The stainless steel wine stopper in two lines
The ILSA Mixage vacuum wine stopper is an 18/10 stainless steel stopper with the pump inside: push it into the neck of the open bottle, press the head four or five times and the air comes out of the bottle. No separate pump, no loose parts to keep track of. It measures 3.8cm in diameter and 6.7cm high, the seal is silicone, and the pack holds two. It is for still wines.
Who it is for
For the venue that sells wine by the glass and wants one thing to do at the end of the night: push in the stopper and press. A separate pump works, but it has to be found in the drawer, and during the rush the stopper that goes on without looking for anything is the one that actually goes on. On the bar, steel looks the part next to the bottles, which a plastic stopper does not. And at home it is the stopper for the open vermouth, which is a wine and oxidises like one.
The pump inside the stopper: how the wine stopper works
The head of the stopper is a plunger. Each press pushes out the air between the wine and the stopper, and a valve stops it coming back in. With less air in the bottle the wine oxidises more slowly: an open white that without a vacuum is finished after two days lasts considerably longer in the fridge, and the first glass the next evening still tastes as it did. To reopen, pull the stopper: the silicone seal lets the air back in and it comes away without forcing.
The ILSA stopper is designed for still wines. On sparkling wine a vacuum is no use and does not keep the bubbles: for that there is the clip-on pressure stopper, which does the opposite job.
Specifications
- Pack quantity: 2 stoppers
- Materials: 18/10 stainless steel, silicone, polypropylene
- Pump: built into the head of the stopper
- Diameter: 3.8cm
- Height: 6.7cm
- Bottles: wine with a standard neck
- Wine: still
- Range: ILSA Mixage, the bar range
- Dishwasher safe: no, hand wash only
Steel or plastic: what changes on the bar
A plastic wine saver stopper costs less and pulls the same vacuum. The difference is in two places. The first is the bar: an open bottle with a polished steel stopper can stand in view, one with a black plastic stopper cannot. The second is durability: the steel head does not crack, and the silicone seal keeps its elasticity after months of nightly use. A venue with four or five wines open by the glass keeps two or three packs, one stopper per bottle.
Choose the stainless steel wine stopper if
If you want a stopper with the pump inside, to push in and press without looking for anything, and you like it to be seen. If you prefer one pump with plenty of low-cost stoppers left in the bottles, the wine saver with hand pump and rubber stoppers costs less per bottle. If the problem is bubbles, the right stopper is the clip-on one.
Care
Rinse in warm water and dry. Keep it out of the dishwasher: the silicone seal and the pump valve do not take kindly to heat and detergent, and a stopper that no longer pulls a vacuum does nothing.
FAQ
How do I use the ILSA vacuum wine stopper? Push it into the neck and press the head four or five times. The pump is inside the stopper.
Do I need a separate pump? No. That is the reason to choose this over the wine saver with a separate pump.
Does it work for sparkling wine? No, it is for still wines. Bubbles need a pressure stopper.
How many do I need? One for every bottle still open at the end of the night. The pack holds two.
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