Miracle key to the wine or else correct in your textbooks...

The progress in science shakes with our lives again! For years they have taught us that Pluto is a planet and that soviet engineers can command wind and rain. Now everything changes! Since august 2006 does Pluto no longer have its place among planets and for more, think about connected effort of french sommelier Franck Thomas and italian chemist - enologist Lorenzo Zanon having overtrumped even the soviet comrades! These two men have prooven the impossible - they have commanded the time! At least the time in wine. You do not believe it? Then you should try out the invention that saw the light of this world already some years ago, but only recently it arrived in our region, after a good tradition of backward progress.

CLEF DU VIN is an instrument which activates and accelerates the oxidizing processes of wine. It gradually modifies the organoleptic character (taste, bouquet, aroma). This way it is able to simulate the process of ageing and show the potential of set vine for archiving. Upon natural ageing in conditions of a cellar there are, however, many more reactions going on (in wine is more that 100 known elements) and those are not affected by the key. It takes effect mostly on aromatic elements: esthers, ketones, aldehydes and tannins. These substances are „protected“ and constrained on reactants of sulfur which are very sensitive on oxidation. In similar way the key influences aliphatic chains by modifiing simple connections of nitrogen, sulfur and hydrogen.

Clef du vin is calibrated so that 1 second of submersion into a glass (or bottle in the case of bottle version) simulates ageing of wine after elapsing a year. If its expression improves it has a vow of successfull ageing. If it becomes flavourless, oxidized or if it even shows the taste of metal, it has only minimal potential for ageing and it is necessary to drink it up within 1 year. The result is that the key will definitely not improve wine of low quality, precisely vise - versa. It can be also used for archieving more pleasant result and more frequent drinkability of young wines - it can smooth the structure of wine, tannins will become finer and their elegance will be highlighted. Acidity of white wines will be reduced, the aroma of fruit will intensify. Active point of the instrument is made of specific alloy and its crafting took 10 years. It is protected by four international patents. Manufacturer garants 20 years - assurance on it.

The key is made in three sizes and two model series. The offering is opened by CLEFS ELEGANCE:

ELEGANCE POCKET - compact, small pocket model in form of stylish lavalier calibrated for 10 cl glass.

ELEGANCE SERVICE - biger design that looks like a beaker spoon calibrated for 10 cl glass.

ELEGANCE BOTTLE - even larger, relative to soup spoon, calibrated for 75 cl bottle.

The keys of series PROFESSIONAL are whole crafted of fine rust - resistant steel. They are packed in elegant wood boxes coated with rexine.

Clef du Vin is not cheapest toy but I can confirm that it really works. I dont personally use it to find out the archival potential of wines because it can be made out on the base of the result of sensoric test if one have some experience (finally, it is also bigger adventure...). However, it is essential for smoothing the structure of tannins in some young wines. It is also an exciting game to regard (even if not most accurately) into the taste future of big wine.

You can find more information on www.clef-du-vin.com

It can be bought from the Merlot Grand Vins company.