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With Coravin Sparkling, your bottle of champagne stays perfectly fresh for a long time

Coravin champagne systeem

There are those (rare) moments when you pop open a bottle of champagne and then don’t finish it. But what’s the best way to keep an opened bottle sparkling? Coravin has the solution: the Coravin Sparkling System.

Foto van culinair journalist Sharon van Lokhorst

The pop—or hiss, if you do it properly—is the cheerful prelude to what’s to come: pouring, toasting and drinking a delicious glass of bubbles. But those exciting bubbles don’t last forever. So how do you make sure your bottle is still sparkling the next day, or better yet, in the days that follow, rather than flat?

Keepin; it fresh

If you’re storing it in the fridge for 24 hours, there’s no need to buy a professional stopper. In fact, even the best-known and most debated way of keeping the bubbles in a bottle will do: hanging a teaspoon in it. But if it stays open longer, Coravin’s new gadget keeps your bottle of bubbles fresh! for up to two weeks.

the Coravin Sparkling System

And it’s very simple: to use the Coravin Sparkling System, open the bottle and, when you’ve finished pouring, place the Sparkling Stopper on it—it fits all standard champagne bottles, prosecco and cava bottles, as well as magnums (1.5L bottles). Secure it with the locking lever. Then use the Sparkling System at the desired pressure to fill the bottle with Coravin Pure Sparkling CO2, so the bubbles in the wine don’t escape. To pour the next glass, carefully remove the stopper and pour the desired amount. When you’re done, put the Sparkling Stopper back on and bring the bottle with stopper back to the desired pressure using the Sparkling System.

It costs a bit, but then you get something good

The Coravin Sparkling System package contains one Sparkling System, two Sparkling Stoppers, four Coravin Pure Sparkling CO2 Capsules and two protective bottle sleeves, and costs €449.99. The Sparkling CO2 refill capsules are available in packs of 6 and 12 for €49.99 and €89.99 respectively. Extra Sparkling Stoppers are available in packs of 2 for €89.99.

The Coravin is available in various models and at different prices, including from bol.com and de Bijenkorf.

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