Tannin family: detergent, then oxygen
How to get red wine out
Tannin plus anthocyanin dye and alcohol. Blot fast, flush cold, then oxygen bleach.
Do this first
Blot
Fresh stain
- Blot
- Flush cold from the back
- Gently work in detergent
- Peroxide and dish soap on whites, or an oxygen-bleach soak
- Wash
Dried or old
- Overnight oxygen soak
- White cotton: diluted chlorine after a test
- Fabric care
- Salt is first aid only. Carpet: blot and use dish soap solution.
- Time
- 15 min to overnight
- How to tell
- Look: purple-red, turning grey-blue when dry; Feel: none; Smell: wine
Where this fix comes from
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Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.