( 27 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 25 2009
Yes, you should read the directions, but why wouldn't you. Pull the black pin and it only takes a few pumps. I forgot there was a good red in there and two days later gave it a try. It was judged to still be fine. I'm about to purchase another as a gift.
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Posted: Jun 20 2009
Forget this product. Are you serious? 20 pumps to create a vacuum? And there is still development of condensation. I wish i could return the product and get my money back. Oh well, that's the last time I will pay attention to Amazon reviews, which I suspect are written by company representative of the product.
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Posted: Mar 2 2009
My husband and I received this as a gift over a year ago, back in the days when we rarely had any wine left over, so we have just now started to use it. Roughly a month ago, we easily vacuum-sealed a half bottle of a nice Pinot. Then, having thrown the box away, we could not figure out how to UNseal it. Many fruitless and amusing attempts later, I finally googled it, using only the arcane "V1" on the vacuum pump. Success! Unsealing is as simple as PULLING the button, which apparently never occurred to us. Though the color has gone off slightly, the wine is perfectly drinkable --- not at its prime, but very drinkable. I am imagining that if we use the product as intended, and drink the vacuum-sealed wine within a week, there will be no noticeable deterioration at all.
