Vacu Vin Wine Saver Pump & Preserver Set - Stainless Steel Wine Vacuum Pump with Black Stoppers & Pourers | Keep Wine Fresh for Days | Perfect for Home Bars, Dinner Parties & Wine Enthusiasts

This tool works great at saving wine for a few days and keeping it fresh! My one suggestion for improvement is to include a storage case. The box is flimsy and will not last long. What will end up happening is more things to roll around in your kitchen drawer. A nice storage case would be welcome.I bought this one as a gift. I had bought one earlier and liked it. Works well and holds the vacuum for a good while.I actually wondered if we would need this tool since we rarely ever have left over wine but...........it's nice to be able to open 2 or 3 different bottles at a time to have your own tasting or to share with friends and then not worry if it will be stale by the next day if you don't finish it all.This product was easy to use. You insert the stopper, put the pump on top of it and pump it until you hear it click. To remove the stopper, you bend the little nipple on the stopper to the side and the vacuum is released. It doesn't get any easier than that.I have laid bottles on their side with the stoppers in place without any leakage at all. The stoppers are easy to clean too.If you've had to drink stale wine in the past for any reason you need this Vacu Vin pump. The stainless steel is a nice touch and the price is right. The Vacu Vin kit goes well with the Oster Electric Bottle Opener (which is a must if you enjoy a lot of wine or have problems with any other type of bottle opener).I was skeptical at first about the 2 pourer's (sp?) that came with this kit due to inexperience with anything like this. The design seemed flawed and when I opened the package, I assumed they were broken. That's certainly not the case. They deliberately have a split neck design so they can fit virtually any sized bottle opening. Function is something we have have all learned to compromise for form these days. These things function as if there were no other reason for their existence. I was amazed at the simplicity at which they work. Not a single drip occurs after you finish the pour. As a matter of fact, instead of dripping on your fancy table cloth or someones lap, it goes back into the bottle, so the function is two-fold. No mess, and no waste!I highly recommend this Vacu Vin Wine Saver Kit. If you only use it once to save a single bottle of expensive red it will pay for itself. And it will probably also work on soda bottles. (although we don't drink much soda in our house, except as mixers).RobThese are absolutely unbelievable. They actually work, and are so simple to use. I am a big wine drinker. I use this vacuum stoppers on a daily basis, and yes, it does preserve and prolongs the freshness, taste, and consistency of the wine I drink. The material and the way in which this is made is also very durable and well made. I have been using it now for many years, still no issues what so ever. Totally recommended.AESTHETICSThis is so much more attractive than the plastic white version. This may not matter to some, but it looks beautiful against our gleaming granite countertops vs. a white piece of plasticEXTRASComes with 2 non-drip pouring spouts and 2 stoppersEASE OF USEIt definitely creates a vacuum inside the bottle. We let our seven year old try it out when it first arrived. We told him it's supposed to make a clicking sound when it's done. He put the stopper on the top of the wine bottle, pumped the handle 30 times (he counted - the bottle was a large bottle of wine used for cooking and only had about a cup of wine left in it) and when it clicked he stopped. He then released the stopper and we heard a whoosh of air rush inside. Our seven-year-old figured it out without further instruction.EFFECTIVENESSSimilar to any other air-tight or air-sealing product (Foodsaver vacuum sealing food bags come to mind), keeping air out of the food prevents or greatly reduces oxidation and keeps the flavor of the food or wine, or whatever liquid fresh.Like anything, if you leave food in the fridge, even if you vacu-seal it eventually it goes bad. Vacu-sealing just reduces air contact, thereby reducing the rate of break down = food stays fresher longer. Same with wine. Eventually it's going to vinegarize. This just slows down that process.We haven't left anything on the counter and expected it to remain fresh. So for those who want their wine to remain room temperature, not sure this is going to buy that much extra time.Plus who wants to re-cork an open bottle of wine? Yes they sell ones for that purpose but I'd rather spend my money on a stopper that slows down spoilage :)Recommend works as advertised solid job sealing wine bottles and and extending the life of opened reds. good performance at this price point i see no need to buy a more expensive brandThis is the original, completely perfect wine saver. Look no further. I have tried others and nothing works as well as this one, even at twice the price. Simple and effective. Bottles of wine are good 3 days after opening.I did order the vac vin wine pump because me and my husband never finish a bottle of wine in one evening or two and I don't like the taste of wine after it has been opened for more than 24 hours, the oxygen in the bottle really changes it, so I gave it a go and it really works, the wine retains the aroma and flavour for longer and I am not wasting it anymoreI would recommend it for everyone who wants to save the taste of the wine for longer than 24/48 hoursThe delivery was prompt and on timeThis is really easy to use and keeps the wine from going off. The pourer that came with it is also a good design meaning less dripping. You pump til you hear a click and that is it! Then when you want to drink again you just squeeze the rubber insert to release the seal and pour!Does what it says keeps the wine fresh, although in our house the wine gets finished off rather than kept, apart from the larger bottles which is what this was bought for.Great quality and does the trick.It makes a really great gift for wine lovers.The diameter is too small for some bottles. Also, the carton inside the packaging damaged the rubber sides somewhat.