Customer Reviews

Pek Argon Gas Cartridges, Box of 4

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Argon gas does a good job of preserving wine, but it's a little pricey. You end up paying at least $4 per cartridge when you include shipping, and you get maybe 10 applications per cartridge, maybe a little more. I've recently tried a nitrogen-CO2 alternative which is an order of magnitude cheaper, and it seems to be perfectly adequate for preserving wine for a few days, which is all I usually need.

I bought two boxes of these. Seemed like they gave out fast. So I compared the weight of full cartridges against the weight of empty cartridges and did the math. Granted I had a small sample size (2 empty cartridges and 7 full ones). The weight difference was just over 3 grams per cartridge. Argon is a noble gas, so at an atomic weight of 40, one mole at 40 grams should give 22.4 liters. 3 grams comes out to 1.68 liters per cartridge. Compare that against a similarly sized bike inflation cartridge which has a net weight of 16 grams. To me that spells short count.

Prior to buying this my wife and I would just stuff the cork back in the bottle. It seemed like it was keeping it fresh, so I wanted to see if there was a difference with the use of this product. And there was! After we received this we followed the directions and left a bottle for about a day and a half. When we re-opened the bottle it was just as fresh tasting as the first day we opened it. No hint of lost flavor, and no hint of turning. It just works, and it's very easy to use. If you tend to NOT finish a bottle quite often then you should consider this product.

we have enjoyed our PEK wine preserver. The argon gas cartridges are handy easy to store and priced right at amazon.com the PEK system does a great job preserving your open bottles of wine for home consumption

These are great, have been using them for over a year now. They really extend the life of an open wine bottle. Easy to use too.

Works great and will order again. Had to check with customer service and they were very helpful.