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TSA-friendly wine bag
Everyone always asks me to bring wine from Spain which I've stopped doing since a bottle once cracked and left a unique and lovely red design on my new cream colored corduroy pants. Also, wrapping them is a headache: bubble-wrap, then paper, then wrapping paper, then a T-shirt, and you still need to keep your fingers crossed that you will have the bottle in one piece; and they are so heavy to carry in hand luggage!Well, Bottlewise seems to have found a solution with their TSA-friendly wine bags. Each Bottlewise Duo (US$48.95) bag holds two bottles in well-padded, removable zipper bags, and can fit easily in your check-in luggage. This also means that you don't have to buy your wine at Duty Free anymore, you can buy exactly what you want, gift-wrap it the way you want, and not worry about lugging it around in your hand-luggage. If you are still worried about cracks, you can opt for the Bottlewise Duo Plus (US$58.95), which comes with more padding.
[Via LA Times]
Filed under: Food and Drink, Gear
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mandy Feb 9th 2008 9:19PM
I agree.. Seems a little expensive for a luggage bottle wrap. If, I was looking for something, I'd look for something that could double as a luggage wrap and carry tote like what they offer at WineBags.com.
Wine Bags will be there debuting our new NeoBag sporty neoprene wine tote and other exotic wine gift bags at the Boston Wine Expo this week.
Insulated, padded, stylish and just what every wine lovers need to throw in their luggage or carry to the beach. Check us out at: http://www.winebags.com
Mandy001 Feb 9th 2008 7:06PM
I agree.. Seems a little expensive for a luggage bottle wrap. If, I was looking for something, I'd look for something that could double as a luggage wrap and carry tote like what they offer at WineBags.com.
Wine Bags will be there debuting our new NeoBag sporty neoprene wine tote and other exotic wine gift bags at the Boston Wine Expo this week.
Insulated, padded, stylish and just what every wine lovers need to throw in their luggage or carry to the beach. Check us out at: http://www.winebags.com
Teri Apr 5th 2009 11:07AM
Since regulations oct 2006 rules for bottles in checked in luggage are sometimes not allowed when wrapped in clothes/laundry, due to insurance reasons. Styrofoam bottles take uo a lot of space.
In Europe I bought an innovation called airballage.
Safe and light solution for checking in your bottles.
debbie Jan 10th 2008 10:48PM
My favorite way to wrap jams and liquids is: Diaper first, then a ziplock. The diaper (obviously) adds padding, but I also figure that if the bottle breaks, the diaper will absorb the liquid & the ziplock will contain it. Best of all, both things are easily found in a supermarket (and as a mom with two kids under three I always have both on hand anyway)
Also, a note on buying wine at the duty free. That solution works fine if you do not have a connecting flight once you reach the US. If you do have a US flight, you'll be required to put your wine (and any other liquids or gels you purchased at the duty free) in your checked entry after clearing customs at your first US destination.
Debbie
www.deliciousbaby.com
charles everett Jan 11th 2008 4:47AM
Sorry TSA winebags:
You will not get this on any carry on luggage from Europe to the US. New European security regulations only allow small amounts of liquids past the security check point in a "Clear" bag. Recently I could not even take a bottle of whiskey on a connecting flight in Europe that was bought in the Duty Free shop in the US. Only duty free bought in European Duty free shops/airlines are allowed on connecting flight in Europe. May the traveler beware!!!!!
Bob Jan 12th 2008 11:10AM
$50 seems ridiculously steep for something that can just as adequately be taken care of with dirty laundry. I always pack wine. Bubblewrap (readily available in many places) first, then three or four plastic bags, then wrapped ins dirty swaddling clothes. Happily haven't had anything break yet.
As for TSA-Friendly... seems like a contradiction in terms.
Mike Jan 17th 2008 6:11PM
What exactly makes this TSA-friendly? It's not like you can take it in your carry-on. You still have to check it.