A perfect birthday gift, which is used and pours easily! I was looking for a friend and I found the same price as the one bought for me there 3 years (already available at Amazon), which I am very satisfied: the opened bottles can keep a few more days, it is therefore not obliged to drink it all at once, and the stopper for champagne is quite efficient (only one downside, however: it is difficult to put cap in place). In short, I highly recommend this vacuum system to all epicureans!