Vacu Vin Rapid Ice Cooling Carafe

The Rapid Ice Cooling Carafe ($39.99)– available in black or white – is one of the sleekest, easy-to-use, and fast-acting cooling carafes I have ever seen. It allows you to chill your wine (or any beverage for that matter) in mere minutes and without ice! You can forget about any watery mess with this uber-sleek table-top cooler which reminds me of something Philippe Starck could have designed. The carafe incorporates two rapid ice cooling elements — simply store the cooling elements in the freezer and insert into the carafe base when you are ready to enjoy a nice cool glass of wine (1 liter capacity). Your wine will be actively cooled in minutes and will remain cool for hours.

The carafe truly lives up to all of its lofty claims as I found out recently when I had the chance to test it out. Best of all you can use it both outdoors and indoors making it ideal for all those summertime BBQ celebrations. The glass carafe is also dishwasher safe.

On a side note, the carafe won the honor of being awarded the 2008 ‘Good Design’ award at Good Design Chicago.

The Vacu Vin website is truly a gem for anyone interested in wine accessories. They’ve got an endless array of impeccably designed products offered at reasonable price points.  Check them out online!

July 7th, 2009 by Beverage Blogger | Posted in Wine Accessories | (0)