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How long does Vinfinity keep a wine fresh?
Vinfinity will keep a wine in pristine condition
for 7 to 21 days, depending on the wine, whether there's
temperature control and how many times the bottle
has been poured.
How many bottles can the system handle?
There's no limitation to the number of bottles,
as they are not permanently attached to the system.
Which wines keep longest?
Young, tannic reds such Cabernet Sauvignon,
Bordeaux or Brunello and high acidity whites such
as Sauvignon Blanc.
Does Vinfinity work on dessert wines and Sake?
Dessert wines are naturally resistant to oxidation
and will remain fresh for months with Vinfinity.
Sake oxidizes much faster than regular wine, but
will remain fresh for 3-7 days.
Does vacuuming ruin the aromas in wine?
Aromatics are ruined by oxygen, just like flavors,
but are more volatile and hence oxidize first. Vinfinity
preserves aromas much longer than otherwise would,
but aromatic wines are usually at the lower end
of our preservation range.
How is Vinfinity different from other vacuum
systems?
Vinfinity applies a high vacuum to an open bottle
almost instantaneously, which vaporizes a miniscule
amount of wine that takes up the volume and allows
the system to remove 95+ of the air. The quick response
also makes it practical to apply after every pour,
which is far more effective than doing it at the
end of the night only, as with all other systems.
We call the process FlashVacuum.
How difficult is it to vacuum after every pour?
Vacuuming with Vinfinity takes about the same time
and effort as it does to put ice in glass, and much
less time than mixing a typical drink. This is a
management issue, but once bartenders realize the
benefits of the system, the process becomes routine.
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Company History
The process we call FlashVacuum
was invented by Armando Luis, a graduate mechanical
engineer with over twenty years of experience
in wine retailing and the restaurant industry.
As an engineer, he worked in the field of fluid
mechanics in the nuclear power and medical instrumentation
industries for several years before taking over
the family's small liquor store in Hoboken, NJ
in 1986. Sparrow Wine & Liquor Company has become
one of the leading wine merchants in New Jersey.
Armando opened his first restaurant in 1995 and
a second in 1999, both also in Hoboken. He is
still involved both industries on a daily basis.
While shopping for a wine preservation system,
it became evident that existing technology had
serious practical limitations. Systems on the
market were expensive to install and maintain,
cumbersome to use and often ineffective, and as
a result were rarely used consistently. It also
became obvious that wine quality and losses were
a major issue with a serious wine-by-the-glass
program.
Of the two scientific concepts applicable to wine
preservation, inert gas and vacuum, the later
was clearly the simpler, more flexible, less expensive
and more reliable of the two, although the technology
available had major shortcomings. Bringing together
his engineering, wine and restaurant background,
Armando visualized a standing central vacuum system
supporting multiple outlets, which would be much
faster and reliable, and could be use simultaneously
by multiple users. A prototype was built, and
after extensive testing and development, the concept
proved itself to be highly effective and practical.
About the Manufacturer
The Pneumadyne
Corporation of Plymouth, MN was
contracted to design and build a commercial
version of the system, the first of which was
installed in late 2006. Vinfinity is currently
installed in over 150 locations at many of the
most prestigious restaurants and wine bars in
the country, as well as Canada, Puerto Rico
and Europe.
Patents
Subject to U.S. Patents 6,886,605; 7,048,016;
7,108,023
and other U.S. and foreign patents pending.
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