Coravin is recalling about 65,000 wine access systems in the United States and about 640 in Canada
The system can cause wine bottles to break during pressurization, posing a risk of lacerations, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Coravin has received 13 reports of bottles breaking. In one incident, a bottle broke into four pieces and caused two chipped teeth and a laceration that required stitches. In four others, the bottles cracked and leaked. In eight cases, bottles broke into two pieces.
This recall involves all Coravin 1000 wine access systems. The system uses a hollow needle to penetrate a wine bottle cork and allow wine to be dispensed without removing the cork.
The system is about 9-inches tall and has a silver-colored, metallic tubular body with a detachable black plastic capsule cup attached to the bottom and trigger on the top. A black metal handle is attached at the top of the tube and a black metal, moveable bottle clamp is attached to the front side of the tube. A long, metallic needle protrudes from the underside of the handle.
The Coravin name and logo appear on the front side of the tube. The system comes with a silver-colored storage base and two argon gas capsules.
The systems were sold at Coravin.com, other online retailers, and wine shops from July 2013 to June 2014 forabout $300.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wine access systems and contact Coravin for a free repair kit that includes a neoprene wine bottle sleeve to contain broken glass when a bottle breaks and updated instructions and warnings. The wine access system shouldn’t be used on wine bottles with damages or flaws.
For further information, call Coravin at 844-267-2846 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email update@coravin.com, or visit www.coravin.com and click on “Important Safety Announcement – Recall to Repair.”
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
