click to enlarge "La Clef du Vin" Service model Description: A revolutionary concept from France : The unique and exceptional Clef du Vin™ is essentially a measuring instrument that will immediately tell you if your wines are suitable for laying down, and thus revealing their ageing potential. In a controlled way, it will gradually modify the organoleptic qualities of the wine (taste, smell, flavours and bouquet). The Clef du Vin has been carefully calibrated so that one second of contact in a glass of 10 cl. (or a bottle of 75 cl. using the corresponding key) will display the potential lay down time of one year. Effective on all types of wine (red, rosé, white, dry, mellow, sweet, fortified or sparkling), the Clef du Vin is in fact an informative measuring instrument. There are considerable advantages for consumers: 1. Only buy wines that will age well or wines you know need to be drunk within the year. 2. Know how long your wines can lay down for. Reassess your wine cellar. 3. Drink a young wine today. Caution! : The Clef du Vin does not age the wine!!!! (see the scientific explanation below) Caution! : The Clef du Vin does not turn a bad wine into a good one. It isn’t magic! A poor quality wine, or one without any ageing potential, will be quickly and completely spoiled by the Clef du Vin (generally 2 seconds of contact is sufficient). To recap, Clef du Vin™ allows you to - Fully appreciate a good young wine or even a wine that is much too young, without having to wait, as we tend today to drink wines younger and younger. - Determine the best possible moment to appreciate a wine. - Feel reassured when buying your wine, and avoid buying wine with no aging potential, and identifiy wines with high potential, which are not necessarily the most expensive Item #: 10-020 Price: $119.95 CDN    Add to shopping cart Products & Services > Wine accessories > Uncorkscrewing: the art of opening a bottle > "La Clef du Vin" Service model