Vintage Cellars Magnum 12-Bottle - Manual (Page 12)

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special properties, such as neutralizing or encapsulating oxygen. Oxygen is what causes wine to oxidize.
While argon has a slight advantage, its benefits are minimal due to its higher expense and lower
availability. The only time argon out-performs nitrogen is when sparging an opened and poured bottle of
fresh wine. Sparging is introducing a gas into a bottle to force out as much air as possible before re-corking
it. Using argon in a properly used and maintained WineKeeper may slightly increase the wines useful life
on the machine.
12. How long will wine last on my WineKeeperTM unit?
The length of time wine will remain fresh on your WineKeeper will vary based on a number of factors:
temperature, wine age and wine type, and cleanliness of your machine. This makes it impossible to give a
firm length of time. As a guideline you should expect wines to last approximately one to three weeks.
Some wines, such as ports and sauternes, can remain sound for many weeks.
13. Why does my wine appear to be cloudy or flakey?
Cloudy or flakey wine may be a symptom of a dirty system and poor maintenance. Incorrect use of the
system may also contribute to this condition. See "Operating and Cleaning Instructions".
14. Why does my wine taste or smell bad?
If your WineKeeper unit has been working correctly for some time, but now you are noticing a change in
the wine, the problem is most likely due to poor maintenance and / or improper use. See: “Cleaning Your
WineKeeper” and “Set up Instructions.”
15. Why is my wine not pouring from one or more of my faucets?
If all of the faucets / stoppers appear to be not working at all, look at these problem areas:
• Nitrogen cylinder out of gas
• Nitrogen supply tube not connected to the regulator
• Nitrogen supply tube kinked or pinched
• All white plastic nitrogen pinch clamps are closed
• Stopper assemblies not tightened into neck of each bottle
• Nitrogen cylinder not opened
• Regulator failure
If one or two faucets/stoppers don't work, look at these problem areas:
• Stopper assemblies not tightened into neck of the wine bottle
• White plastic nitrogen pinch clamp closed
• Debris in bottom of stainless steel wine pick-up tube
• Kink or hole in supply line to stopper assembly
16. Why is wine dripping from my faucet?
Almost all cases of wine dripping from the faucet are caused from lack of cleaning, debris in the faucet, or
the bonnet is cross-threaded and not screwed down completely. Disassemble the faucet and clean using
warm water or Wine Line Cleaner. Check to make sure that the seat cup has no small cuts or tears.
Reassemble the faucet, making sure that the bonnet is not cross-threaded.