A simple wooden bottle that can 'age ' cheap booze in less than a day , could make humble plonk taste like vintage wine , inventors claim . While expensive vintages develop their flavour over years in oak barrels , the makers of the Oak Bottle promise their gadget will replicate the ageing process in just 24 hours . It means drinks lovers could enjoy the oaky flavours of premium tipples without having to fork out the high prices they demand . Scroll down for video . The Oak Bottle can turn cheap booze into fine wine with a vintage oak taste , its makers claim . All users need to do is pour their favourite wines in the bottle , which is made of sustainably sourced American oak , and then leave it for up to two days to take on the flavour of the receptacle . The bottle , which costs $ 79.99 ( £50 ) from oakbottle.com , can also be used to improve the flavours of brandies , bourbons and even tequila . It 's the brainchild of Canadian entrepreneur Joel Paglione , who came up with the idea after growing up on his parent 's vineyard . Mr Paglione , 30 , who now lives in Chicago , spent three years developing the Oak Bottle , which he says is the world 's smallest and fastest way to infuse drinks with oak . Eight other versions which are flavoured with the likes of cherry , vanilla , maple and coffee are also available . He said : 'The Oak Bottle is a revolutionary device that makes cheap wine or spirits taste like an expensive vintage in just 24 to 48 hours . The Oak Bottle can also mellow the flavour of whisky , brandy and even tequila . 'What took months or years in oak barrels before takes just days now with Oak Bottle . 'My family has a vineyard and winery in Canada so I grew up in the wine making industry . 'Once I was old enough to help , I asked why we spend so much time filling small barrels of wine for oak ageing versus pouring it all into a giant barrel like we do the fermentation tanks . 'The answer , my father told me , was the smaller the oak barrel we use the faster the oak infusion and the faster we can achieve the desired oak tannin we are looking for in our wine . ' The best wines spend years ageing in oak barrels . He then spent three years developing the Oak Bottle , which he claims is the 'smallest possible oak infusion vessel ever made ' . Mr Paglione explained : 'It 's all about the perfect amount of interaction with oxygen available for the liquid to `` breathe '' through the wood , and the perfect mount of oak contact of the liquid inside . ' He said the most popular wines for oak bottle ageing are Chardonnay , Cabernet and Merlot . 'In just 48 hours an unoaked Chardonnay will taste like an expensive oaked Chardonnay vintage that has been aged in oak barrels for years , ' he claimed . 'Whiskies , bourbons and brandy are also great for ageing with the Oak Bottle . He also thinks the bottle is good news for whisky makers as this will speed up the process . He said : 'Allowing people who perhaps could not afford a 20-year aged whiskey or that ten-year old wine vintage the ability to enjoy it but at a fraction of the time and cost . 'We are not saying that the Oak Bottle will make a boxed wine into a £50 bottle , but it can make an average wine much better and less insulting to your taste buds . ' Despite just being launched , the Oak Bottle has already been given the thumbs up by top chefs including American TV personality Elizabeth Karmel . Miss Karmel , the star of US cooking show Iron Chef , carried out her own independent test of the Oak Bottle on tequila . She said : 'It is remarkable how this toasted Oak Bottle made by coopers has transformed the raw blanco tequila . 'The proof is in the tasting . It is layered with complexity - round , sweet and predictably oaky . I 'd say that the experiment was a success . '
Wooden bottle can improve the taste of cheap wine in years . Best wines to use are Chardonnay , Merlot and Cabernet . Oak Bottle also comes in cherry , vanilla , maple and coffee flavour .