Test Results of 1” Square REUSACUBE for Keeping Wine Cool
Photo ©Michael Kelly
I recently did a story on REUSACUBE new 1” square re-usable cubes filled with distilled water just being released. This now gives them two products: their 2” square cube and now their 1” cubes. You can read the previous article at:
I had not done the testing as I had done with the 2” cubes for the 1” cubes but now have the results.
Photo ©Michael Kelly
I took three identical Sauvignon Blanc wine glasses from Riedel and poured equal amounts into each of them. The consensus by wine aficionados is that Sauvignon Blanc wine should be served between 45-50 degrees. This Sauvignon Blanc pulled from the cellar was 56.5 degrees. Once the test was set up the wine in the glass had increased to 57.4 degrees in all three glasses. Many approaches could be taken, and I measured the wine from the cellar and its temperature after setting up the experiment. I used a temperature gauge that calibrated the temperatures to one decimal. Using one glass as the baseline and one glass with the 1” REUSACUBE with two cubes and one with 3 cubes . The house temperature was 75 degrees, and the outside temperature was 82 degrees on the day of testing. Here are the results being measured every 10 minutes:
Observations and Conclusions
*The REUSACUBE did in fact keep the wine cold and cooled it down from the stored temperature with 3 cubes doing a quicker job.
*The wine glasses used did allow a partial submerging of the CUBE. This created a reduced ratio of REUSACUBE to liquid, yet still chilled the wine.
*I was surprised how fast the wine warmed up in a standalone position without the CUBE, meaning no person was holding either the stem or the bowl of the glass! Nor was any wine consumed in the glass. With the wine being consumed the temperature would be cooler (cube to liquid ratio).
*With this being a stagnant test setup, a live one being a certain amount of the wine would be consumed. This, however, would introduce too many variables on time depending on how everyone drank their wine. For someone consuming it quicker, the temperature test may vary.
*The 2” cubes and the temperature changes are recorded in the previous story focused on a Chardonnay glass with a larger opening.
*Usually when taking a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc out of the cellar, it is chilled in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes to get it to the right serving temperature. Both the 2 cubes and 3 cubes result showed a temperature swing of +.7 degrees and -.6 respectively. Both did extremely well at 75 ambient temperature. If this was held outside, then the 3 cubes scores would have presented a more stable temperature.
*Once the experiment was concluded very little of the distilled water was still frozen. So if having another glass of Sauvignon Blanc with 1” cubes, you would need to have additional cubes at the ready. This was not the case for the 2” cubes with plenty of ice still left in the cube. However, the 2” cubes will not fit in a typical Sauvignon Blanc glass.
*For those living in warmer temperature zones than California for example, Arizona, Texas, Florida, having the REUSACUBE in a YETI or similar product would keep wine cool for a long time.
My personal perspective is that for most people this is a summertime necessity and as my wife mentioned a “game changer” for white wine on the patio be it Chardonnay (2” cubes) or Sauvignon Blanc (1” cubes).
Sláinte,
Michael