Page 269 - The Bite Magazine - Issue 11

T here will be times when you’ll want to buy or even
select a bottle from your collection of wines, whether
it’s red, white or a lovely rosé but won’t necessary
want to consume the whole bottle. Now you won’t have
to! Coravin has come up with an excellent and savvy gadget
that will allow you to enjoy your wine by the glass without
having to actually pull the cork. Using their ground-breaking
technology, the Coravin Wine Access System cleverly opens
the bottle yet leaves the cork in place, thus protecting the
wine against oxidation and allowing it to evolve naturally.
This enables wine connoisseurs to enjoy their glass on
multiple occasions, over periods of weeks, months or even
longer, without wasting a single drop. Also without having
to worry about oxidation and wastage, wine enthusiasts can
be more adventurous when pairing food and wine, and when
comparing vintages and grapes.
So how does it actually work? Well, a thin, hollow needle is
inserted through the cork to access the wine. Then, as the
bottle is pressurised with argon, an inert gas that has no
effect on the taste profile, the wine then flows through the
needle and pours into the glass. Once done, the needle is
removed from the cork and the cork reseals, protecting the
wine from oxidation, and enabling you to enjoy your wine
glass by glass, weeks or months later. The Coravin Wine
Access System has already had rave reviews from the likes
of Robert Parker, Jr., wine writer and critic who declared,
“Coravin is the most transformational and exciting new
product for wine lovers that has been developed/invented in
the last 30+ years, this is a killer device” while Jancis Robinson
from The Times says, “Nothing I know of preserves wine in an
opened or ‘accessed’ bottle for years as this system does.”
David from the Remedy Wine Bar and Restaurant said, “The
one dream I have is spreading the passion I have about wine
to our customers and with Coravin it makes that possibility
so much more real.”
Nick Lazaris, Coravin CEO explained the thinking behind this
amazing and revolutionary invention, “The Coravin System
will transform the experience of pouring and enjoying wine for
everyone from the casual wine lover to the serious collector.
We are proud to be launching in the UK with Harrods, whose
Wine Rooms are a global destination for wine enthusiasts
– the perfect partner for Coravin” while Edwards Gerard,
Wine & Spirits Buyer at Harrods said, “The Coravin System
is a game-changer for the wine world. I’ve tested it over the
past 12 months and have been astonished by the consistently
brilliant results.We are honoured to be launching the device
in the UK and soon hope to have one in the home of every
wine enthusiast.”
The Coravin System is available exclusively from The Wine
Rooms on the Lower Ground Floor at Harrods.
www.harrods.comandwww.coravin.co.uk
Images courtesy of Harrods