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Coravin Wine Preservation System $299 (50% off) @ Chef's Hat
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AssociatedSandstorm19 on 05/02/2021 - 09:42 chefshat.com.au (607 clicks)
Last edited 05/02/2021 - 09:49 by 1 other user
Last edited 05/02/2021 - 09:49 by 1 other user
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Maths is not a compulsory hsc subject.
Hahaha no you're right, The actual RRP is $599. But on the site it state the previous price as RRP if its discounted.
Can't we just drink all the wine?
pretty fancy but cant justify spending $299 to preserve my 15$ leftover wine .. :P
Buy the penfold wine in other deal for 300k and use this
Not a true ozbargainer paying $15 a bottle.
It's mostly for wineries and people who invest in expensive bottles of wine. However, it's a massive discount for this weekend only, so I thought I'd share.
Does this fit on a box?
These are very fancy, but aren't particularly good.
Firstly, almost all Australian wine uses screw cap; and this device relies on a needle that pierces the cork (corks are able to reseal themselves when the needle is removed).
Secondly, the device equalises the pressure in the bottle by using an inert gas (commonly Argon). These gas canisters aren't likely to show up on OzBargain.Some of these devices claim to save on gas, by mixing the Argon in the canister with air. Argon is heavily than oxygen, and the idea is that the argon forms a layer between the damaging oxygen and the wine. The problem with this claim is that the effect of gravity on gas is very slight, and the argon gas will often take days to settle into a layer as claimed; negating a lot of the benefits.
cheers. you just saved me $299 on this bargain
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"Almost all Australian wines" - i wouldnt say this is correct. Have had many wines that are corked still.
The Coravin is used in many wineries (notable wineries) to preserve the best drops. Particularly if they're opened for a small tasting they can be used to preserve the wine than what a normal opening would do i.e. need to drink up whole bottle.
Many top drops and great cellaring wine are cork still. My understanding from the wineries was this extracts the wine whilst inserting the gas so the net result is no additional oxygen in the bottle.
The idea of savings on /trouble with Argon gas is probably moot - if you're buying this for $300 you've got a nice drop of wine or appreciate it. I doubt you care much on the logistics or slight price of an argon cannister.
That said this probably suits a lower portion of ozbargainers who are truly frugal/cheap - namely as they don't buy the wine in the price bracket that this appeals to. Of which many are still corks.
99 bottles out of every 100 produced in Australia are sealed with a screwcap
That probably reflects the abundance of bottles on the cheaper end, and obviously doesn't apply to museum releases.If you're going to open any bottle of wine worth more than $100, I would strongly advise you to drink the whole thing and not take the risk of oxidisation by trying to reseal it.
If you run into trouble, I'll be happy to come help you finish it.
"Almost all Australian wines" - i wouldnt say this is correct. Have had many wines that are corked still.
89.3% of Australian wines submitted to the International Wine Challenge had screw caps, which is a high percentage of Australian fine wines.
LinkMy understanding from the wineries was this extracts the wine whilst inserting the gas so the net result is no additional oxygen in the bottle.
Correct. I'm not sure if the Coravin system mixes with air or not; or whether the wine is entirely displaced with Argon (or similar inert gas). If the net result is no additional oxygen, then that's an effective system at the cost of using lots of canisters.
That said this probably suits a lower portion of ozbargainers who are truly frugal/cheap - namely as they don't buy the wine in the price bracket that this appeals to. Of which many are still corks.
Agree. It's a very narrow number of people this product appeals too. In the mid-2000's there were lots of restaurants that would use similar systems to preserve their "by a glass" wine. Most seem to have abandoned these devices and reverted to only offering a few wines "by the glass"
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I do find the whole challenge of removing wine from a bottle whilst keeping oxygen out, an absolutely fascinating science problem. I've thought about burning hydrogen (which forms water). Or introducing a catalyst that will quickly use up all available oxygen (e.g. iron; which by the way is how hand warmers work). I'm sure one day someone will come up an ingenious idea to this particular problem.
Any stock left?
I have one of these. It has caused a metallic taste on reds 2-3 days later. Same wine, blind test.
If you are drinking across few days better in the fridge and a vaccum stop. Just bring back to room temp for 30min or so.
Drink half the bottle, decant the rest into a demi full to the brim and fridge it, will do a good enough job for a week.
I'm surprised with all the alcohol deals any ozbargainer can open a bottle of wine without finishing it…..
Not a bad deal but for a little extra I would consider the next models up as they have better clamps and support screwcaps.
RRP: $564.95
Our Price $299.00
That's not 50% off.