Traveling with wine doesn’t have to suck

If you are like me and work in the wine business, or just really like wine, around the second week in December you start to experience anxiety. No, I’m not talking about “What champagne should I drink for New Years?” I’m referring to the challenge of traveling with wine.

Before some wackos decided to fly some planes into some very important buildings, air travelers used to be able to carry on wine. I miss those days. It was so much simpler. For a time, I used to check through a case or two of wine, until the airlines decided to charge crazy fees for checked baggage. So, that leaves me with one option: stash a bottle or two in my suitcase. This, however, is always fraught with the danger of the bottle breaking and ruining your clothes.

So, this year I’ll be trying the WineDiaper. The product is a simple concept, but ingenious nonetheless. It’s basically a plastic bag, lined with absorbent padding on the inside. So, it serves two purposes: protecting the bottle from breakage and in the event that fails, it absorbs the wine so that it doesn’t leak. It’s not guaranteed to work, but it would certainly be a good bit of insurance against disaster. So, crossing my fingers, I head into another holiday season.

Disclaimer: I received two WineDiapers as media samples.

Tags: travel, wine, winediaper