If the wine and the stopper come in contact, does stopper absorb wine smell? Can you remove smell from stopper? Thanks.
1487818
We have been using the same stoppers for several years with occasional washing in the dishwasher. And there is no wine smell!
1487819
In the many years that I've used this, I've yet to have the stopper come in contact with the wine. The stopper doesn't go far enough into the bottle to touch even a full bottle of wine much less one that has already been open and presumably partially consumed. Once open I always store the bottle upright. The stopper can be hand washed though I rarely need to do this.
1487820
I cannot discern any odor in the stopper. I wash the stopper after each use. My sense of smell is questionable, however, as I am older than most.
1487821
I never had enough wine in the bottle so it touched the stopper. I store the bottle upright, not on its side.
1487822
Does any piece of rubber/plastic absorb wine? If yes, then assume so. But our bottles are generally upright when "uncorked"
1562582
It runs most of the time and it depends which temperature you have set it on. It depends a lot where you set it up. We have it in the kitchen and there the noise doesn't bother us. We had some very good experience with some wines (7+ days) and others where the wine was undrinkable after 3 days. Thoroughly washing the spout & tube seems to help.
989214
It is one stopper. The small grey plug goes into the mouth of the wine bottle. Then the white pump is placed over the plug to pump out excess air in the bottle. This preserves the wine's flavor.
239541
Just sitting there as it was, it seems to last forever, but if you are cutting into it, you could wash the inside and that should mostly take care of it I would think. You really have to put your nose right inside the barrel to smell it also. I don't think the room would smell like wine or anything. I didn't have it in a small room, but it wasn't a strong smell, just a woody faint wine smell when you are an inch from it.
2112638
Make sure you pre wash it first so you don't ruin your wine flavor :) otherwise I don't see why not you will want to wash it really well right afterwards so nothing tries to grow in there .I can fit my hand inside of mine so its pretty easy to scrub .I usually only use mine for water but I have occasionally put Gatorade or mio in it .im kinda liking the wine idea for festivals and such or beer ;)
1798229
The stopper is approximately 1 1/4 inches high and 7/8 inches wide at the top. It tapers down. It fits in a standard wine bottle opening. It is hard and sits loosely in the neck of the bottle.
570486
It does not have a metal filter that goes on top like some aerator's have. It does however have small holes in the second stage that can filter out the larger sediments "cork for example." Most modern wines do not really have much sediment in them anyway, and if they do, you can pour them through a cheese cloth or into a decanter. If I am going to drink an older wine that I know will have sediment, I will pour it into a decanter, then pour it from the decanter, through this aerator and into my glass. Cheers! Edit: Also, no it does not come apart, that I am aware of. All you need to do is run water through it to clean it however.
1842673
DO NOT USE THIS with a vacuum system....the vacuum system will suck the nitrogen, argon and other inert gasses that are in the Private Wine Preservation system out of the bottle, leaving it without any protection from oxidation. Also, from my 30+ years of experience with fine wine collecting, and from a good friend who was the Number One Wine Sommelier in all of France a few years ago, the vacuum systems suck out the oxygen bound molecules within the wine and causes it to loose much of its quality and flavor when next consumed.Enjoy this very practical and functional wine preservation system.....Cheers ! ! ! DO NOT USE THIS with a vacuum system....the vacuum system will suck the nitrogen, argon and other inert gasses that are in the Private Wine Preservation system out of the bottle, leaving it without any protection from oxidation. Also, from my 30+ years of experience with fine wine collecting, and from a good friend who was the Number One Wine Sommelier in all of France a few years ago, the vacuum systems suck out the oxygen bound molecules within the wine and causes it to loose much of its quality and flavor when next consumed.Enjoy this very practical and functional wine preservation... » Read More DO NOT USE THIS with a vacuum system....the vacuum system will suck the nitrogen, argon and other inert gasses that are in the Private Wine Preservation system out of the bottle, leaving it without any protection from oxidation. Also, from my 30+ years of experience with fine wine collecting, and from a good friend who was the Number One Wine Sommelier in all of France a few years ago, the vacuum systems suck out the oxygen bound molecules within the wine and causes it to loose much of its quality and flavor when next consumed.Enjoy this very practical and functional wine preservation system.....Cheers ! ! ! « Show Less
132985
I believe you are referring to the stand. It is used to hold the aerator after use to avoid dripping wine unintentionally. I just use a wet towel to clean the stand after use as there is a non slip fabric on the bottom that I don't trust getting wet.
406395
My decanter is approx'ly 3 1/8" in diameter and it doesn't fit. The stopper is too small. U can't remove the ball unless u tilt the decanter sideways which isn't a good idea when filled with wine. I also bought one for friends and their's fit perfectly but that decanter opening is smaller in diameter.
1924200
Sorry to hear about your problem wish I could be of help, but I haven't had that problem with mine yet. Although sometimes when opening a bottle of wine I have to try twice because the cork only comes half way out. I starting to think the product isn't as great as I thought.
479289
No, but if the bottles have not been opened the wine still goes to the cork. We've had no problems.
1230216
yes, I am using it in a wine bottle, the rubber stopper is tapered, I have 3 bottles and they are all different and the stopper works on all of them
1102755
No ... not for all wines. We lay our opened bottles sideways in the refrigerator with these stoppers and never before removing one glass of wine from the bottle. We have twice had Riesling blow the tops off and what a mess!
1893916
My wife uses it for what it is designed, wine bottles, hanging wine glasses and I have a small cigar humidor under one side of wine glasses. We live it but it gives off an odor when you open the door. Almost like spilled wine but it was like that right after putting it together brand new without wine in it.
1950427
We have used stoppers bought from the wine store and can put the bottle back in. They are very close though. No more than 3/4 of an inch out of the top of the bottle or the door won't close.
721599
DEar G. Egan, as you asked, I tried several wine bottles throughout the weeks. Unfortunately the big brush does NOT fit into a wine bottle. Therefore you need to find other methods to clean.Kind regards, Mirjam