![]() ![]() After 5 months of testing I can tell you this niche product is no better than a Vacu Vin (or similar product). The amount of care and cleaning (careful: don’t break the glass bottom!) prevents this from being a weekday tool at any price. You will likely start to see ETO for sale on their website or in small wine stores around the USA, but it’s not the major breakthrough product I was hoping for. The ETO isn’t really a high end product, and it’s too expensive to be a low end accessory. You’ll have to pay close attention to how you push – I recommend the Will Smith Hitch Method (hold the neck and push 90%, then push the remaining 10% with your two thumbs fast). Unfortunately the ETO doesn’t work exactly as advertised, and it isn’t super intuitive. On very few occasions the wine leakes by the ball seal and sits open to the air until you pour from it again and it mixes with the wine in the ETO (bottom right picture).Only works for the 2-3 glasses of wine.It also doesn’t push down far enough to save your last glass of wine, so it forces you to finish it (that may not be a con for some of us).You can’t lay it on its side in your fridge.The amount of air is determined by the user and how skilled they are and slowly pushing down (left and top right picture below). There is always some air still left in ETO due to the surface tension of the wine, which is a major flaw.That is a full break down of all it parts. You must clean everything that touches your wine to make sure it doesn’t affect the flavor. I see myself break this on my kitchen granite countertops at some point in the future. They provide you coaster, but that is just a band aid. Truly drip free pouring (works amazing!).They also said I might have a faulty seal and that they were sending one to me that day in “the post”. After a few attempts they did get back with me, but did not acknowledge my request for their testing results from Beacon Laboratories at Bangor University Wales UK. Cost: for me on kickstarter it was $76, but will likely retail for $100-$115 (has yet TBD).ĭisclaimer: I contacted the company on several occasions with the faults I discovered with their product for some explanations. It also comes in copper or stainless steel.ĭoes it work: I deem it partially effective, it will keep your wine fresh for about 3-5 (they advertise 7). Also, it took me along time to find the instructions (they are in the top of the packaging). It is simple to use however, it is not intuitive. YOU HAVE TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. I have put ETO through the gambit of tests and here are my findings. The design is very similar to to an anti-siphon gas tank check valve. The secret to their design is a ball like objects that lets air by but, as soon wine touches (in the upright position) the ball it pushes it up and seals in the wine. There is also no gas refills and simply pushes the air away from the wine. As you can tell, there is a huge price gap between the two, and that is where ETO comes in.ĮTO is a UK based company and fills the gap (literally). The Coravin system is an amazing product, but out of the price range of average person. They work well and I personally use the Vacu Vin. The Vacu Vin and Coravin have dominated the market and you have likely seen them in bars, restaurants, and wineries all over the country. Cost $200-$350 (plus refills cartridges cost) Every puncture or resinsitertin of the needle you are letting in a tiny amount of air. It will keep your wine fresh for about month. They give you about 3-5 days of freshness. They will give you about 3-5 days of freshness (depending on how skilled you are in using the product) Cost:$10 (~120 uses, much lower in reality). They come in a similar can of that of your compressed air keyboard cleaners. That will give you have about 1-2 days of freshness before the flavor starts to go down hill. I am all about useful and clever wine products however, about 95% of all the products on the market are not well made, not practical, or don’t really work.įor wine preservers you basically have 4 options on the current market (I define freshness as when the wine starts to lose its flavor). After about a year worth of delays my wine preserver came on 09FEB19. I am an avid user of crowdfunding websites, so I decided to back them. I happened to come across ETO on kickstarter about two years ago and my interest was super peaked.
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