Coravin Love

I have poured wine with a Coravin in a tasting room for over a year and regularly proclaimed that I did not have any use for one in my personal life. Then I got to thinking…..

In my cellar, I have a small collection of high-end wines – a few of which are the lovely wines of Gaja (#lovethem shout out). I also have a vertical of wines that really started my cogs turning and contemplating the Coravin. These bottles, a 2003, 2004 and 2005 Brunello di Montalcino, have been laying in my cellar waiting for the proper gathering of the proper people to open and celebrate their greatness. As they lay there, no proper gathering was happening and besides bumming about my lame social life, I wondered if they were ageing and improving or fading. I finally came to my senses and decided a Coravin was the answer to my wine-centric life.

My thoughts on the decision? I can not believe it took me so long to get one! It is such a great tool that has already paid for itself in the short time I’ve owned it. It gave me the freedom to check on that vertical….the 2005 and 2004 went back in the cellar but the 2003 was ready to rock and thoroughly enjoyed. Also, I can have a glass of “nice” wine without the pressure of having to drain the bottle in one evening.

A couple things to know – Coravin has an excellent support system. The website is chocked full of informative videos and information. If you can’t find answers to your questions on the website, you can send a note and they quickly follow up. Besides the wine preservation system, Coravin has all kinds of fun accessories. One of my favorites is the silicon screw caps, for all those screw cap wines in your life. Coravin systems and accessories are readily available in stores and online and the prices for the products are Coravin set so you do not have to worry about getting gouged. The price on Amazon is the same price I sell the Coravin for at work (going for world record of saying Coravin the most times in one post 😉 ).

If you are on the fence as to whether or not you need a Coravin in your life, let me assure you, you do! If you’ve never heard of one but have wine sitting on the counter for more than a day, you should really consider one. And just so you know, last week I not only had a glass of Brunello di Montalcino, I also had a glass of Amarone on a Wednesday…because I could!