Please recommend me a Prosecco bottle stopper thingy
Please recommend me a Prosecco bottle stopper thingy
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UTH

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11,246 posts

198 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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Mrs UTH drinks pretty much only Prosecco, and I'm losing track of the amount I've chucked down the sink the next day because attempts to seal the fizz in overnight have failed.

As usual there are millions of options out there, can anyone suggest me one that actually works well?

HBelder

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40 months

CivicDuties

8,539 posts

50 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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Buy the mini bottles. That's what I get for my Mrs's Aperol Spritz addiction. One mini bottle makes 2 servings. wink

UTH

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11,246 posts

198 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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CivicDuties said:
Buy the mini bottles. That's what I get for my Mrs's Aperol Spritz addiction. One mini bottle makes 2 servings. wink
I did actually look at the difference in costs between a big bulk order of minis vs standard bottles.

I think perhaps after the festive period where I imagine there won't often be times a normal bottle goes unfinished I could look at that as a better alternative

DanL

6,564 posts

285 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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HBelder said:
Basically this - Le Creuset do a slightly fancier version if you want a brand, but this will do the job nicely.

CivicDuties

8,539 posts

50 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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UTH said:
CivicDuties said:
Buy the mini bottles. That's what I get for my Mrs's Aperol Spritz addiction. One mini bottle makes 2 servings. wink
I did actually look at the difference in costs between a big bulk order of minis vs standard bottles.

I think perhaps after the festive period where I imagine there won't often be times a normal bottle goes unfinished I could look at that as a better alternative
Zero wastage in my experience...

UTH

Original Poster:

11,246 posts

198 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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DanL said:
HBelder said:
Basically this - Le Creuset do a slightly fancier version if you want a brand, but this will do the job nicely.
Do you mean this one? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Tight-Champagne-Spark...

There are three brands I am a total we for (maybe 4) and Le Creuset is one of them......


DanL

6,564 posts

285 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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UTH said:
DanL said:
HBelder said:
Basically this - Le Creuset do a slightly fancier version if you want a brand, but this will do the job nicely.
Do you mean this one? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Tight-Champagne-Spark...

There are three brands I am a total we for (maybe 4) and Le Creuset is one of them......

I do mean that one, although I honestly prefer the JL one. They do a champagne opener too which works surprisingly well, although it’s not really needed…

Bill

56,714 posts

275 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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CivicDuties said:
Buy the mini bottles. That's what I get for my Mrs's Aperol Spritz addiction. One mini bottle makes 2 servings. wink
+1 Usually bulk buy when they're on offer.

UTH

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11,246 posts

198 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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DanL said:
UTH said:
DanL said:
HBelder said:
Basically this - Le Creuset do a slightly fancier version if you want a brand, but this will do the job nicely.
Do you mean this one? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Tight-Champagne-Spark...

There are three brands I am a total we for (maybe 4) and Le Creuset is one of them......

I do mean that one, although I honestly prefer the JL one. They do a champagne opener too which works surprisingly well, although it’s not really needed…
Had it been orange I'd have been sold, but happy to stick with JL

CypSIdders

1,198 posts

174 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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Buy a cheap bottle fizzy plonk with a plastic stopper, of the ribbed variety, (ooh err missus).
Drink or dispose of the cheap plonk, keep the stopper for future use!

ATG

22,736 posts

292 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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Buy a Soda Stream and re-gas the flat Prosecco before serving.

UTH

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11,246 posts

198 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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ATG said:
Buy a Soda Stream and re-gas the flat Prosecco before serving.
I do have a soda stream.....is that an actual thing that people do successfully?

SlimJim16v

7,270 posts

163 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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UTH said:
I do have a soda stream.....is that an actual thing that people do successfully?
Yes, though I haven't tried it, people use it to make their own wine sparkling.

ATG

22,736 posts

292 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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UTH said:
ATG said:
Buy a Soda Stream and re-gas the flat Prosecco before serving.
I do have a soda stream.....is that an actual thing that people do successfully?
Absolutely it is. Trust me. I would never try to set you up.

(Got to be worth a try. It'll be a laugh at the very least.)

Bill

56,714 posts

275 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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HFW once did a blind taste test on a Devon high street with decent fizz, cheap fizz and cheap white that had been through a soda stream and the majority preferred the soda streamed white. hehe

UTH

Original Poster:

11,246 posts

198 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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Bill said:
HFW once did a blind taste test on a Devon high street with decent fizz, cheap fizz and cheap white that had been through a soda stream and the majority preferred the soda streamed white. hehe
This is very interesting.

I will absolutely be using the soda stream tomorrow evening on some cheap white wine and see what she thinks......

Only issue is the soda stream bottles are quite big, not sure I want to risk wasting even a cheap bottle of wine on this haha

Whoozit

3,859 posts

289 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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UTH said:
Bill said:
HFW once did a blind taste test on a Devon high street with decent fizz, cheap fizz and cheap white that had been through a soda stream and the majority preferred the soda streamed white. hehe
This is very interesting.

I will absolutely be using the soda stream tomorrow evening on some cheap white wine and see what she thinks......

Only issue is the soda stream bottles are quite big, not sure I want to risk wasting even a cheap bottle of wine on this haha
Is that not similar to why Le Piat d'Or was created? In a cheap and cheerful tasting lineup of red wines, the most popular was the coloured white which IIRC had been added as a joker.

WrekinCrew

5,380 posts

170 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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HBelder said:
So do these - two for the same price as one JL
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ofoen-Champagne-Stopper-S...

DinoG

12 posts

25 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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If you’re leaving the bottle ‘open’ for more than a day or so I’d recommend getting a vacuum stopper. It’s the oxygen that ruins the wine.