Here are a few tips that will help you to choose the wineskin that best suits your needs. Get the right wineskin and enjoy it for longer!

PITCH OR LATEX INTERIOR?

The most important question to answer when buying a wineskin is surely whether your wineskin should have a classic pitch interior (pine and / or juniper resin) or otherwise a latex or plastic interior.

The pitch-lined wineskin is the original wineskin and is perfectly suited for frequent use with wine

as long as we adhere to proper use and care conditions

Otherwise,

if you are going to use your wineskin with beverages other than wine, if use is not going to be very frequent (weekly for instance) or if you wish to cool it in the fridge, we suggest that you opt for a latex-lined wineskin:

the only difference from the pitch-lined wineskin is in the inner waterproofing, but it is more versatile and requires less care than the pitch-lined wineskin.

SHAPE AND COLOR OF LEATHER WINESKINS

Our catalog offers straight and curved goatskin wineskins, both in tan and darkened with natural dyes. Here are some tips about the specific reasons of these different versions
The ‘Straight’ tan-colored wineskins are the most traditional and popular
and they became very well-known after being part of the regulatory equipment carried by the Spanish soldiers during the Cuban War.
The ‘Curved’ wineskins on the other hand emerged to allow use in narrow tunnels
(mines) and have a strong tradition in the Peninsular northwest regions as well as in Latin American countries such as Chile or Mexico.
With regard to the ‘Supreme’ or black wineskins
they follow the tradition of wineskins made in the past with goat’s ’belly’ skin, the finest and silkiest skin, and with natural dyes they provide greater protection and durability to our wineskins.

FORM AND COLOR OF YOUR WINESKIN

In recent decades, alternatives to the traditional leather wineskin have emerged (in our case only top-quality goat leather).
These materials (Neoprene, Corduroy or plastic material from buflon – Zetaflex-) offer aesthetic alternatives in addition to being more resistant (e.g. to snow, ice …) during outdoor sports (hunting, skiing, and mountaineering). All of them are sewn and cut by hand and all have latex interiors, suitable for use with any type of beverage.
All of them are sewn and cut by hand and all have latex interiors, suitable for For use with any type of beverage.

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