I have just seen the coolest thing in the wine world. It’s a game changer. I have to tell you I’ve seen the future of wine. The Coravin “wine access” system is going to change how wine is served and consumed in restaurants, wine tasting rooms and at home. Wine’s biggest enemy is oxygen. Once you open a bottle, air gets into the bottle and starts to oxidize it, no matter how much air you try to pump out or displace by squirting inert gas into the bottle then stoppering it. After day two, most wines loose their freshness, and by day three or four forget it. This is a major issue for restaurants and wine bars serving by the glass, and it impacts you, the wine drinker. When was the bottle opened? Hopefully within the past hour, not a day or two ago. How long do most restaurants and…
