Cheers Wine Bag

The Cheers Wine Bag is an Esplanda merchandise item for carrying wine. The product record doesn't list its material, dimensions, closure or bottle capacity, so check the product photos and any size notes on the page before you count on a particular fit. Totes of this type are usually made for one or two standard 750 ml bottles, and magnums and other oversized formats often don't fit. The "Cheers" name suggests a gift or bring-a-bottle bag. It can hold a bottle you're taking to a dinner or a gathering, so you don't have to hand over a bare bottle or a plastic carrier bag. The bag is not wine, so grape, tasting notes, serving temperature, decanting and glassware don't apply to it. Some general handling guidance does carry over to bottles in a bag like this. Keep the bottle upright, or at least stable, during transport. Bottles with a cork or a screw cap travel best this way. Sparkling wine is the exception, because jostling it raises the pressure inside. Let it settle before you open it. A bag with no insulating lining won't keep a chilled bottle cold for long, so if the wine is meant to be served cold, chill it at its destination. Reds and whites that have been carried around in a warm car are best given some time to settle and come back to serving temperature.