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Orange Coast Magazine: New Gadget Preserves Wine and Champagne

2015-06-10T12:15:00-07:00

There are many techniques for preserving opened wine, but the latest Genesis unit from Napa Technology is a perfect home, single-bottle preservation and dispensing system. Launched in November, the patented IntelliCork not only preserves wine after opening, but is the only system on the market that has the ability to preserve sparkling wine or Champagne as well as still wine. With IntelliCork, still wines last for up to two months after you uncork them, and sparkling wines last for up to five days.

Once the system is placed on an uncorked wine, oxygen is removed from the bottle and replaced with inert argon gas (WineGas). The preserved wine can then be dispensed at will. The IntelliCork can be removed from the dispenser, allowing additional bottles to be preserved. With additional IntelliCork heads, you can preserve and enjoy as many bottles as you like.

A Genesis unit was sent to me recently for evaluation. I found it preserved open bottles of still wine for two weeks (I did not go beyond this time interval) and sparkling wine for five days. The preserved wines remained pristine. It works for wine bottles with either a screw cap or cork, and cleaning and maintenance are minimal. I can definitely recommend it.

A recent price adjustment at $249 makes Genesis less expensive than its competitors. The Genesis Wine & Champagne Preserving System includes one IntelliCork for preserving still wine, and one capsule of WineGas. An Elite Genesis system ($399) includes an IntelliCork for both still and sparkling wines, and two capsules of WineGas.

The WineGas capsules can preserve up to 60 glasses of wine. Additional capsules ($39.99) and additional IntelliCork heads ($49.99 for still wine, $69.99 for sparkling wine) are available.

Visit Genesis Preserve for more information and to acquire the system.

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Writer: Rusty Gaffney

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Mother's Day Gift Guide for the Wine Lover

2015-04-08T10:08:00-07:00

Mother’s Day will be here before we know it. It can be a daunting task to find that perfect gift for your mother or mother-in-law, so we put together a list of the best gifts for the mom in your life that loves wine. If you want more inspiration, check out this gift guide by Forbes: Best Gifts For Wine Lovers.

Wall Mounted Wine Rack + Wine Glass Holder

This stylish wine rack is a great gift for anyone who likes to display their wines. It also holds wine glasses, putting everything in easy reach when you're ready for a glass. It's sealed with a beautiful espresso finish and arrives ready to be mounted on the wall (no assembly required). You can find more wine rack designs in the creator's Etsy shop.

Electric Blue Push-Button Corkscrew

This is a great gift for anyone who struggles to open wine with a more traditional corkscrew. Bonus: it's as entertaining to watch as it is easy to use. You simply press a button and watch as it extracts the cork from the bottle and releases it. The blue light illuminates the corkscrew, letting you see it in action, as well as doubling as a stylish nightlight (it lights up when it's in the recharging stand).

Aerating Wine Glasses

These beautiful wine glasses are made in Italy with a patented design. The inside of the glasses have optic ridges, causing the wine to brush against the ridged surface when the glass is swirled, mixing in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. This eliminates the need to leave a bottle out to breathe or decant it before you enjoy it.

Instant Wine Chiller

This chiller is based on an innovative concept: cooling the wine the very moment it is served. It focuses on cooling the wine itself (instead of the bottle) and works within seconds. It's not just for white wine either - red wines are often served too warm, but this can bring a red from room temperature to that of a cellar (54-64°F) instantly.

Genesis Wine and Champagne Preserver

We couldn't help but include Genesis on this list. This high tech product is the first of its kind and is the perfect gift for any wine or champagne lover. With Genesis you can open as many bottles of wine or champagne from your collection as you desire without letting a drop go to waste. Simply replace any style cork with the patented IntelliCork, place the bottle in the machine and switch the lever to the left to preserve still wine for up to 60 days and sparkling wine for up to 5 days. Remove the bottle and store it in your wine fridge, then repeat and indulge in any bottle from your wine collection.

5 Wine Pairings for St. Patrick's Day

2015-03-12T09:12:00-07:00

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Traditionally, this holiday means green-tinted beer, but for those of us out there who prefer the grape over the hops, we’ve created just the guide for you. We worked with some of our favorite food bloggers to gather recipes for several festive dishes and paired each of them with a complementary varietal. Click on the links below to get the full recipe.

With your Genesis, you can serve a different wine with every course with no worry about it spoiling. Simply pop on an IntelliCork, apply WineGas, and preserve the open wine for up to 2 months. Click here to learn more about this technology and how it works.

Cheers!

Corned Beef & Cabbage with Pinot Noir: pinot provides some acidity to balance this traditionally boiled meat dish.

Recipe and photo from The Kitchen is my Playground

Shepard’s Pie with Zinfandel: a fruity zin creates a lively contrast to this heavy meat dish.

Recipe and photo from The Roasted Root

Guinness Beef Stew with Merlot: our favorite pairing is merlot, but any red wine with a lot of tannins would go well with this rich, tender stewed beef.

Recipe and photo from Wonky Wonderful

Colcannon (buttery blend of potatoes with kale) with Riesling: a slightly sweet wine will pair great with this salty, buttery side dish.

Recipe and photo from Cook the Story

Irish Coffee Brownie Cupcakes with Muscat or Port: this sweet chocolate dessert will go well with a sweet port or muscat (if you choose a wine that isn’t sweet, it may end up tasting tart).

Recipe and photo from Cupcake Project

CNBC: A geek's guide to high-tech drink gadgets

2014-12-29T16:27:00-08:00

Genesis Wine Preserver ($500)

Peek behind the bar at some restaurants and watering holes and you'll notice they're pouring your glass of wine not directly from the bottle but from what appears to be a spigot where the cork normally sits. Napa Technology makes many of those dispensing systems, and it has finally brought that tech to the home user with the Genesis.

Corks are replaced with a proprietary dispensing head, and air in the bottle is dispersed with argon gas. That keeps the wine fresh for a virtually unlimited amount of time. It will even keep the fizz in champagne for five days.

Read the full story here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102268936/page/2

LA Weekly: 7 Wine Lover–Approved Holiday Gifts That Aren't Another Bottle

2014-12-18T09:04:00-08:00

Genesis Wine Preserver
Now we’ve all seen those pressurized wine dispensers in supermarkets and wine bars where the wine is on tap with its box or keg behind a glass window. Well now you can have one of those in your home. Genesis is first home-use, single-bottle preservation and dispensing system designed for both still and sparkling wine. Each unit includes three “IntelliCorks”: two for still wine and one for sparkling, as well as two canisters of Wine Gas – enough to pressurize 24 bottles. After you pull the cork and insert your Genesis “IntelliCork” / dispensing spout into the bottle, you insert the bottle into the Genesis unit to be pressurized with wine gas, and that’s it. According to the good people of Napa Technologies, your pressurized wine will last for two months. (Two weeks if the wine is sparkling.) $500, order online here.

Read the full story here: http://www.laweekly.com/squidink/2014/12/17/7-wine-lover-approved-holiday-gifts-that-arent-another-bottle

DuJour Magazine: Gadget Gifts For Techies

2014-12-12T12:07:00-08:00

Click here to read the full story. http://dujour.com/gallery/technology-gadgets-holiday-gifts/#/15

In Good Taste Magazine: 12 Days of Holiday Gifts GENESIS

2014-12-11T12:20:00-08:00

12 Days of Holiday Gifts: GENESIS Home Wine Preservation System

DECEMBER 10, 2014 BY MARIS CALLAHAN

For some, leftover wine might be a foreign concept. For others, a half-empty bottle of wine will go to waste before you finish drinking it. GENESIS is a perfect solution to wine waste and an even more perfect solution to those hard-to-buy for holiday gifts. Developed by Napa Technology, a respected player in the commercial wine preservation and dispensing space, GENESIS is the first at home wine preservation system that can preserve wine for up to 2 months and champagne or sparkling wine up to 5-7 days.

Unlike some other preservation systems, you can open a bottle, have a glass and then decide that you don’t want to finish it, then preserve it and store it the way you would store that wine (whites and bubbles in the fridge, red in your wine fridge or out of direct light).

Each preservation system can preserve as many bottles of wine as you have IntelliCorks. GENESIS preserves still wine for up to two months and sparkling wine or champagne up to five days, using proprietary IntelliCork Technology. Once an uncorked bottle of still or sparkling wine is placed in the system, oxygen is removed and replaced with WineGas, ensuring wines are pristine from the first drop to last. GENESIS also dispenses preserved wine, allowing wine lovers to enjoy just a glass of their favorite wine or multiple varietals at a time.

Give this to your oenophile in-laws who have everything or think of it as an investment in your new year’s resolution to learn more about wines.

Read the full story, here.

GAYOT.com- the guide to the good life

2014-12-11T12:15:00-08:00

Wine Products and Accessories

We've rounded up the best accessories and products for the wine lover who wants to have everything. Whether you're buying a gift for a friend or adding to your own collection, our reviews of wine totes, decanters, coolers, corkscrews and racks will make shopping simple.

Get the gift that keeps giving! Napa Technology Genesis presents this one-of-a-kind, at-home single bottle preservation system for sparkling and still wines. This device uncorks bottles, preserves the remaining content with wine gas, and pours for you through a special IntelliCork nozzle. Your wine lovers can fully enjoy their favorite varietals within five days (sparkling) or two months (still wine).

Find it on Amazon.com and for more details about the system, visit Napa Technology’sofficial website

For more holiday gift ideas for the bar, check out GAYOT.com

Read the full story on GAYOT.com, here.

Ellen's 12 Days of Giveaways!

2014-12-11T12:04:00-08:00

Watch the Genesis Champagne and Wine Preserver on Ellen's 12 Days of Giveaways! It's so exciting to be a part of this great giveaway! You have a chance to win a Genesis of your own by signing up on EllenTV.com. If you don't win, you're still a winner with this 20% promo code Ellen12Days.

POPSUGAR: Sneak a Peek at Our Editors' Holiday Wish List

2014-12-11T11:57:00-08:00

Splurge!

There's finally a system for preserving those extra sips left in a bottle of wine (even sparkling!) after the party's over. Once they have the Genesis Champagne & Wine Preserver ($499) in their arsenal, morning-after mimosas will become a must.

Read the full list here:

ForbesLife Mag: Best Gifts For Wine Lovers In 2014

2014-12-03T11:42:00-08:00

The latest wine gadget: Just new on the market this fall, GENESIS is the first single bottle preservation and dispensing system designed for both still and sparkling wine. Once a bottle of wine is opened, it begins to suffer the effects of exposure to oxygen. The typical shelf-life for opened wine is three to four days and for sparkling wine it is more like two days. This system inserts an inert gas into the open wine, ensuring a pristine, fresh taste each time you reopen the bottle. According to the company website, “oxygen is removed and replaced with WineGas, ensuring wines are pristine from the first drop to last. GENESIS also dispenses preserved wine, allowing wine lovers to enjoy just a glass of their favorite wine or multiple varietals at a time.” The complete system retails for $499 + shipping and can be ordered at as well as Amazon, Wine Enthusiast and Napa Styles.

Author: Katie Bell

Read the full story on Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/katiebell/2014/12/01/best-gifts-for-wine-lovers-in-2014/

Forbes Magazine: Cyber Monday Wine Gift Ideas. Backstory Included.

2014-12-01T11:12:00-08:00

The early numbers are in, and they aren’t pretty.

Retail spending over the weekend — that used-to-be-quintessential-American-shopping-weekend — fell by 11% this year, continuing a two-year slide downward.

The writing is on the wall. Habits are shifting.

How we shop is different. So is why we shop.

Consumers can be more informed about products and purchases now than ever before. That increase in awareness goes hand-in-hand with an increase in intention.

When it comes to wine, that intention can translate to gift ideas that matter to you as the giver and to the recipient of your gift. The research is available, whether your interest is organic wine or hip technology or supporting small businesses or even protecting world heritage sites.

Here are five wine ideas meant to match gift with intention.

When You Want to Know the People Behind the Wine

Wine tourism in Italy can be hit or miss, and vary from virtually non-existent to high-gleam commercial. Yet wine’s appeal here — from its historical roots to its current, complex iterations — is unmistakable. Dive straight to the heart of the matter with a guide like Select Italy, whose goal is to provide visitors with a sense of the people behind the wine, rather than simply the business of it. Check out their Tasca d’Almerita experience in particular — yes, it’ll take you to Sicily and their trendy wines from Mt Etna and elsewhere on the island, but what you’ll write home about are the people you meet who made those wines possible. More information here.

When You Want It Personal. And Just Right.

Sure, it’s contrary to the Cyber Monday theme. But that’s mostly the point. “We’re still old school, and we take mail orders and telephone orders,” said Tim Bucciarelli of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “You want things to be just right for your holiday party, so lots of people call and need their questions answered. We’re much more hands-on and customer service-oriented.” The retail shop — which first opened in 1978 and is widely known for directly sourcing unique cheeses, oils, and spices — normally does 40% of its annual business during the two months of November and December. Almost half of their shipment orders are transacted by telephone. “For us it’s a lot of fun,” Bucciarelli said. “We solicit input from all our staff to create our own Best Of… gift guide. We get good ideas for what people give to their loved ones, and that creates a spark.” Formaggio ships specialty wine and beer within Massachusetts (ask in particular for their sparkling wine options); all other products are shipped nationwide. More information here.

When You Want to Make an Impact

There’s an area in Piedmont’s Lanze wine growing region — about 30 miles southeast of Turin, Italy — that’s being considered for UNESCO’s World Heritage site listing. In the meantime, and to ensure that the vineyards are preserved regardless of UNESCO’s decision, the municipality is offering an “adopt a row” program. You’ll choose your row, monitor growth and progress via webcam, participate in harvest and winemaking if you want, and receive a case of high-quality Barbera at the end of the year. The program is renewable on an annual basis and, along the way, you’ll have a hand in grass-roots impact (literally) in one of the world’s most prized wine producing regions. More information here.

When You’re into Tech. And Making Wine Last.

You may have noticed wine preservation systems when you’re out and about in restaurants, wine bars, and retail shops. They’re effective and efficient, and they help to take the sting out of purchasing a high-priced wine when you may not want to finish the whole bottle. The system is now available for home use as well, with a counter-top wine preservation product called Genesis, from Napa Technology. It removes the oxygen from an open bottle of wine, either still or sparkling, and preserves it for up to two months. It’s commercial grade technology, brought home. More information here.

When You Need It Simple: Food Pairing, Delivered

Thanks to more open DTC shipping laws, it’s easier than ever for wineries to ship bottles directly to the consumer. But what if perfectly suited food pairings came along with it? And what if those pairings illustrated a fun, why-didn’t-I-think-of-that business partnership? Silverland Bakery (who did think of it…) partnered with Monterey-based Estancia winery to create bakery bars meant to match the producer’s popular Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines. One box includes 12 bars — six White Chocolate Caramel bars to go with the Chardonnay, and six Pinot Noir bars with raspberry and cherry filling. You won’t have made dessert yourself, but you can be inspired by the sweet idea of it. More information here.

Find Cathy Huyghe online at cathyhuyghe.com and on Twitter TWTR -4.3%@cathyhuyghe.

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MBMom’s 2014 Ho-Ho-Holiday Gift Guide!

2014-11-25T12:02:00-08:00

Well, I suggested wine as a gift for MBMom, but I like to leave the wine GADGETS to #modernbocadad! The GENESIS wine preservation system uses a unique intellicork technology to preserve bottles of wine or champagne after opening. This is the FIRST at home system that works for both wine and champagne, letting wine lovers have “just a glass” and not worry about finishing the bottle.

Price, $499.00.

Shop here: http://www.genesispreserve.com/products/genesis

Author: Modern Boca Mom

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Wine Industry Advisor: Genesis- An Evolution in Wine Preservation Technology

2014-11-20T14:48:00-08:00

The Genesis device is the latest in a wide range of wine preservation devices available to help preserve the wine while drinking it. In the range of preservation options, the Genesis device is a giant leap from just stuffing the cork back in the bottle, both in terms of the technical ingenuity of the system and the price point, but it brings features and opportunities for private as well as wine business utility.

Created by Napa Technology, the Genesis builds on the technology used in the WineStation, a wine preservation and dispensing system used primarily by restaurants and wine bars since 2007.

The core of the system is the IntelliCork closure and dispensing head, which is the same for Genesis and the WineStation. After removing the original closure, the IntelliCork dispensing head is used to reseal the bottle, and in case of a still wine, a tube attached to the dispensing head is placed inside the bottle.

When the bottle is attached to the Genesis device, WineGas, a food grade Argon gas, is pushed into the bottle creating the pressure that pushes wine out through the dispensing head and protecting the wine from oxygen exposure inside the bottle.

According to the Genesis website, the system can preserve still wines for up to 60 days and sparkling up to 5 days. We tested out how well the system preserves a bottle of Zinfandel after four weeks, tasting the wine with weekly intervals.*

Day 7: The wine was still fresh and full flavored, but had opened up a little from first opening, as if it had been allowed to breathe in the glass for 30 minutes.

Day 14: The wine had lost a little bit of its freshness, but preserved its bold fruit flavors and did not seem oxidized.

Day 21: No discernible change from week two.

Day 28: Though still delicious, the wine had lost most of its freshness and resembled a bottle that had been opened a day or two.

Four weeks may seem like a long time to drink a single bottle, but part of the idea of the Genesis is that you can drink from multiple bottles of wine at the same time. The device comes with two IntelliCorks for still wine and one for sparkling, the pro version has more, and you can buy them separately too if you need more.

We also tested the Genesis on a bottle of sparkling wine. The Intellicork for sparkling works a little differently. You cannot dispense through it, but instead it seals the bottle and the WineGas repressurizes the bottle.

Three days after first opening and tasting the bottle of Prosecco, the wine still had sparkle and freshness.

We considered the trials a success, but is the Genesis right for you? With a price tag of $499, it’s clearly not for everyone, but targeting a niche of premium wine consumers and tasting rooms that pour library or limited edition wines. A niche it shares with the Coravin system.

It’s worth noting a few differences between the Genesis and Coravin systems. While the Coravin does not remove the original cork closure and promises much longer preservation times, the Genesis has the advantage of working on all closure types, not just natural cork, and it can be used for sparkling wines as well.

Author: Wine Industry Advisor

To read the full story, visit: http://www.wineindustryadvisor.com/2014/11/20/genesis-evolution-wine-preservation/

Discover Sonoma County Wine: Genesis versus Coravin – How do You Preserve Your Wine?

2014-10-29T13:21:00-07:00

Napa Technology, makers of the WineStation®, launched their single bottle commercial (Genesis Pro) and residential (Genesis) wine preservation systems for both still and sparkling wine at Raymond Vineyards last night.

Either Genesis system dispenses preserved wine an ounce or glass at a time to allow tasting or service without consuming (or wasting) the remainder of the bottle. Since both Genesis systems come with multiple IntelliCorks (10 commercial or 3 residental) multiple varietals can be opened at any time and stored outside the machine.

Napa Technology presented a champagne that had been open 4 days and red and white still wines that were opened on October 17, 2014 (10 days). All of the wines tasted fresh, but I had not tried a recently opened bottle of the varietals, so I was unable to tell any changes in the wine. I would have preferred a newly opened as well as a 30 day bottle for comparative purposes.

The obvious advantages over a Coravin Wine Access system (which I have been happily using for almost a year) are the Genesis system will work on any type of closure (screw top, natural cork or synthetic). Additionally, the Genesis system works on champagne / sparkling wine as well as still wine.

Sparkling wine is advertised to last for up to 5 days and still wine for 1-60 days. The Genesis system gives commercial facilities the ability to serve more wines by the glass and the consumer the ability to drink wine(s) over a number of days. The convenient size will work in most settings and accommodates 750 ml and magnum size bottles in a free standing model.

The commercial version of the Genesis system retails at $899 and the residental system at $499. Gas cannisters come with both models and additional IntelliCorks and cannisters can be ordered from the Genesis website.

#Genesis #NapaTechnology #Wine #WineAccessories #WinePreservation

Author: Jolene Patter, Discover Sonoma County Wine

http://discoversonomacountywine.com/2014/10/genesis-versus-coravin-how-do-you-preserve-your-wine/