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Occasionally the missus brings home a nice bottle of wine, but then she needs to wait ages for it to chill.
Today she mentioned that she'd heard about an instant wine cooler.
I've Googled but found nothing.

Is there such a thing? Or a quick way to cool wine?

TIA

On the rare occasions that happens to me I either chuck it in the freezer (takes about 30 mins), throw some icecubes in, or just have something else, there's always something else right?.

Move to UK, leave on back step. Cold

Buy an extra bottle of wine.

Leave that one in the fridge.

When she comes home with warm wine, put warm wine in fridge and take cold one out.

You only need 1 extra bottle of wine. It's really really easy. Imagine if it was beer "well I've got cold ones already in the fridge" it's the same

weeksy wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 5:31 pm Buy an extra bottle of wine.

Leave that one in the fridge.

When she comes home with warm wine, put warm wine in fridge and take cold one out.

You only need 1 extra bottle of wine. It's really really easy. Imagine if it was beer "well I've got cold ones already in the fridge" it's the same

Yeah, I generally have wine in the bar fridge. Just sometimes she buys herself a really nice one as a treat

Yorick wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 5:58 pm

weeksy wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 5:31 pm Buy an extra bottle of wine.

Leave that one in the fridge.

When she comes home with warm wine, put warm wine in fridge and take cold one out.

You only need 1 extra bottle of wine. It's really really easy. Imagine if it was beer "well I've got cold ones already in the fridge" it's the same

Yeah, I generally have wine in the bar fridge. Just sometimes she buys herself a really nice one as a treat

Then buy 2 of them today and keep 1 in the fridge

The solution is a specific wine fridge. Mine usually has a beer or two in it as well.

Some ice in a cocktail shaker, add wine, shake it like a polaroid picture, poor into wine glass using the shaker lid to prevent ice in the glass.

Yes, you'll dilute it a little bit with the ice and the wine might not like being shook up, but it'll be very cold.

If you're buying nice bottles of wine Iet them chill properly, just buy them more regularly

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:25 pm Some ice in a cocktail shaker, add wine, shake it like a polaroid picture, poor into wine glass using the shaker lid to prevent ice in the glass.

Yes, you'll dilute it a little bit with the ice and the wine might not like being shook up, but it'll be very cold.

Coolio

Cousin Jack wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:17 pm The solution is a specific wine fridge. Mine usually has a beer or two in it as well.

Our fridge has bottle rack Probably slightly too cool (5-6°C)?

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I keep the wine fridge at around 11 degrees. Cool, but not frozen.

Mrs CJ keeps the proper fridge much colder.

The South African way - stick ice cubes in it

Local offy used to have a machine that you stuck your bottle in for about 2 mins and it cooled it instantly.

But other than that, above options of stock rotation, ice cube in the glass or just having some fucking patience, you alcy bastard.

gremlin wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 9:19 am Local offy used to have a machine that you stuck your bottle in for about 2 mins and it cooled it instantly.

But other than that, above options of stock rotation, ice cube in the glass or just having some fucking patience, you alcy bastard.

She already has some plastic ice cube thingies so they don't melt into the wine.

How far does she have to drive home? You could put a freezer in the car and by the time she got home it would be at least colder if not completely chilled.

dern wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 11:32 am How far does she have to drive home? You could put a freezer in the car and by the time she got home it would be at least colder if not completely chilled.

Years ago my good lady had a wine freezer jacket. It was literally a gel filled jacket that you kept in the freezer for just such an occasion. You squeezed the bottle into it and it chilled the wine quickly. I think she binned it in favour of just lobbing the bottle in a freezer drawer for half hour and she will also put ice in wine rather than drink it warm.

Took the easy route. Bought a few bottles of her favourite and bunged it in the bar fridge. I'll just keep the bottom shelf topped up

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