 The brand new Coravan Pivot. I'm gonna show you how to use it, give my thoughts, and discuss if it's right for you. That's all coming up. Hello, hello, hello. Welcome back to Exotic Wine Travel, the show that helps you drink adventurously so you can expand your palette and expand your mind. I am your host, Matthew Horkey. A lot of wine enthusiasts love wine. They want to drink good wines, but they don't sometimes they can't finish the whole bottle because they're by themselves. Or maybe it's just two people and they don't want to get too tipsy, and that's where Coravan comes in, you know. In the early 2010s, Coravan developed a system that uses a hollow needle to go right through the cork so you can access, pour out some wine without ever pulling the cork and then it replaces the air with argon gas. It was really a game-changer for wine enthusiasts, wine bars, and restaurants. The original Coravan needle systems, you know, claim that the wines can stay fresh for days, months, and even years. I'm a huge fan of Coravan, been using it for many years. In fact, I did a video a couple years ago about tasting a bottle that was opened to see how fresh it was. I'm gonna put that in the description box. Not everyone wants to splurge on that. Coravan released this brand new pivot system that retails for around $99 US dollars, whereas the needle systems start at $199 and then go up. But can this replace my love for this? We're gonna check it out. First I'm gonna show you the pivot system comes with this little wine axis system itself. It looks like with high-grade plastic. A couple of these wine stoppers and one capsule in this nice little convenient package. First you have to unscrew this handle there. That's where the argon gas cylinder goes. You get one of these included in the starter pack. So you put that in, you start to thread, and you tighten all the way. You'll hear a little pop. That means that the seal has broken for the argon canister. The next thing we have to do is we have to take these stoppers and replace the cork here that's in this bottle. So Coravan recommends as quickly as possible trying to put the stopper in. That's to limit the amount of air oxygen that goes into the bottle. Just take off the cap, take the pivot system. Here's the little metal insert that goes into the top of the stopper. And you just push it down insert until you hear a little click. Just take the device, tip it a little bit, and give the button a push. The longer you hold on to the button, the more it pours. And this pours significantly faster than the Coravan needle system. You tip it up, and you pull it up. That's all there is to it. And then you have to seal back the stopper. The pivot system claims that you can keep wines fresh for up to four weeks. By the way, the wine I'm accessing is the Vino Cuplien Aldebaran. This is from Stierska in eastern Slovenia. This is 100% re-sling, a region that is well-renowned for excellent white wines, and sometimes some surprisingly good peen in the water. Coravan claims that you can get 20 five-ounce or 150 milliliter pours out of one capsule using this system. They claim that you get 15 five-ounce or 150 ml pours using this needle system. When I use this, I'm using it for tastings a lot of times. And I've found I've gotten some 35 up to sometimes 45 small tasting pours out of one capsule. So I'm really interested to see how many pours I can get out of this bad boy. So what are some advantages of the pivot system? Well, it's easier to use. Even though, I have to say, the new Coravan systems with the smart clamps make it super easy. But you have to make sure that you use proper technique with this tip the bottom properly. Pump the trigger, it's a needle, so there's other steps involved to get optimal use. This is super easy. Stick it in, press the button, pour, while you're done. Another advantage is allegedly you're going to get more pours out of this, and of course, costs. This is significantly less than the Coravan needle system. The disadvantage is you cannot keep wines as long. With the pivot system, they claim that this wine will stay fresh for four weeks. Another disadvantage, oxygen absolutely is going to get in the bottle because you have to remove the cork in the first place, so oxygen comes in. When oxygen is in the wine, it starts a chemical reaction, the wines do start to oxidize. But I think as long as you have this capsule you put in the fridge, you should be fine. Who is this for? I think the Coravan needle systems are a little bit better, maybe for wine bars. Enthusiasts are pouring more expensive, even fragile, or older wines that they don't want oxygen to come in contact with. This system is definitely for people that are actually cost-conscious because the system is significantly less money. And maybe you want to drink wines that are a little bit better than supermarket wines, pretty good wines, but wines that they know they're going to finish, wines that they're not going to sell for months or even years. I think this is a fantastic option and it's super easy to use. Are you using Coravan? Do you like it? Leave it in the comments below, and I'll see you at the next episode.