How to Remove Red Wine Stains

Published on Wednesday, August 9, 2006, by The CHOW Editorial Team / Edit Post

To remove a red wine stain, mix liquid dishwashing soap (everyone says Dawn, but any brand will do) with hydrogen peroxide. Pour the mixture on the stain and soak, then wash in the washing machine. To remove a cranberry stain, use dishwashing liquid and vinegar as a pre-wash, then wash in the washing machine.

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  • Folex (folex.com for vendors) gets out the strangest stains on my carpet, even months old ones from before I bought my bottle. And when I spilled wine on my white shirt, it took it out immediately. Same for spaghetti sauce. And it's non toxic, scentless, and you can leave it in your clothing until laundry day.

    I know I sound like a shill for the product, but I promise I didn't know about it...+READ

    Folex (folex.com for vendors) gets out the strangest stains on my carpet, even months old ones from before I bought my bottle. And when I spilled wine on my white shirt, it took it out immediately. Same for spaghetti sauce. And it's non toxic, scentless, and you can leave it in your clothing until laundry day.

    I know I sound like a shill for the product, but I promise I didn't know about it til my friend brought over his bottle to show me.-COLLAPSE

  • Oxyclean will take out red wine stains like magic. Haven't found it to be that effective for much else, however.