The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall of the Coravin 1000 Wine Access System this week, on account of a potential risk of lacerations caused by a possible breakage of wine bottles during pressurization.

The now-recalled Coravin wine operating system was launched with much fanfare last year, and was touted as a revolutionary new device which allows wine drinkers to pour wine by the glass without the need to open a whole bottle. Approximately 65,000 Coravin systems hit the wine store shelves in the US, and 640 systems were released in Canada. The systems were sold at wine shops and Coravin. com and other online retailers from July 2013 to June 2014.

The recall of the $300-priced Coravin wine operating system is a result of 13 complaints received from the users of the device. According to the complaints, the pressurized system has led to the breaking - and even bursting - of wine bottles.

Customers who have used the Coravin system have largely complained that their bottles have cracked, leaked, or burst into pieces.

The official recall of the Coravin wine operating system US Consumer Product Safety Commission comes with the advice that customers who purchased the device should stop using it immediately and contact the company for a free repair kit. Moreover, from July onwards, new Coravin systems will come standard with a wine sleeve as well as revised instructions and warnings.