New Gadget Claims to Turn Water into Wine
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Robyn Mackenzie/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Two British men claim they’ve come up with a gadget that literally can turn water into wine.
According to their website, Miracle Machine uses an inexpensive packet of “grape concentrate, yeast, and [other] ingredients,” that when combined with plain old water, can produce various vintages that “rival some of the best wines on the planet.”
The device — the brainchild of two wine industry veterans Kevin Boyer and Philip James — will be integrated with a smartphone app that monitors the three-day wine-making process. They say the gizmo will “change the face of wine production forever,” as it can turn $3 worth of ingredients into a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot, or Chardonnay that tastes like a $24 off-the-shelf brand.
Ten other types of wine will reportedly follow within weeks after the device is made available to the public.
The partners are looking to Kickstarter to raise $1 million to build 2,000 machines, which will reportedly cost just under $500 if they meet their fundraising goal.
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