Post # 1
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Bumble bee
I’m considering buying a Vingardevalise wine suitcase for bringing wine back home that we purchase while on vacation. It is relatively pricey at $270, at least for someone like me that doesn’t spend money real easily 🙂
The only reviews I’m finding online is on the company’s own website so i’d love a third party perspective. Does anyone happen to have a Vingardevalise?
I’d also like to hear about other wine suitcases or any other means of transporting wine with air travel if anyone has any experience with this. In the past we have just purchased the cardboard/styrofoam shipping boxes but for trips out of country where I don’t speak the language I’d rather not waste precious vacation time trying to track one down on foreign turf.
The Vingardevalise https://vingardevalise.com/
Post # 2
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Buzzing Beekeeper
passthepeas: I didn’t even realise wine suitacases were a thing AND NOW I NEEEEEEEED ONE!!!!!!! 🙂
Post # 3
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Blushing bee
We went to Italy last year and brought back 14 bottles of wine dispersed between our suitcases 😂 We bought these wine jet bags at bed, bath and beyond https://m.bedbathandbeyond.com/m/product/jetbags-resealable-padded-wine-bags-set-of-3/1040393650?skuId=40393650&mcid=PS_googlepla_nonbrand_winebar_&adpos=1o1&creative=43742615509&device=m&matchtype=&network=g&product_id=40393650&gclid=CJfXtObL0s0CFUQehgod_-ACog And had no issues! No breakage, nothing! And a whole lot cheaper than the wine suitcase. We did get our suitcases wrapped at the airport (some international places offer this) and thankfully we did that because the weight of the wine in one suitcase split it in half, but the cellophane wrap kept it all together. And we happily enjoyed all 14 bottles this past y
Post # 3
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Buzzing Beekeeper
Uhhh last time a family friend just boxed up a case in cardboard and checked it lol. It came through okay.
Post # 4
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Blushing bee
We purchased the wine jet bags from bed, bath and beyond (11.99 for a three pack) for our trip to Italy last year and we ended up bringing back 14 bottles of wine no issues! We did have our suitcases wrapped at the airport and thankfully we did because the weight of the wine split one suitcase in half 😂🍷🍷🍷 the cellophane kept it together though and we enjoyed all 14 bottles of wine this year
Post # 5
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Bumble bee
slissa: Oh no on the busted suitcase! If the wine was heavy enough to split the suitcase then didn’t it put you way over your weight limit?
Post # 6
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: April 2014 - Italian Villa
passthepeas: My mom has this awesome trick where she brings the bubble wrap-like packaging from her toner cartridges to bring back wine in… But besides that, you could get a bunch of these for the same price.
Though I am really digging the idea of a wine suitcase as well, it would have to be something you’re sure you’d use over and over!
ETA: I usually just wrap the wine in clothes and I have never had a problem. We brought back wine from Italy and England, and will be doing so again this August from Greece and Turkey.
Post # 7
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Newbee
I have used bubble wrap and lots of it!! Worked great but this case is awesome
Post # 8
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Bumble bee
MsBeer: lol I’ve been eyeing the Vingardevalise for a while now but have been to cheap to take the plunge.
There is also this cheaper “Wine Check” on the market https://www.amazon.com/Wine-Bag-Check-Only-WINECHECK/dp/B007DZJAHY
But I like that the Vingardevalise is versatile, the foam inserts can be added & removed to make it a regular suitcase or a combination suitcase (half clothes/half wine). And I think because the cushioning is foam instead of styrofoam you can fit bottles of varied shapes and sizes.
Post # 9
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Blushing bee
passthepeas: luckily, no! We just put too much wine in one of them. We were actually under our weight limit. Oh, and don’t even claim it at customs. We tried to own up to it in Italy and US and nobody cared that we had so much wine. Those jet bags are awesome, they have cushion and an absorbent filler so if a bottle were to break it actually absorbs the liquid so nothing spills out onto clothes, etc. like a wine diaper 😂
Post # 10
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Blushing bee
We actually used wine diapers when we went to Spain, and no issues! I am, however, intrigued by a wine suitcase.
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Post # 11
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: April 2014 - Italian Villa
passthepeas: Another thought- could you acquire styrofoam to fill one of your existing suitcases? With a bit of glue and planning, you could probably make a pretty sweet wine foam holder for the inside of your current suitcase. ]
But I’m cheap 😛
Post # 12
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Bumble bee
gingerkitten: Yes I have used skins when just bringing back a bottle or two but it does always cause a bit of nerves over breakage and ending up over weight. I like that the dedicated wine suitcase guarantees 12 bottles, including 2 champagne, within airline weight limit. It even has magnum foams available.
Your mom is brilliant with the toner packaging!