A Cool New Way To Travel With Your Wine
July 8, 2009 by Scott "The Wine Making Guy"
Filed under Featured, Tips
My friend Rick was reading his paddling magazine around the campfire when we were camping in Jasper National Park a few weekends ago and came across a cool new gadget that’s definitely worth looking at if you love to travel … and enjoy your wine!
[amazon-slideshow align="right" height="250" region="us" width="300"]08ae9773-3131-4d3c-a24d-d1eba6bc9a81[/amazon-slideshow]It’s called the “PlatyPreserve™ ” and is made by Cascade Designs, the same people who make the Platypus hydration system for backpackers and hikers.
It’s basically a plastic (BPA free) wine skin that you can put into your backpack and it allows you to suck the air out of the bag so that your wine doesn’t oxidize. Pretty cool idea if you ask me!
Here’s what the manufacturer says:
“PlatyPreserve is the best way to protect the taste of an opened bottle of wine by completely eliminating the presence of oxygen. While alternative methods might have you pump air out of the bottle or inject gas into the bottle- PlatyPreserve has you transfer your un-finished wine into an air tight reservoir to truly protect the taste of your wine so it may be enjoyed several days or even weeks later.
Collapsible containers offer an easy, light-weight alternative to pack and enjoy wine wherever you go.
Select materials ensure superior leak protect and provide zero taste transfer to your wine.”
How PlatyPreserve works:
- Pour wine into PlatyPreserve
- Place cap loosely on PlatyPreserve
- Remove all air by squeezing PlatyPreserve
- Tight cap to seal out air in PlatyPrerserve
They retail for around $10.99 USD and can be purchased on Amazon.com.
Note that you can purchase them in singles or in packs of 4.
Definitely something I’ll be adding to my wish list … 
