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Coravin Recalls to Repair Wine Access System Due to Laceration Hazard

Name: Coravin Recalls to Repair Wine Access System Due to Laceration Hazard
Brand: Coravin
SKU: CPSC-14214
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 1.0 (1 reviews)

Published: June 25, 2014Recall ID: 14214Category: generalCountry: US

Reason for Recall / Hazard

The system can cause wine bottles to break during pressurization, posing a risk of lacerations.

Product Description & Identification

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 nine 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.

Affected Products

Wine Access System

Additional Source Details

Field	Value
U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/Coravin-Recalls-to-Repair-Wine-Access-System
Title	Coravin Recalls to Repair Wine Access System Due to Laceration Hazard
Images › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2014.14214.1-14214_CoravinSystem_LARGE.jpg
Images › Caption	Coravin 1000 Wine Access Systems
Hazards › Name	The system can cause wine bottles to break during pressurization, posing a risk of lacerations.
Injuries › Name	Coravin has received 13 reports of bottles breaking, including one in which a bottle burst into four pieces and resulted in an injury involving two chipped teeth and a laceration that required stitches, four in which the bottles cracked and leaked, and eight in which bottles broke into two pieces.
Products › Name	Wine Access System
Products › Type	Drink Dispensers
Products › Category I D	68144
Products › Number Of Units	About 65,000 in the U.S. and about 640 in Canada
Recall I D	1713
Remedies › Name	Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wine access system 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 should not be used on wine bottles with damages or flaws.
Importers › Name	Coravin Inc., of Burlington, Mass.
Retailers › Name	Coravin.com and other online retailers and at wine shops from July 2013 to June 2014 for about $300.
Recall Date	2014-06-25T00:00:00
Description	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 nine 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.
Recall Number	14214
Remedy Options › Option	Repair
Inconjunctions › U R L	https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/40215r-eng.php
Consumer Contact	Coravin toll-free at (844) 267-2846 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email update@coravin.com, or online at www.coravin.com, and click on "Important Safety Announcement - Recall to Repair" for more information.
Last Publish Date	2015-01-09T00:00:00
Manufacturer Countries › Country	China

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