I’ve used a 4 pack, it works better than a Vaccuvin or Private Preserve, but not nearly as well as a Coravin.
They are handy for resealing that half full bottle you bring back from a restaurant/friends house etc.
Just received a 10-pack. I use my Pungo often, usually when I only want a glass or 2 and am not sure when I will drink the rest of the bottle, and that works well for my purpose. But I like the idea of being able to have multiple bottles open, as well as being able to bring these with me when I go out (BYO).
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Thanks for the head’s up! Tried it and liked it.
thanks for posting this!
I tried this on the 20% off sale, used it the first time two days ago, and am sampling the wine just now…2013 Ramonet Clos Saint-Jean rouge, absolutely delicious two days ago, and the result is pretty much the same as if I’d just left the bottle out on its own - noticeably oxidized. I had the bottle open about 2 hours and we drank three-fourths of it. I’ll try one day in the fridge next time, which often gives me a fair to ok result with argon gas.
It occurs to me that I need to do the following experiment. Open 2 bottles of the same wine and taste to make sure they are sound and equivalent. Then pour into and fill to the brim a 375cc bottle and apply screwtop so no airspace, then half fill a 750cc bottle and apply the Pour and half fill a 750cc bottle and use the WineSave argon gas. (Then drink the remaining half bottle.) Then compare them a couple of days later.
Then do exactly the same experiment but with wine that has been decanted and open during an evening…to reproduce when I am trying to save the remaining wine after a tasting, where we typically double decant the wine a few hours before and the wines are open all evening. Then, to see which method of “preservation” is most effective at keeping the wines that have been open a while where they were at the end of the tasting.
The only question is whether to do the above 2 experiments leaving the wines out on the counter vs. putting the wines into the fridge…which might entail 4 experiments…or just assume that putting them into the fridge is critical.
By the way, I did put the remnants after a tasting into smaller bottles and used the Pure stoppers and placed them into the fridge. 2 days later the wines were still good…which is the first time in my experience that the wines held up after their prolonged exposure to air before and during an evening tasting, despite trying filling a 375cc to the brim with no airspace and trying the Winesave. However, I have never put them into the fridge before, so that could be the critical factor. But it would be nice to know whether WineSave argon works as well as the Pour stopper which may work as well as filling a 375 to the brim with no airspace, and whether the fridge is critical.
Here’s an update on the Repours after using them for about 6 months on a daily basis…
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They work well when you have wine leftover and will consume next day or maybe even day after (and you are not opening the bottle multiple times). The aromatics stay fresh as does the wine. So if using for non-commercial purposes I would buy.
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They do not hold the wine for more than a day when you are opening the bottle numerous times to pour. So for commercial applications I cannot recommend.
We had hoped these would work better than argon as they are easier to use, but we are back to using gas for wine preservation in the tasting room.
Karen
Karen, in your first scenario, how many days do you think the repour can be good for?
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I have been using Vacu Vin wine saver for about 8 years. It works for my needs. My wines last about 3-5 days (I never went past 5 days because I drink it all up by then)
If you open a bottle (don’t finish) and reseal with a Repour I think the bottle could last up to a week depending upon the wine. We opened a young cab, poured a small amount, resealed with a repour. Went back to the wine 5 days later and the wine was pretty much the same as when it was first opened including the aromatics. Hope this helps.
As mentioned earlier, my needs are to attempt to “preserve” the remnants…whether a portion of a bottle after a night of drinking or several remnants after a night of a wine tasting…as opposed to pouring glass by glass and preserving in between.
I think I need to compare the WineSave argon vs. the Repour, both refrigerated and left on the counter, and figure out what works best to “preserve” a wine left open during the course of an evening and “preserved” at the end of the evening for drinking the next day…not for long term storage.
As mentioned earlier, my needs are to attempt to “preserve” the remnants…whether a portion of a bottle after a night of drinking or several remnants after a night of a wine tasting…as opposed to pouring glass by glass and preserving in between.
I think I need to compare the WineSave argon vs. the Repour, both refrigerated and left on the counter, and figure out what works best to “preserve” a wine left open during the course of an evening and “preserved” at the end of the evening for drinking the next day…not for long term storage.
I’m not seeing anything like that when preserving a quarter of the bottle after being open two hours. If I put it in the fridge I get a better result than a vac-u-vin but not as good as argon. I haven’t found anything that works well for this.
I have been experimenting a little bit with the Repour. The other night I opened two bottles that had been sealed with a Repour after opening and pouring 75-80% out. 2012 AP Vin Rosella’s Pinot was exactly the same after 6 days. 2010 Lillian Syrah seemed a slight bit muted after 5 days but was very close to being the same.
I am having issues getting the Repour all the way in the bottle so I have been taping it down with electrical tape. Not sure if that is necessary or helping.
Did my first trial of the Repour a few weeks back. Opened a 2009 Lopez de Heredia Cubillo. Decanted half of it to drink that night. Immediately stoppered the rest with a Repour and put it back in the cellar, standing upright. Left in the cellar untouched for 14 days, then opened and consumed. The results were a tad more oxidative than I had hoped. Drinkable, not totally shot, but definitely sub-optimal. As others have mentioned the upper limit on drinking window may be something like 5 days or less (assuming you aren’t re-opening for BTG pours, which may shorten that further).
Seems like this is probably not much, if any, better than the argon gas canisters and not as good as Coravin. Seems the general consensus on Coravin is weeks to months with some mixed results for over a few months.
A big difference between Repour and Coravin, whether you trust Coravin for more than ~2 weeks or not (I don’t): Coravin doesn’t work on aged bottles with sediment.
In our house if we don’t finish a bottle, it usually gets polished off the next day. Sometimes 2-3 days later. Repour works well for this.
Tempted to try this.
I own 2 Coravin’s and for over more than two years only had 3 bottles (one Magnum) which were inaccurate after some time. Could be due to not clearing the needle well enough, or having them “open” for too long. But also this seems a bit inconsistent?