Instant Home Winemaking and the Nefarious WinePod

Progress is often visible in every industry. However, certain things do not seem to change. Often, this is because they do not have to. For example, when it comes to home wine making, what is there to change? The common equipment used for home wine making has remained the same for centuries. The “old’ equipment works just fine. Well, it works fine if you are patient. If you want “instant” home made wine, however, you were out of luck. Well, all that has changed. The change comes in the form of an automatic, instant wine maker called the WinePod.

For some, this is a heresy. The WinePod often appears like a device imagined by Ron Popeil of Pocket Fisherman fame. However, the Pocket Fisherman sold millions of items to casual fishermen. The WinePod targets a somewhat similar audience. Yes, some folks would like to make their wine at home. They just are not “all that” into it.

The WinePod is a metal, electronic device that makes wine quickly and easily. All you need is $2,000 and a lot of grapes and you are in business. And, yes, the taste of the wine it produces is not all that bad. Of course, the WinePod is not a device that is beneficial to winemaking hobbyists. There is no craft involved with the WinePod. However, it does deliver on what it promises and that makes it somewhat worthwhile.