I used Coravin on this bottle a little over 4 years ago. Had it sitting at my parents house for the past 2 years after I moved out of my old house.
I fully expected it to be spoiled. But to my surprise, it smelled perfectly fine. And better yet, it tasted great. I’m surprised, we all thought this was going to be applied by this time.
Surprised by the coravin…
by dand06
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If it’s over halfway full and on its side it can last way longer than most think. Even standing up, though not as long. Beyond halfway you start getting notable air leakage. There’s a lot of vapor pressure related science to it. The same principle even applies to non coravined wines, though the timescale is much shorter. Capsule type has a lot to do with it as well, and some wines can clot the needle hole better with phenolic molecules and sugars.
What a happy surprise! Thanks for sharing. Makes me want to use my Coravin a little more liberally.
What needle do you use for the coravin? The smaller vintage one or the regular one?
I coravined a mid range bottle about 6 months ago and laid it back down in my wine fridge. Noticed a week or so later it had been dripping pretty consistently. Had a decent amount of crystallized liquid to clean up
Sorry if I’m hijacking this thread, but question:
I got a Coravin recently. When I turn the bottle upright to stop my pour, it kinda splatters and seems to release gas. Am I leaking argon outof the bottle? Or is that excess pressure that doesn’t need to go into the bottle that releases? I’m just trying to figure out if there’s something wrong w the seal or something, or if it’s normal.