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Ask any oenophile: everything is better with wine—even trail mix. Except when you have to lug a bottle into the backcountry. And we’re also tired of the taste of plastic and the oxygenation that happens when you dump wine into your go-to water bottle. Thankfully, Platypus has this covered. Their Wine Preservation System is far more than a plastic reservoir with a wine bottle on it. The BPA-free vessel is designed specifically for vino; the two-stage lid lets you eliminate all oxygen from the bag. (For novice wine-drinkers, the presence of oxygen makes the wine go bad within roughly eight hours…that fine line between breathing and spoiling.)  Simply uncork your favorite vintage, pour it in, twist the lid a few rotations, then squeeze out the excess air, seal it up tight, and you’re off. Pouring is a breeze, and there’s a handy label to record the name and year of the vintage.  The backcountry applications are self-explanatory, but we like these inexpensive bottles as a companion for touring vineyards—an economic alternative to shipping bottles home. Other uses? Clandestine smuggling of wine into sporting events and concerts, and for low-weight picnicking.  Now, if only TSA would lift that whole liquid-in-carry-ons ban.