I first saw these when I was wine tasting in the Napa Valley in California. One of the guys introducing us to his wines had one and as soon as I saw it I knew I HAD to have this device.

I was sceptical at first as to how it worked but on seeing it for the first time I am seriously impressed.

First, put the device on the top of the bottle (spike touching the top), then grip firmly and twist the bottle. This removes the foil. This stage is a bit hit and miss at first, but you soon get the hang of it.

Next, insert the spike through the cork, right down…. now comes the fun bit. Press the end of the gas canister and out pops (and I mean POP’s!!!) the cork! It really is impressive!

To remove the cork you just twist the unit and the cork pops to the end of the spike. You then twist it off. This is the dangerous bit… The first time I did it I cut my finger on the foil cutters, they are SHARP! Once you know to be careful with the last bit it is fine, but seriously be careful if allowing kids to use it (not that you really should, with a gas spike and foil cutters!).

This is a great little unit, and is very impressive when you have visitors!

Great product, but watch your fingers!

This product is available from Play.com

I bought this wine from Co-Op, reduced from £7.50 to £3.99.  It is described as a smooth, medium bodied wine with hints of berries and spices. It originates from Central Valley, Chile and has a very interesting, almost military monika on the front of the bottle.

On opening this bottle the scent is indeed quite smooth, and is certainly not offensive as some cheap Cabernets tend to be. I would even go so far as to say it is a pleasant scent more akin to the more expensive bottles.

The taste is a little sharp to begin with and I certainly would not recommend this with any sort of light dish, although being a Cabernet you would expect this. The berry taste is very evident, almost having a damson taste to it. It is not as smooth as some of the other Chilean wines I have tasted, but is certainly palatable and pretty good value for £3.99.

To conclude, this wine’s rating is based on being good value at the £4 mark. If it were it’s original price it would certainly lose a star.

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I bought this bottle from ASDA in a 3-for-10 promotion. I must say that I really was not impressed. The ticket price of this bottle is £8 and there is NO WAY it is worth that.

I polished the bottle off over a period of a few hours (I figured it may be one of those “gets better the more you have” wine’s… it isn’t!) but it was a bit of a struggle. I went to bed and in the morning BOY did I realise why it was a struggle. I don’t know what they put in this wine but it’s hangover in a bottle. I really would avoid this if at all possible.

This is a full bodied, fruity red wine. It has a strong, deep taste and is very moreish. Standard pricing for this wine is a little on the high side (around 5-6 pound) but occasionally it is on offer in Asda, Co-Op or Morrisons at around the £3.75 mark.

Hardy’s produce this wine in a few variants, this one and she plain Shiraz are the best of the bunch in my opinion.

If you are looking for a good general purpose wine that punches above it’s weight then this is a good option.  I tend to snap up a few bottles every time I see it on offer.

Watch out for this one on the shelves, as when it is on offer it tends to move FAST!

This is a cracking deal at M&S

Unmistakeably Spanish, this smooth and stylish wine is modern Rioja as it should be. Ripe plum and sour cherry fruit flavours are rounded off with creamy vanilla oak and supported by fine-grained tannins

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