The Sweethome likes it, but it's expensive:<p>> "We tested the $300 Coravin system against Private Preserve, comparing bottles of wine that’d been saved for five days against a fresh bottle. While the Coravin-preserved bottle tasted more like the brand-new one, its price makes it impractical for many wine drinkers; it’s better suited for restaurant use, or serious oenophiles. For everyone else, Private Preserve is still the way to go."<p><a href="http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-way-to-keep-open-wine-fresh/" rel="nofollow">http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-way-to-keep-open-wine-f...</a>
I've used this a couple of times. It's good to test whether you want to drink the wine at a certain; they had some problems with breaking bottles but according to them it was a problem with the bottle.<p>I lost my faith in >$100/bottle wines though, so I don't care of this any more.
>Coravin’s proprietary argon gas capsule<p>good lord. Why must every product do this? Why? Whyyyy? Just make something good. Make something that works and is practical. I don't want to be taken for a ride. I don't want to be on a treadmill. I want something that doesn't make me dependent on a company that could go under at any time.<p>Every time I see stuff like this, the more cynical I become.
Has anyone tried any of these systems for anything other than wine? I like scotch but it also reacts with air after the bottle is opened. Obviously this system wouldn't work because the cork on a bottle of scotch has a plastic cap attached at the top. At $100+ for a good bottle of scotch I'd be willing to invest this kind of money for something that worked.
If you're not a wine enthusiast, this simply doesn't seem like a product worth anybody's time of day. However, it must be noted that this is an excellent idea for wine preservation. Just think about how great it must be to save an expensive bottle from needing quick consumption before it experience's the perils of too much oxygen.