Pack of two Drop Stops. Great, simple device for avoiding wine spills on the table cloth or carpet.

 

Oz's new 2010 Guide to the Best 250 wines in the UK, includes at No 19 our very own Domaine Tour Trencavel 'Lo Cagarol', plus Marc Chauvet's Champagne, and Arboleda's Trophy Winning Carmenere.

 

What is it?

A simple gadget straight from “best-practice” modern winery techniques; a “gas blanket”.

It is the oxygen in air which spoils the wine. A squirt of inert gas into the bottle (and replace the cork) displaces the oxygen and forms a perfect seal against oxidation. It will be as fresh as the day you squirted it for weeks or months, let alone the next day!

Why choose it?

Private Preserve Testimonials;

· “The Private Preserve gas cylinder came out as the best way to keep our three types of wine fresher for longer”. Decanter Magazine Test – June 2008.

· “I have found Private Preserve to be a brilliant device, the best I've tested.” Malcolm Gluck, Superplonk

• “Private Preserve is a fantastic product which has improved our ability to store and serve wine by the glass to our customers. I think it would save us somewhere near £150-200 per month in wine wastage but the greatest advantage is that the wine that is served to customers is kept in a much better state than it would be otherwise”. Ryan Moses, The Thomas Cubbitt Restaurant, Belgravia

Alternatives

· Vacuum pumps are far from effective with only 65-70% of air being removed from the bottle and leak after a few days and, worse still for the wine, forces out some of the aromas whilst leaving an unpleasant rubber smell on the first glass from the rubber seal.

· Verre de Vin/Pro Saver? Also use vacuum method, but very expensive and take up space.

What does itcost?

Pricing is £8.49 inc P&P

With 120 uses per cannister that's £0.07 per bottle to keep it as fresh as when first opened

– zero wastage.

 

Drink less, drink better with the Private Preserve. You can moderate your consumption by saving the wine for another day without worrying that the wine will go off. Read Mark's Blog about Units of Alcohol.

A single bottle of Crozes Hermitage 2006 packaged and delivered to your door...or to someone else's door!

A single bottle of Clos de Loyse 2008 White Burgundy packaged and delivered to your door...or to someone else's door!

Better than Krug (worth £100) in Blind Tasting. See Video Clip. Scroll through to 12 minutes if you just want to see the results.

Show how much you love him or her with a gift bottle of Marc Chauvet Brut Champagne. Send it with a personalised message of your choice at the checkout and we will attach it to the bottle as shown. It's not just the thought that counts; why buy poor quality just for the name "Champagne"? Here's a superb Champagne worthy of the name and hard to find a cheaper one.

 

A whole case might be more than you want for yourself, or more than you want to spend as a gift for someone else, so how about six bottles for under £50?

Two bottles each;