Ever seen one of these?
I recently drank an Austrian wine and had NO idea how to open the stupid thing. Apparently this glass, cork-lookin’ device is called Vino-Seal or Vino-Lok. It comes in either glass or plastic form and is “uncorked” by pushing up on it with your thumb to release the seal.
The cool thing about this “cork alternative” is that you can actually pop that sucker right back on top of the bottle to seal it back up. Of course it won’t take out the air that’s already inside, but at least it will prevent your wine from spilling out while storing in the fridge, under a car seat, or in your purse.
So what’s the deal with this thing? Will this be the new face of the old cork we’ve come to know and love?
Let’s do a comparison…
Good Stuff:
-Creates a hermetic seal that prevents oxidation and TCA contamination
-Won a Worldstar Award for Packing Excellence from the World Packaging Organization
Bad Stuff:
-Relatively high cost of each plug (70 cents each)
-Lack of compatible bottling equipment outside of Europe
How would you feel opening your next bottle of wine without a corkscrew? Would it be the same? For me, I hope the cork doesn’t ride off into the sunset anytime soon… there’s just something about uncorking a bottle of wine that just feels so GOOD!
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