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It’s not a case of style over substance, however, as your sparkling wine will stay fresh for days using this stopper. These stoppers are easy to use by pressing the cap down and locking it with the two safety clips on either side—a definite advantage to help keep the seal airtight, leakproof, and appropriately pressurized in the fridge.
If you pour a toast of Champagne and have a few splashes leftover, a sparkling wine stopper allows you to re-cork the bottle, save the bubbles, and set it away for when you’re ready for another glass (or a Mimosa).This particular model was also inspired by Pascal’s law—as pressure builds in the bottle, the interior plastic seal expands outward to create an even tighter seal. The OXO Good Grips can handle side storage in the fridge, but we'd hesitate to depend on it to remain leak-free if you're carrying it around in a backpack.
Monogrammed stoppers are one of the classiest ways to conserve your leftover wine and can make a wonderful personalized gift. If used correctly, most models of champagne stoppers promise to keep your bubbles fresh for up to three days. One of the best is Miicol’s Wine and Beverage Bottle Stopper, which comes in a gold finish and your choice of letter.It says it’s “100% leak proof,” but here’s the rub: it’s got a specific diameter that only fits most bottles. The flexible material will form a tight seal just below the wing, preserving your bottle and leaving two chicken feet sticking straight up in the air. Our testing finds that this stopper kept our sparkling wines suitably bubbly for up to four days after opening.
Admittedly, some of our testers had trouble discerning the difference in flavor between vacuum-sealed bottles and bottles with regular stoppers. As well as two classic sparkling wine seals to keep your bubbles bubbling, the stylish wine stoppers will prevent red and white wine going off before you have a chance to finish it. The functionality of a wine stopper should be taken into the equation when deciding what you want in this useful tool.This is a particularly good present for an older relative as the bottle opener takes the difficulty out of dealing with tight corks, while the stopper keeps sparkling wine fresh and crisp for drinking over several days.
