How to Clean Wine Stains

Some stains are a huge nuisance to remove especially if not treated immediately. Red wine stains definitely fall into that category. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to make sure your garments or furniture aren’t ruined forever!
First check to see if the garment is dry clean only. If it is there’s not a lot you can do about as treating it can cause irreversible damage to some fabrics. Instead, try to immediately get it to get it to a cleaners immediately. Either way, you can blot the stain with paper towels to remove as much wine as possible.

If your garment is not dry clean only you have a few options. But before you pre-treat your fabric make sure to lay a towel or washcloth between the front and back of the garment to make sure the stain doesn’t soak through, staining the back of your clothes. You could make a solution using a teaspoon of laundry or dish detergent and one cup of hydrogen peroxide in bowl, soak a sponge in it, squeeze about half the mixture out and then gently dab on to the stain.

Or you could mix one third a cup of a white household vinegar with two thirds cup water and gently dab on. Or to really fight fire with fire, you could even try pouring white wine over the stain (this works even on table cloths and carpets!) as white wine has been proven to get red wine out of fabrics.

After you’ve treated the stain with one of the above methods then wash it. If the garment is machine washable, wash it in cold water and let air dry. If it’s hand wash only, wash it in the sink with cold water and a mild detergent.
With proper pretreatment and delicate care, red wine stains hardly cause a problem!