Vacu Vin 3890760 Air Deluxe Wine Accessory Set, kunststof, zwart

For those that enjoy wine and only have the bare-bones openers and glasses to enjoy them with, this is a great mid-range quality set to have or to gift to someone.Everything arrived in a nice-looking giftable box that describes all of the pieces, though nothing was included in the set that would be practical to use for storage of these pieces.Pros - It comes with two reusable stoppers which work together with a vacuum pump which does actually seem to help wine stay fresher longer, so for infrequent drinkers this could potentially save you some money in the long run, or for others at least preserve a better flavor for longer. The vacuum pump device is simple and very easy to use - much simpler though probably not quite as effective as those expensive and more complicated systems I have seen that inject inert gas into the bottle. It also comes with a good lever corkscrew opener that - like most decent lever corkscrew openers - makes opening a bottle fast and effortless. The aerator is also a simple but effective device that easily and snugly fits to the top of a wine bottle so you can pour aerated wine straight from the bottle to the glass with little effort and no extra hands involved.I taste-tested a Bordeaux and a relatively bold Pinot Noir both with and without the aerator and I can say that both myself and my friend could detect a noticeable "opening up" and smoothing of flavor using this aerator. I also compared this aerator to a Vinturi-style aerator with the same Bordeaux wine and I would say that maybe the Vinturi-style aerator did a slightly better job but it was very hard to tell the difference between them. Between the two aerators I would in most cases choose thise Vacu Vin aerator for all but the most special of wines because of its ease of use.Cons - While everything seems to be of good quality and I think will last a long time, the set overall looks and "feels" more practical than luxurious. The two stoppers are basically high quality plastic and rubber and have no decorative value. The vacuum pump works fine but just looks like a hunk of black plastic. The lever corkscrew does look pretty nice but it's nothing overly fancy. And the aerator does a good job but a bottle of wine doesn't look quite as nice with a big plastic aerator sitting on top of it.Recommend that you rinse the aerator soon after use to avoid difficulty cleaning after it has dried out. The aerator LOOKS like it can be easily opened up for cleaning but the plastic clips on either side don't easily bend and I stopped trying for fear that I might break them.Also, the corkscrew is pretty sharp which is a good thing but you may want to keep it covered. You can keep the original plastic sleeve that covered the corkscrew, or if you lost the sleeve then maybe you can keep it embedded in a cork for protection if you feel that's necessary.

Abridor profesional, muy cómodo, permite abrir las botellas sin apenas esfuerzoIncluye un decantador para poder airear el vino antes de servirlo y unos tapones de silicona para cerrar al vacío las botellas.

Vacu Vin has been around for a long time. I have come across components of this set many times over the years and I can’t tell you how pleased I am that I got to order this set so now I have them all together in one place.The main idea with Vacu Vin is there is a lot of focus on aeration of your wine for the proper drinking experience, but too much oxygen and you from an enjoyable wine to something much less enjoyable, basically a bad vinegar.If you are like my wife and as she would say better at pouring drinks than drinking them, but you also like to have wine as part of your daily or at least weekly life, then it is imperative to be able to preserve it so you aren’t throwing away good wine more than you are drinking good wine.For a frequent, but light drinker of wine, where you’d like multiple servings across a few days, maybe a week or so, from the same bottle the procedure would be to use their absolutely excellent bottle opener. It really is one of my favorite designs of all time. Attach their aerator which, while I’ve seen smaller designs, I don’t know that there are any better designs, and pour yourself a nice glass. Remove the aerator, insert a stopper, and then use the Vacu Vin vacuum tool to pull out the air and seal the stopper in place. The next time you want some wine, just push the center post on the stopper to the side which releases the vacuum, attaché the aerator, pour and repeat the process.Also, it must be noted, it is a complete no harm, no foul situation if say you do this process just for fun and still finish the entire bottle in one evening… speaking for a friend, of course.Vacu Vin is still the original and is still made by them in their own factory which is in The Netherlands. I can highly recommend this original as I already know it has stood the test of time and is still delivering a wonderful wine drinking experience.

This review is for the VACU VIN Wine Set (Air Deluxe, 5 pieces). I received a free sample of this wine set in my search for useful and well-made wine accessories.The set arrived in a nicely branded and decorated box with pictures and descriptions of the contents as well as highlights of certain features. If gifting this set, it can be gifted in a gift bag or wrapped with a bow. The set is comprised of a three-piece wine saver (one pump and two stoppers), a wine aerator, and a lever corkscrew. The core value of this set is with the wine saver system of one pump and two universal stoppers. The black plastic pump weighs 66 grams with a length of 5" length around a 1 1/2" diameter body and a handle width of 3". The universal stoppers are an average of 10.5 grams each with a height of 1 1/2" around an 3/4" diameter that increases to a 1 1/4" diameter near the collar. The top of the stopper has a knobby protrusion which can be tilted to break the vacuum seal. In terms of use and functionality, it was fairly straightforward to place the stopper onto the neck of a wine bottle, seat the pump, and move the pump handle up and down until an audible clicking sound indicating a good vacuum seal was achieved. I've been using this specific wine saver system for a long time and three things have stood out when comparing it to other systems: the pump provides an audible click when a good vacuum seal is achieved; the pump evacuates more air than other systems (typically extending the longevity of the wine by three days or so when also refrigerated); and the shape of the stoppers makes it easy to securely seat the pump.The other two items in this set weren't as impressive, although the lever corkscrew does have some use. The lever corkscrew is a mostly chromed metal and black plastic construction that weighs 535 grams and measures 7 1/2" x 5" x 2". Even though this particular variant is 30% lighter than the other brands I've used, it has a sharp screw and was effective at quickly and easily removing the cork from several wine bottles. Overall, this is a useful wine opening tool for those wine drinkers that don't have one and aren't at the point where they prefer a double-hinged metal body corkscrew.The same utility can't really be said for the wine aerator which looks really cool but fails on a couple points. The aerator weighs 53 grams and measures approximately 3 1/2" x 6" x 1 1/2". Ignoring my skepticism about aerators being effective in the scant seconds or less during a pour, this plastic aerator feels a bit cheap from its all-plastic construction, the thin rubberized material around the neck, and the rough edges around the spout. The worst feature or lack thereof is that you can't really open it up for cleaning, so you have to pretty much be prepared to quickly rinse it out.All in all, this is a somewhat decent wine accessory starter set or generic corporate gift with a nice wine saver system and a somewhat useful lever corkscrew. I would recommend this as a potentially decent starter set for people that don't have a wine saver system and a lever corkscrew but would also recommend that you consider picking up a la carte their wine saver system, a better lever corkscrew or a double-hinged metal corkscrew, and a decanter.

Am I crazy, or is it somehow cheaper if I'd bought these pieces separately?And since I don't generally (leave a bottle of wine unfinished) use the vacuum pump sealer, it might've been better to just buy the corkscrew and aerator alone. Oh well.I've had VacuVin products before and they're top notch quality. If you do regularly need to store unfinished wine, this is the second best way to keep it fresh...The best (and cheapest) way to keep wine fresh is to blow into the bottle, then stopper tightly with a good wine bottle topper or the original cork. The carbon dioxide in your breath forces out the oxygen in the bottle that makes the wine go off. Cooks Illustrated did a whole thing on all the wine preservation methods years ago. If you're weird about germs, or your friends are, then go ahead and go for the VacuVin wine preserver system here. It works great and on the same principle.The aerator also works great; I've used the simpler, pour-spout type of aerator and this one definitely seems like it aerated more than the other. And you don't have to wait around for either of those type, like you do with the decanter types.The corkscrew is basically worth the price of admission (though shop around! They've gotten cheaper!). It's the quickest, simplest, and most foolproof way of open a bottle of wine. It doesn't care whether the cork is real or synthetic (don't try on screw tops! 😂), and it's impressively fast. Just clamp the thing on the bottle of wine with the top handle raised, grasp by the side handles together, plunge the top handle down, then back up, and you're done. There's probably a video of the technique somewhere on here.It kinda sucks that this isn't in more of a presentation (and storage) case, but that's OK. And I hate how the wine stoppers are ugly. They don't come in anything other than ugly. I'd rather use a pretty stopper and blow into the bottle (but who can't finish a bottle of wine?!) when I'm at home. This system is good for parties and gatherings.Shop around for the best prices, but the VacuVin system DOES work, the aerator is cool, quick and effective, and the opener is the best type. Decades ago I tried and loved the original Rabbit opener, and they remain awesome and precision-made, but everyone has a copycat now, so buy by price or accessories.And know that you'll need a place for these pieces to live, and the opener takes up a fair amount of room on its own.