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Ravi is based on the innovative concept of cooling wine at the very moment it is served. It is not the bottle that is cooled, but the wine itself. The cooling process takes place as the wine passes through an internal tube in the Ravi. Use of the valve allows you to regulate the amount of time the wine is cooled. The internal tube of the Ravi is made from the same stainless steel used for wine fermentation tanks and maintains the wine’s characteristics and never alters the taste. The Ravi will cool wine within seconds which means no more waiting and no more messy ice buckets to contend with. Since not all wines are enjoyed at the same temperature, Ravi has a valve that controls the flow of wine to regulate the temperature. Store the Ravi in the freezer, when needed place the Ravi into your wine bottle and in mere seconds you can savor your wine cooled to exactly the right temperature. Unfortunately, red wines are usually served too warm and the alcohol tends to predominate, concealing the fruit of the wine. Ravi enables your wine to instantly go from room temperature to that of a wine cellar. When enjoying a white wine or a rose, the Ravi can cool your wine to perfection. The Ravi was born from two years of work with oenologists, designers and other wine-making specialists. To use, simply keep the Ravi in the freezer so it is ready to go. When needed, insert the Ravi into the bottle neck as you would a cork, and pour. The wine is chilled as it passes through the frozen stainless steel tube. The air hole or valve allows you to control the temperature drop. Covering the hole slows the flow of the wine, the more time it spends in the Ravi, the colder your wine will get. Hand wash. Made in Canada.
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
By Robert Dwyer
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Pros:
-Easy to Use: Although there are quite a few pieces that make up the Ravi Solution, it is actually very easy to use.
-Effective: Instantly drops the temperature of any wine by 10F-15F bringing it to a more enjoyable drinking temperature.
-Versatile: Useful in the summer months when red wines at room temperature approach 80F (to bring them down to the mid-60s) -or- if you have a single temperature wine refrigerator set at 55F to drop the temperature down to around 45F.
Cons:
-A little pricey: This is definitely a convenience item and similar results can be attained with a little time in the fridge. However, I've found it quite useful and I'm glad I own one.
-Easy to Use: Although there are quite a few pieces that make up the Ravi Solution, it is actually very easy to use.
-Effective: Instantly drops the temperature of any wine by 10F-15F bringing it to a more enjoyable drinking temperature.
-Versatile: Useful in the summer months when red wines at room temperature approach 80F (to bring them down to the mid-60s) -or- if you have a single temperature wine refrigerator set at 55F to drop the temperature down to around 45F.
Cons:
-A little pricey: This is definitely a convenience item and similar results can be attained with a little time in the fridge. However, I've found it quite useful and I'm glad I own one.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By John Donahue
I received this as a gift and have found it to be very useful. I have a wine fridge set at 55 degrees. But I used to always keep a few bottles in the regular fridge just in case. Now I have more room in the fridge since I just use the Ravi when I want a cool white. The device is pretty simple. Only once did it get some air in it and stop working. (It worked again after a few minutes.) This is a very good item for anyone who likes wine and wants it at the right temperature very quickly.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By C. Meinke
Amazon Verified Purchase
This product sounded really wonderful and economical. I was originally looking for a small 8 bottle wine refrigerator, but saw this and knew I could save money on the electricity and required space. While it does work on chilling red wine to a fine temperature, no matter how slowly I pour white wine, it just wasnt cold enough. Very happy I bought the product and will always use it, but I was hoping to be able to open wine and put it back in my wine bar, but I still have to refrigerate the whites which takes up space. Not a total waste as I do like the product for reds wines.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Nick D.
Amazon Verified Purchase
This thing works. I mainly drink red wine and it does what it should. Haven't tried with white wine. It has a thermometer and guide for how cold red and white wine should be about which was handy.
The device stays cold for as long as it says it does. You just need to pour more slowly over time. I recommend between pours keeping it in a glass in your fridge so it doesn't warm up faster and doesn't make a mess.
Sometimes the wine will want to pour out through the air intake that you keep your thumb over to regulate the wine flow which causes a bit of a mess. It also causes the wine to not pour.
Sometimes, even when not on the first use but a few glasses in wine will not flow. Not sure if it is freezing up again inside the coils. But it can be a bit annoying.
Some reviewers on cooking sites have said this is unnecessary as who doesn't have their wine already chilled. It was pretty pretentious I thought. I don't have a wine cellar of any kind and do not have room for one. Also sticking wine in the fridge or freezer gets it to the wrong temperature. Even then I'm not always prepared and don't think I want a glass of wine until it is too late to chill in the fridge/freezer. So this thing is a good space saver and does what you need in a jiff.
Another tip is if you use this with say the Vinituri wine aerator, you should pour it through the Ravi into a glass measuring cup then from there through the aerator. If you try and go from the Ravi to the Vinituri the pour is too slow and just makes a mess and probably doesn't aerate as well.
The device stays cold for as long as it says it does. You just need to pour more slowly over time. I recommend between pours keeping it in a glass in your fridge so it doesn't warm up faster and doesn't make a mess.
Sometimes the wine will want to pour out through the air intake that you keep your thumb over to regulate the wine flow which causes a bit of a mess. It also causes the wine to not pour.
Sometimes, even when not on the first use but a few glasses in wine will not flow. Not sure if it is freezing up again inside the coils. But it can be a bit annoying.
Some reviewers on cooking sites have said this is unnecessary as who doesn't have their wine already chilled. It was pretty pretentious I thought. I don't have a wine cellar of any kind and do not have room for one. Also sticking wine in the fridge or freezer gets it to the wrong temperature. Even then I'm not always prepared and don't think I want a glass of wine until it is too late to chill in the fridge/freezer. So this thing is a good space saver and does what you need in a jiff.
Another tip is if you use this with say the Vinituri wine aerator, you should pour it through the Ravi into a glass measuring cup then from there through the aerator. If you try and go from the Ravi to the Vinituri the pour is too slow and just makes a mess and probably doesn't aerate as well.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I would recommend this product if you want a nice chill to red wine. You do taste the difference in reds. Very nice. Though, it can be clunky to use. You have to make sure it is chilled in the freezer before you want to use it. So, prior planning is needed. Also, you cannot pour a glass and put it back in the freezer, without cleaning it. It can be a bit time consuming during cleaning. You have to get the inside dry with the little attachment so it doesn't freeze inside the body of the chiller.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Not sure what the previous reviewer is talking about when they say there is no way to attach it to the wine bottle. Maybe they meant box of wine, because the Ravi has a rubber neck that fits inside the top of a wine bottle perfectly.
Anyway, you keep this in the freezer and use it to perfectly chill wine poured from a room temperature bottle. Works wonderfully, exactly as advertised. A lot cheaper than buying a mini wine fridge, and smaller too!
Anyway, you keep this in the freezer and use it to perfectly chill wine poured from a room temperature bottle. Works wonderfully, exactly as advertised. A lot cheaper than buying a mini wine fridge, and smaller too!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By pavlovsdog00
Amazon Verified Purchase
This thing has "christmas/birthday gift" written all over it....something you would never buy for yourself, but seems like a good gift for someone else.
I purchased this for my mother who prefers her red wine cold, and has been putting ice cubes in her red wine for years.
The temperature is pretty inconsistent...either too cold or not cold enough....add to that you constantly have to put the chilling device in and out of the freezer makes this device effectively useless.
Nice idea, but you're better off saving your money for a chilled wine rack.
I purchased this for my mother who prefers her red wine cold, and has been putting ice cubes in her red wine for years.
The temperature is pretty inconsistent...either too cold or not cold enough....add to that you constantly have to put the chilling device in and out of the freezer makes this device effectively useless.
Nice idea, but you're better off saving your money for a chilled wine rack.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By B. Welsch
Amazon Verified Purchase
The chiller is easy to use but does not get white wine cool enough from room temp. Fine for reds
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
It worked
The product worked well(ish). I sometimes have a hard time getting it to stay on a bottle, and it usually makes a mess whenever I take it off to clean, but it pours chilled liquid... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Angel Orlando
1.0 out of 5 stars
waste of time
It works for about 45 seconds. Then it doesn't. You have to clean it and freeze it. More trouble than it's worth. It's gadget. Thats it. A dumb gadget.
Published 3 months ago by Scarlet O'hara
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wining again
This was a wonderful gift. I bought it for my husband as he is the red wine drinker but I was secretly hoping that it would work on my white wine too since I always forget to put... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Perennial Dieter
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wine cooler
It works quite well and cools the wine as it is supposed to do. I would purchase this item again.
Published 5 months ago by Melanie A. Steiner
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for a glass or two
I agree with some of the negative reviews. When you put the chiller on the bottle it is awkward to pour. Especially since you can't just let it flow. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Joanne L.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A portable wine cellar for a fraction of the price!
Not having the space and patience for keeping wine in a cellar the Ravi
is by far a the fastest way to bring a wine from room to cellar temperature in seconds. Read more
is by far a the fastest way to bring a wine from room to cellar temperature in seconds. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Eric
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
Doesn't get it super cold but it does chill it nicely like a white wine should. Would like to buy another
Published 14 months ago by Echo
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great idea poor performance
It worked the first few times and made the wine a perfect temperture. but eventually after the hassle of cleaning it and preparing it for the freezer the product broke. Read more
Published 15 months ago by DaSh
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor quality
This was the second review and also the second chiller.Although it it a good idea the quality fails .The first unit lasted about three months and was dropped . Read more
Published 16 months ago by William Brandt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great wine chiller
Ever throw a party and forget to chill the wine? What do you do? Add ice to it? This wine chiller works great. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Roger A. Hamilton
