Vacu Vin Concerto Wine Saver - Vacuum Wine Stopper - 4 Black Stoppers

I was given only the stoppers (no vac) for a very expensive wine vac as a gift. When I realized the horrid price for that vac itself, I looked for other options and found this. I love it. I can even use the other brands stoppers if I hold it just right. It keeps the wine tasting just as good the next day as when I opened it. I have stored wine for up to 5 days with it, opening & resealing a few times in those 5 days. It is simple, inexpensive and works! I have given 3 more as gifts and have 2 more set aside for more gifts or as a spare in case mine ever fails. Since this one was 1/8th of the price of the expensive one, even if it only lasts a couple of years and I have to replace it with another, I am still saving money over the pricey one. I have read reviews from wine experts that it doesn't work. I beg to differ.

Seems to work as advertised Both my red and white wines have been fine even after about a week in the fridg. These vacuum stoppers do appear to have kept the wines fresher that others I have used. Don't know how long the vacuum is going to hold, but I'm sure sooner or later I will have a partial bottle of wine which waits longer than 6 or 7 days for me to finish it off. Then maybe I will amend this review. Oh! And I will purchase additional sets to give as gifts this holiday season.

I enjoy a glass of wine in the evening but it can take a week or more to finish a bottle. I used to use the cork as a stopper but often, the wine would degrade before it was empty. To solve this I purchased my first vacuum pump type stopper at a local retailer. I really liked it but it had a couple issues. When the bottle was young it only took 5 or 10 "pumps" but when it was closer to empty it might take 50 pumps to get what I thought would be good seal. The other issue was the pump was intergral to the stopper which made it difficult to store such a tall bottle in the fridge. I bought the Vacu Vin Concerto 5 piece wine saver set after looking at all the choices for a cuople reasons. 1) I saw some of the comments about the caps losing their vacuum after some use. My thought was that if I had 4 caps, even if they only lasted 6 months each I'd still get 2 years use before having to reorder. 2) I liked the design of the cap and the way it "popped" when the correct vacuum was reached (a problem with my last one) I've had the unit a while now and I'm very pleased with the purchase. It only takes a few pumps to get the right level of vacuum even in nearly empty bottles. I'd recommend this one to a friend.

Works as advertised, packaging is not great though.

i didn't have enough stoppers with my old vacuvin so decided to just buy a new one. the "click" feature that lets you know when you've created the proper vacuum is handy. I love vacu vin as it lets my wife & i drink a bottle of wine over several days without it oxidizing quickly (we have little kids so polishing off a bottle in a night is unfeasible with the attention they need and our sleep deprivation!). The most i've been able to get a red wine to last is about a week in the fridge, but that's 5 days longer than keeping it corked or on the counter! Sometimes a white has stayed in the fridge for 3 weeks and they're still fine. What i find interesting is that a decent to great red will over the 3-5 days i typically have it in the fridge, and it's sort of like aerating it each night. I realize many people think vacuum stoppers or putting a red in the fridge is a no-no, but we have treated many cellar worthy wines and everyday wines through both steps and they come out just fine.

I've had the previous version for a number of years and the new version for about two weeks. So far I've only let a bottle sit for 4 days, and the vacuum held that long. Also, the old version wouldn't work in bottles with wider or narrower than usual necks. This does. I found that relative to the old, the new version: * Holds a higher level vacuum * Holds the vacuum longer * Fits in more bottle types I'm not actually sure about how well this system works to preserve the wine, as the wine always tastes somewhat different a few days later. On the other hand, the wine also ages in an unopened bottle. So I use this on the basis that I don't know of any test / evidence that shows that any other system works much better. Since originally writing this I've noticed that the new stoppers work just fine with the old pump, so if you have an old version, save some $$ and just get the new stoppers...

1, Reason why I chose : I've tried several different bottle caps to keep the left over wine fresh. Finally, sommelier friend told me to give a try on this. 2, Like & Dislike : Well, at the very beginning, how long do you think is a fair period of life time for a $2 rubber cap? One year or 3 years? Before I bought this, I was told that a cap is made our of rubber and it's a consumable goods, so it will not function at some point, that is depending on how frequently I use or how long the cap is with air pressure. So, I understood that and bought it. I first purchased the 4 bottle cap set. We drink half of the bottle (2 glasses) almost daily. So the piece gets set on the bottle every other day. Just to see how it works, I was counting how often and long it was used. One cap was used for a little over 90 times, it started becoming weak. Then it was leaking and died. $2 cap was used over times and last for about 6 month. I thought this wasn't bad at all. Compare to other air sealed caps I've tried in the past, it is well worth the price. At least, while the cap was in operable condition, we were enjoying great many bottles of wines in same great taste. After 6 month of purchase, I knew this thing would keep the left over wine fresh for at least few days, so I was no longer worried to open several wines at the dinner especially when we were invite friends. For our usage, this would keep the wine quality great for 2 to 3 days. It is deepening on wines, but that's our average. So, I try not use this for more than 3 days. Pumping device has been working for over 500 bottles without any problems. Top handle shaped kind of stylish. So, I've been careful to hold the handle as I pump, especially toward the end of pump when there is less air to pump out. I should say this is made pretty durable. This may effect manufacture's marketing tactics, but they could be honest and indicate average life of rubber cap. So, buyers are aware of how long they could use in good working condition. 3, Recommend this product to : Anyone from professionals to home users.

I originally purchased one last July. I have a restaurant so I used it daily lasted almost an entire year. Finally broke on me. Last week I replaced with a new one and it broke in the first use. Received a replacement and it broke again. Extremely disappointed in the quality they are now providing

I've had this product for years. Then, I purchased another and extra stoppers after a divorce and I gave the vacuum Vin to the ex. Can't live with out this amazing little item. It is super easy to use and effective in preserving the wine's use-by date. My regular wine usually goes off within 3-4 days without a Vacu Vin stopper. By using the Vacuum Vin, I get an extra 7-10 days (sometime even 14!!). It's incredible. I don't drink much on my own, so this is a great way of saving the wine so it doesn't go off and go to waste. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Very useful in the kitchen.

Oui un produit que j ait acheter car ral le bol de jeter le reste de mes bouteilles de vin que j’entame pour la moitié et ou le lendemain je vais jeter à l évier le reste car devenus trop acide voir un autre goût er surtout avec des bourgognes qui sont très sensible as l oxydation , et que ce principe de vide d’air est merveilleux car enfin je garde mon vin pour le lendemain et voir le surlendemain ,bon amateur de bon vin ceci n’est pas un gadget car le vin reste intact voir ce bonifie et ou les bouchons sont étanches et font leurs travail de vide d air ,bon un produit que je croyais pas trop dans son efficacité , mais qui m’as bluffer que je conseil as tout amateur de vin qui boive raisonnablement et qui veules pas gâcher cette matière si merveilleuse et ou si moi j ouvrais une bonne bouteille de vin je me sentait obliger de la finir et ou je préfère reconduire chaque jours éventuellement en buvant deux verres à chaque fois sans plus maintenant de par ce nouveau gadget qui fait son taf et ou le clic pour savoir si cela est vraiment étanche cela fonctionne as merveille car le lendemain aussitôt pomper j’ ait le clic du vide ! Bon pour tout dire je suis vraiment content d avoir découvert ce produit qui as été vite amortis de part le fait de ne plus gâcher mes bon vins que je paye en moyenne as dix euros !

Die Weinpumpe funktioniert genau so, wie vom Hersteller versprochen. Der Wein bleibt tatsächlich deutlich länger so, wie unmittelbar nach dem Entkorken. Man kann die Wirkung am besten wie folgt beschreiben: Da der Wein bereits - wenn auch nur kurz - mit der Luft in Berührung gekommen ist, darf man natürlich keine Wunder erwarten. Das erzeugte Vakuum bewirkt aber, dass Geschmack und Geruch des Weines sich deutlich langsamer verändert. Die Veränderung, die ein angebrochener Wein in wenigen Stunden durchmacht, kann so auf mehrere Tage verlangsamt/gestreckt werden. So hält sich ein durchschnittlicher Rotwein bei mir jetzt ca. fünf bis sieben Tage und Weißweine sogar bis zu zwei Wochen. Die Wirkung hängt aber auch von dem konkreten Tropfen ab. Manche halten sich auch ohne Vakuum besser als andere und das spiegelt sich natürlich auch bei Benutzung der Weinpumpe wider. Für den Preis eine tolle Sache und rentiert sich schon bei der zweiten Flasche, die hierdurch nicht ungenießbar geworden ist. Handhabung: Man kann eigentlich nichts falsch machen. Man drückt die mitgelieferten Gummi-Stopfen in den Flaschenhals, setzt die Pumpe auf und pumpt bis es deutlich klickt. Das war es auch schon. Ich habe mit der Pumpe übrigens auch schon Gummi-Stopfen benutzt, die ich einzeln und auf gut Glück in Holland gekauft hatte. Hat super funktioniert! Optik/Haptik: Die Weinpumpe besteht aus sehr gut verarbeitetem Kunststoff. Keine scharfen Kanten, kein Geklapper. Mehr kann man für diesen Preis nicht erwarten. Wer Edelstahl etc. möchte, muss sich nach einem teureren Modell umsehen. Das Design macht sich aber in der Weinbar sehr gut und man muss dieses Gadget (eigentlich ist es mehr als das) wirklich nicht vor den Gästen verstecken. Die Gummi-Stopfen sind hochwertig und ich kann bis jetzt keinen Verschleiß feststellen. Die Reinigung ist sehr einfach. Fazit: Für diejenigen, die eine angebrochene Weinflasche nicht immer austrinken wollen/können/dürfen eine echte Kaufempfehlung!

PERCHÉ COMPRATO? Sono un amante del buon vino ma ne consumo molto poco (max 1 bottiglia a settimana) quindi mi capitava di aprire una bottiglia, berne meno della metà e doverla buttare poiché il vino si era ossidato. Questo prodotto è una valida soluzione al mantenimento del vino in bottiglia. Così una bottiglia dura diversi giorni. Il vino si conserva bene. Il mio consiglio però è di tenere la bottiglia non oltre i 7 giorni poiché il sistema non riesce a togliere tutta l'aria dalla bottiglia. Infatti, ne rimane comunque una parte e il vino si sciupa lo stesso. COME FUNZIONA Quando si toglie l'aria dalle bottiglie e si arriva al vuoto, la pompetta fa una serie di tic, per far capire che tutta l'aria che si poteva tirare è uscita. PRODOTTI ABBINABILI Ho trovato il prodotto molto utile ed interessante soprattutto abbinandolo ad altri prodotti (acquistabili anche essi su Amazon): 1) Vacuvin support salva vino. Si tratta di versatori salvagoccia colorati 2) Vacuvin tappi per il vuoto. Si tratta di tappi per il vuoto, come quelli nella confezione. La particolarità è che sono colorati (Rosso, blu e fucsia). Danno un tocco di colore e possono identificare il tipo di vino. 3) WMF 06.5851.6030 Termometro vino a clip. Si tratta di un termometro a clip che si attacca facilmente alla bottiglia e permette di misurare e controllare, in ogni momento, la temperatura del vino per garantire che venga servito sempre alla temperatura migliore. CONCLUSIONI Consiglio l'acquisto di questo prodotto, anche in abbinamento con gli articoli elencati sopra.