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Brand: The Wine Enthusiast
Category: Kitchen

Buy New: $49.95

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

5 reviews
Sales Rank: 71255

UPC: 031333010763
EAN: 0031333010763
ASIN: B0000AV000

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	2 Wine For Later glass decanters, 1/2 bottle size and 1/4 bottle size
•	2 airtight glass stoppers
•	Glass funnel
•	Silver-plated cork pin

Accessories:

•	Wine Enthusiast Private Preserve Wine Preservation Spray
•	100 Wine Enthusiast Color Coded Wine Bottle Tags
•	The Wine Enthusiast Decanter Brush- White

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
You needn't interrupt your enjoyment of the wine now to fuss with pumps and dispensers. Deliberately low tech, our Wine For Later Set eschews pumps, spray cans, nitrogen gas canisters and complicated dispenser systems for the graceful, time-honored process of decanting. When you uncork a bottle, simply pour off the wine you wish to save for later using an elegant glass funnel. Top off either the 1/2 bottle or the 1/4-bottle decanter and seal it with our airtight glass stopper. Since no air comes in contact with your wine, it remains unoxidized and unspoiled. Adorn the decanter with our ornate silverplated grape-cluster cork pin for easy identification. Only from The Wine Enthusiast. Gift-boxed 6-piece set includes: 2 Wine For Later glass decanters, 1/2 bottle size and 1/4 bottle size. 2 airtight glass stoppers. A beautiful glass funnel. A silverplated cork pin.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Great solution for leftover wine January 11, 2008
I'm the only wine drinker in our house, thus one bottle can last a week. I've tried various methods of "preserving" an open bottle, but this one is the best.

The large decanter holds about 12 ounces and the smaller holds 6 ounces. To date, I've kept wine up to a week in these containers with no degradation to its taste or bouquet.

The only issue is that the glass stoppers are not a perfect fit. To compensate, I pour the wine to the about 1/4-1/2 inch from the top of the decanter and then drop the stopper in. A little wine will overflow, but the combination of the glass directly touching the liquid creates a decent seal.

3 out of 5 stars

Good concept, mediocre execution July 11, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

I must admit that I've been looking for such a product for quite some time. It is certainly better than the 'pump' type of air evacuators, but not much. It's definitely not worth $50!

Pros:
* Small size
* Will protect wine from oxidation for some time, although not indefinitely.

Cons:
* The vessel looks like low quality window glass, with numerous bubble, ripples, occlusions, and even dirty on the inside. My water glasses look like much higher quality glass.
* No airtight seal (their sealing method is glass-to-ground glass)
* Now that I've considered it, using the cork pin seems rediculous. A used cork is stained with wine, fractured from the puller. It's not something I need (I remember what wine I put in there), and I don't want to look at and ugle used cork hanging around the jar.

5 out of 5 stars

Great products and excellent customer service January 31, 2005
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

My order arrived in a timely fashion as promised however when I opened the carefully packed box the glass funnel in my `Wine For Later Decanter Set' was broke.

A quick email to The Wine Enthusiast Co.'s customer service rep, Cheryl Nadler, and two days later a complete replacement `Wine For Later Decanter Set' was delivered to my door step.

Now I have no excuse not to open two bottles of wine `for later'!!

Great products and excellent customer service.

5 out of 5 stars

Wine For Later Works! November 15, 2004
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

I have been using my Wine for Later set for over a year and recommend it highly.
I can open a bottle, drink one glass, and the wine I transfer to the carafes keep indefinitely! It works much better than the vacuum stoppers I previously used.

1 out of 5 stars

Fine Product, but Packed to Break in Shipping / Transit April 26, 2004
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

I ordered this product. Unfortunately, the company didn't tape the cork pin (metal) down when packing. So it broke one of the decanters. I asked very nicely if they could tape the pin down when sending a replacement. Unfortunately, they refuse to tape it down so it doesn't break the fragile merchandise.

It looked like a nice, useful product. (Beyond the fact that it continued to arrive broken.) Perhaps if one could pick it up in person ... ??? They did take it back for a refund (less 2-way shipping charges).

Shipped by Wine Enthusiast (not Amazon.com --> who would no doubt fix a structural problem for a customer)

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