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Repour is a smart little product. it is a stopper that absorbs oxygen in the bottle. This allows you to keep a wine almost indefinitely. I acquired some samples and put them to use on three delicate wines. A Yarra Valley Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, a 5-year-old Barossa Grenache, and a pale rose. I then left the wines open but with the stopper in place and tasted them regularly over the course of about 2 months.

Each time I tasted the wines they were remarkably similar to the beautiful wine I remember when they were freshly opened. I was so impressed that after two months, I took the three wines to a party with some friends.  I poured them the wines and asked their opinions without telling them how long they were open for. Once I revealed the fact they were 2 months open, everyone was amazed.

It is a big thumbs up from me. Repour is a product that I believe works better than coravin with old wines, screwcaps, plastic corks.

How does Repour work?

Open the bottle. Drink what you want. stick a repour stopper in the top. And have a glass/taste/swig as often as you like. You use one stopper per bottle (in theory!) until you are done with that bottle.

Are there any issues?

The only suggestion I have is to wipe the repour with water before inserting to avoid a plastic flavour coming through the wine.

The other thing to consider is to make sure you taste your wines regularly.