Please forgive me; I couldn’t help it. I’m the founder of Nuvo Vino. I just wanted to clear up the claim of temperature measurement from outside of a bottle. Although some claim to, no infrared thermometer can measure the internal temperature of a closed bottle. IR thermometers measure surface temperature. If a bottle has been in a stable environment, one can safely assume that the bottle surface will be of nearly identical temperature to the wine inside. However, if a bottle has changed environments (e.g. put on ice), then the surface temperature of the bottle will be useless.

I’m sorry that you did not find this product useful. Most wine consumers can’t guess temperature within 7 – 10 degrees, especially on warm days. They are surprised to be drinking an 80 deg wine. This product does not mandate geekiness. It’s all about maximizing enjoyment the of wine. If we can help consumers drink wine in a temp range that the winemaker intended, the wine will shine. As accurate as the SnapShot is, it is not necessary to drink wine within a 2 deg range. But it certainly helps a bottle when you keep it within a 6 degree range on a warm day when that wine is changing temperature rapidly. Remember the efforts of the winemaker. Their talents are wasted when a wine is consumed too hot or cold.

After using the SnapShot for 2 years, I too can estimate the temperature of wine quite well. Though it took a lot of practice.

Thanks for listening and best wishes to you and your fantastic blog.
-Andrew

Joe – You live in Canada, land of the almighty Loonie! Splurge on American gadgetry!