Submitted via IRC for OneLitreIn
Not all conversations with your mom about condoms have to end in mortification. For example: One mother and son turned a quip about rubbers into an industrious new way to save wine.
The Wine Condom, which is literally a condom stretched over the top of a wine bottle, was conceived by Laura Bartlett and her clearly well-adjusted son, Mitch Strahan.
The Dallas duo came up with the idea in 2014 after Bartlett sealed off a bottle of wine with plastic wrap secured with a rubber band. They realized it looked like a condom and their dream was born.
Their original contraption first launched that late spring/early summer. Recently, the two announced a new design for their invention, which works for different sizes of wine bottles. (Expect to see a few floating around at White Elephant Gift Exchange this holiday season.)
The device, made from food-grade silicone and sold online for $10 per six-pack, works much as you'd expect: After opening a bottle of wine, the Wine Condom can be rolled over the opening, creating a seal that prevents air from escaping.
Source: http://nypost.com/2017/11/10/forget-bottle-stoppers-wine-condoms-will-save-your-booze/
(Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Tuesday November 14 2017, @02:56PM
I use the original screw top (yes, *many* exceptional wines use them these days), or a silicone stopper to keep the wine in the bottle. The original corks are prone to pop out when the bottle's on its side. To actually keep a wine 'fresh', I'll use a heavier tan air inert gas. There's stuff specifically for doing this, but I've used "finish preserver" for woodworking product before as well in a pinch.