic cartridges. Spending the $20 per 2 cartridges is the only downside to the unit for me.

I used to get them on Ebay, but that listing is gone. They now have an online store. The price is $50 for 10: Cartridge Hombre. New Products

Awesome Bill, thank you very much!

So these cartridges are good to go with the Coravin then? Or do you have to pry the plastic tops of the name brand stuff and then stick them on these generic ones?

Thanks again!

Rich

[Peter_Petersen]

Never bought one.

[Bill_Roth]

@Rich Brown

So these cartridges are good to go with the Coravin then? Or do you have to pry the plastic tops of the name brand stuff and then stick them on these generic ones?

The generic cartridges come threaded - without the proprietary cap. Take one of your old cartridges and loosen the plastic cap/adapter with some acetone (nail-polish remover). The cap is threaded on. Unscrew it, making sure not to lose the o-ring underneath the nose. You can now thread this on the generic cartridges and re-use it many times over.

[Rich_Brown]

@Bill Roth

@Rich Brown

So these cartridges are good to go with the Coravin then? Or do you have to pry the plastic tops of the name brand stuff and then stick them on these generic ones?

The generic cartridges come threaded - without the proprietary cap. Take one of your old cartridges and loosen the plastic cap/adapter with some acetone (nail-polish remover). The cap is threaded on. Unscrew it, making sure not to lose the o-ring underneath the nose. You can now thread this on the generic cartridges and re-use it many times over.

My man! Thank you very much for that. Game changer in terms of the silly amount of money I spend pet year on those damn cartridges.

Thanks again- really appreciate it!

[WilliamW]

I have a Coravin and use it regularly. I don’t want to drink a whole bottle at dinner, a glass is good. It works well for this and the bottles seem to be fine indefinitely (though I usually finish them within 2-3 weeks).

[Scott_G_r_u_n_e_r]

Thanks all for the responses so far. Interesting data and of course a flawed poll as usual- as per Dan’s post it might have been interesting to split into ITB and Consumer cohorts.

[Claus_Jeppesen]

Pls enlightn
Does it stir sediments or not

[Mike_Sale]

I’m a consumer and use it 3-4x in a month so far. Cost of capsules was just lowered ever so slightly and I expect to go through about 10 every 3 months (subscription activated). Have not messed with different needles yet, but thinking about it.

I am not drinking very old or very precious wines, more of the $40-80 range where I’m do a personal or +1 vertical tasting or just want a particular single glass when my wife does not.

[John_D_Zuccarino]

@Scott G r u n e r

Just curious as it seems this topic has died down- I don’t see all restaurant wine lists scrambling to provide coravin pours anymore, etc.

I use our Coravin all the time…

I just bought the new improved version and it’s a dreamboat compared to the original …

Salute !!~!

[Andrew_W1]

@John D. Zuccarino

@Scott G r u n e r

Just curious as it seems this topic has died down- I don’t see all restaurant wine lists scrambling to provide coravin pours anymore, etc.

I use our Coravin all the time…

I just bought the new improved version and it’s a dreamboat compared to the original …

Salute !!~!

Please explain? What’s different in the new version?

[Rich_Brown]

Yep, I’d love to hear the difference as well. I was under the impression it just had new needles and a ‘prettier’ look.

[WilliamW]

@Rich Brown

Yep, I’d love to hear the difference as well. I was under the impression it just had new needles and a ‘prettier’ look.

I’ve had both. Ergonomics are a bit different, but they work equally well in terms of preserving the wine - no performance difference, IMO. I have had the occasional failure (oxidation of a closed bottle), but only a couple times in the last couple years. Since I started laying the bottle on it’s side immediately after extracting the needle to let wine cover the cork while it reseals, no instances of failure.

[R_M_Kriete]

Love my Coravin and use it regularly. My wife and I like to have different glasses of wine and it’s the absolute best way to preserve wine in the short term (Don’t know about long term…we drink the bottles over a few days).

Only issue I’ve had is forgetting which bottles I’ve sampled, and then being disappointed when I pull the bottle and see my “whole bottle” is only half full

[Scott_G_r_u_n_e_r]

@Claus Jeppesen

Pls enlightn
Does it stir sediments or not

I have only limited experience, but the coravin itself doesn’t stir sediment, but the whole process of inserting the needle, and drawing out a pour necessarily shakes the bottle around a bit. It can be mitigated a bit with extra careful handling. Others more experienced feel free to correct me.

[Neal.Mollen]

I am contemplating buying one down the road. I don’t drink on week nights, but I can see using it for less august wines to drink a glass at a time over the course of a week.