Wine bottles may break during pressurization
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Coravin Inc., of Burlington, Mass., is recalling about 65,640 Coravin 1000 Wine Access Systems in the U.S. and Canada.
The system can cause wine bottles to break during pressurization, posing a risk of lacerations.
The company has received 13 reports of bottles breaking, including one in which a bottle burst into four pieces and resulted in an injury involving two chipped teeth and a laceration that required stitches; four in which the bottles cracked and leaked; and eight in which bottles broke into two pieces.
This recall involves all Coravin 1000 Wine Access Systems.
The system uses a hollow needle to penetrate a wine bottle cork and allow wine to be dispensed without removing the cork. The system is about nine inches tall and has a silver-colored, metallic tubular body with a detachable black plastic capsule cup attached to the bottom and trigger on the top.
A black metal handle is attached at the top of the tube and a black metal, moveable bottle clamp is attached to the front side of the tube. A long, metallic needle protrudes from the underside of the handle. The Coravin name and logo appear on the front side of the tube.
The system comes with a silver-colored storage base and two argon gas capsules.
The wine access systems, manufactured in China, were sold at Coravin.com and other online retailers and at wine shops from July 2013, to June 2014, for about $300.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wine access system and contact Coravin for a free repair kit that includes a neoprene wine bottle sleeve to contain broken glass when a bottle breaks and updated instructions and warnings. The wine access system should not be used on wine bottles with damages or flaws.
Consumers may contact Coravin toll-free at (844) 267-2846 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by email at update@coravin.com.