Platypus Platy Preserve Wine Preserver, 800ml

by Platypus

Product Features

• Extends the life of your wine
• Minimizes oxygen exposure
• Collapsible container offers an easy, light-weight alternative to pack wine
• Select materials ensure superior leak protection and provide zero taste

Product Description

Whether you are a connoisseur, an enthusiast or a casual admirer of wine, one truth remains: the delicate taste profiles of wine change upon exposure to oxygen. That means wine is best enjoyed within a few hours of being opened. If not properly preserved, wine can go bad in as little as 2 to 8 hours. 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. With PlatyPreserve, you can open a bottle of wine, if only to enjoy one glass. Or open several different bottles - such as a red and a white - with the flexibility to enjoy them at your leisure.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001G7QUWI
• Item model number: 07071
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We love them! But a few comments..., November 14, 2011

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Cappy Jimbo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Platypus Platy Preserve Wine Preserver, 800ml (Sports)

We came to find the PlatyPreseve bags when we decided to take a home wine course and had to open 3 or 4 pricey bottles at one time. The problem is obvious - not that we didn't want to drink it all, lol. So after using these for a year, here's what we think:

1. The bags are BPA safe and very sturdy. They seal well and are easy to clean. BTW, the instructions say "no soap" for good reason. Use soap and you may have an aftertaste if you don't rinse them repeatedly.

This is no problem because the material used is non-staining, semi-stiff and doesn't seem to absorb wine or color. We always wash them right after we finish the wine - just fill two or three times with fresh water, agitate, pour out, and leave them in the dishrack to drain, cap down. Works well.

2. They seal well. There is no need to "crank down" the caps, they seal reliably by just snugging them down lightly.

3. They pour safely and easily. One poster had trouble pouring wine, but it's actually easy. Just support the bag in one hand, just under the cap with the other. The bag is semi-rigid and this works every time. Takes two hands, that's all. You can't pour with one hand.

4. Filling is best done with a small funnel, but in a pinch you can fill the bag without spillage if you use the same technique as for pouring, except this time the bottom corner of the bag is supported by the table, and the top with one hand. Of course the other hand holds and pours from the wine bottle.

Just lightly support the opening of the wine bottle on the bag opening, with a slight overlap. The bag is supported, and you simply pour slowly.

5. One problem you may have is expelling the air when there is not much wine left in the bag. Platy describes a technique, and we do it this way. Bag sideways, cap up and screwed on loosely (to let air out). Push the sideways bag, sideways against a flat vertical surface with the flat of your hand, applying pressure first to the bottom of the bag, then forcing the wine up toward the opening.

When the wine has almost filled the entire opening, then just use your other hand to snug the cap, and voila! You may spill a drop or two, but not ususally and this removes all the air, or nearly so.

Bottom line: a lovely, effective system. We've tossed these bags into our cooler for the beach, in the fridge for extended storage, etc. Have dropped a few from chest height. They are indescructable. Oh, and we like that they are clear, but still number them so we can remember what wine is in which bag.

Great product. I see them for $8 to $10 each, $27 to 29 for four. We got four.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to fill! Works as described., August 5, 2011

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Laney (Big Canoe, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Platypus Platy Preserve Wine Preserver, 800ml (Sports)

I am having no trouble at all filling this fabulous little invention. By holding a funnel and the platy bottle with one hand, simply pour wine with the other. Wine boxes have that great no-air feature, but their quality is not very high. This little wine preserver fits one of your own bottles of wine, whether or not you plan to picnic with it! Opening a bottle just to drink one glass is doable, and the quality lasts for days (so far haven't tested it past 2).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars if you travel and enjoy a glass of wine.... don't leave home without it., October 22, 2010

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fly 330 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Platypus Platy Preserve Wine Preserver, 800ml (Sports)

great product, easy to use and carry. Does exactly what the name implies.. preserves wine! I am definitely not afraid to transfer a great bottle to the Platy, to use anywhere over time and still have the same great taste and nose.