Coravin Launches in Ireland

Wouldn't it be nice if you could drop into any restaurant and order any one of the wines by the glass? (I'd have thought more than nice actually.....)

Wouldn't it be fun if you could offer your guests a choice of a glass from any one the bottles you might have in the house? (I'd have thought wasteful...)

Wouldn't it be great craic if you could take a glass of wine out of the bottle without taking the cork out first? (I'd have thought brilliant, mystical, StarTrek beam me out, and many other things....)

All possible. Use a Coravin. 

It's inventor Greg Lambrecht was in Dublin today to launch his invention onto the Irish market through the Findlater Wine and Spirit Group. Greg is a talker in the very best possible use of that word! He explained how, as a medical devices engineer/doctor he worked diligently on perfecting a device where he could pour a glass of wine through a sealed cork without affecting the remaining wine in the bottle.

Greg Lambrecht at the Coravin launch in Dublin

Greg began with 40 bottles in his experiment and ended up with over 3,000!! What sort of a basement does this man have? The experiments went on for years and ended up by isolating the exact needle, type of inert gas (Argon) and pressure required to extract the wine. Along the way of course he also proved that his invention worked. You can take a glass of wine through a cork and then go back to the same bottle a number of times over many years and enjoy the same wine as it ages for you. Of course there are so many other uses! (You may now one day be lucky enough to be served a very, very expensive glass of wine where up to now your host might not have wanted to open a whole bottle! In fact you might now be able to suggest it .......) 

A Coravin Needle

The Findlater Group served four exquisite wines through the Coravin. They have promised we will be invited back to taste the exact same bottles again in three months time. Great idea. Great fun. Great wines!

Antinori Cervaro della Sala 2012

Penfolds St Henri 2010

Marques de Riscal Gran Reserva 150th Anniversary 2001

Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2011

Price? €299.00    Where? Selected O'Brien's Wines outlets
Verdict: Amazing Gift. It works without fail. Good Value if you use it, if you want to use and if you need to use it! Ponder these before you splash out. Have fun.

Michael Foley Marketing Director at FWSG introduces Greg Lambrecht to Ireland

How does the Coravin System work?
A thin, hollow needle is inserted through the cork to access the wine. The bottle is pressurized with argon, an inert gas that has no effect on the taste profile of wine. The wine then flows through the needle and pours into the glass. The needle is removed from the cork and the cork reseals, protecting the wine from oxidation, enabling you to enjoy your wine glass by glass, weeks or months later.