Anybody have one of these?

Or has anyone even seen one whether in action or not? In my tome I have purchased way too many wine tools to go for this one, but it is something new...at least to me it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw9oX-kZ_9k

http://www.google.ca/search?tbm=isch&hl ... l0.12l12l0

[David M. Bueker]

Or has anyone even seen one whether in action or not? In my time I have purchased way too many wine tools to go for this one, but it is something new...at least to me it is.

One of what?

One of what?

If its is a useful wine gadget it will be very rare

I regard these as indispensable tools!

I have two. But I'm not telling what they are or what they do.

[Robin Garr]

Whatever it is, Sturgeon's Law applies!

I am the Swedish agent, but sadly they are yet to catch on over here.

Greetings from Sweden / Fredrik L

[David M. Bueker]

Somehow I am betting that he is asking about The Durand.

Or not...

Somehow I am betting that he is asking about The Durand.

Or not...

'Tis not me.

Judge Crater took mine. It'll be returned some day.

Knowing Bob, it has to be this...>

http://www.google.ca/search?tbm=isch&hl ... 83l0.8l8l0

I have one, but since it has a cameleon-like ability to blend in with any background I can't find it.

Vintage Vac IMED152 Cordless Automatic Wine Saver

http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Wine-Pres ... B000XSMU8Y

A digital Vac-u-vin? Hmmm.

I think the phrase is

"it sucks".

Knowing Bob, it has to be this...>

http://www.google.ca/search?tbm=isch&hl ... 83l0.8l8l0

Now Bob, that IS the kind of stuff I would happily buy!

[David M. Bueker]

Cordless authomatic wine saver=snake oil.

[Robin Garr]

A digital Vac-u-vin? Hmmm.

Frankly, I've never even been impressed with the original Vac-u-vin. A bunch of comparative tasting, back in the day, suggested that the effect is primarily placebo. Now you can waste even more bucks for a digital model!

A digital Vac-u-vin? Hmmm.

Frankly, I've never even been impressed with the original Vac-u-vin. A bunch of comparative tasting, back in the day, suggested that the effect is primarily placebo. Now you can waste even more bucks for a digital model!

THe essential problem with its design is that, even if one could remove all the oxygen from the headspace (a questionable premise), there is no way you'll get enough of a vacuum to degas the dissolved oxygen in the wine, a major problem.

Mark Lipton

A digital Vac-u-vin? Hmmm.

Frankly, I've never even been impressed with the original Vac-u-vin. A bunch of comparative tasting, back in the day, suggested that the effect is primarily placebo. Now you can waste even more bucks for a digital model!

THe essential problem with its design is that, even if one could remove all the oxygen from the headspace (a questionable premise), there is no way you'll get enough of a vacuum to degas the dissolved oxygen in the wine, a major problem.

Mark Lipton

The thing I like best about Vacu-Vin is that by putting the rubber stopper in and pumping, I can lay the bottle down (if I need to) in the fridge, and it doesn't spill. I have had some leak when I just put the cork back in.

The thing I like best about Vacu-Vin is that by putting the rubber stopper in and pumping, I can lay the bottle down (if I need to) in the fridge, and it doesn't spill. I have had some leak when I just put the cork back in.

Bob, so there's a $15 or so product where your favorite attribute is that it can do the same thing as a $0.75 rubber stopper. But you're considered upgrading to the $40 digital model?
Just saying.

THe essential problem with its design is that, even if one could remove all the oxygen from the headspace (a questionable premise), there is no way you'll get enough of a vacuum to degas the dissolved oxygen in the wine, a major problem.

Mark Lipton

The thing I like best about Vacu-Vin is that by putting the rubber stopper in and pumping, I can lay the bottle down (if I need to) in the fridge, and it doesn't spill. I have had some leak when I just put the cork back in.[/quote]

That's one of the many things I love about screwcaps!

Mark Lipton