Wine Access System
CPSC Recall #14-214 — June 25, 2014
Product
Wine Access System
Description
The system can cause wine bottles to break during pressurization.
Hazard
The system can cause wine bottles to break during pressurization, posing a risk of lacerations.
Incidents / Injuries
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.
Remedy
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.
Units Affected
About 65,000 in the U.S. and about 640 in Canada
Sold At
Coravin.com and other online retailers and at wine shops from July 2013 to June 2014 for about $300.
Manufactured In
China