How do I Remove Wine Stains From Wool Carpet?

Treat wine stains at first sight for best results.

It's nice to enjoy a glass of wine, but it's disheartening when it gets spilled on your wool carpet. Although a wine stain on wool carpet looks impossible to remove, with the right methods and products you can have it out in no time. Whether from white or red wine, clean wine stains from wool carpet right away. The longer the wine sits on the carpet, the more difficult it is to remove.

Things You'll Need

• White rags
• Bowl
• 1 tbsp. liquid dish soap
• 1 tbsp. white vinegar

Instructions

1. Blot up as much of the wine as possible with a white rag. Switch to clean portions of the rag often, and continue blotting until no more wine transfers from the carpet.

2. Fill a bowl with 2 cups of warm water. Add 1 tbsp. of liquid dish soap and 1 tbsp. of white vinegar.

3. Dip a clean white rag into the cleaning solution. Sponge it onto the wine stain.

4. Blot the area with a dry white rag to absorb the liquid. Alternate blotting with the cleaning solution and a dry rag until the spot is gone.

5. Rinse the carpet with a rag and plain water. Blot dry.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid rubbing the wine stain or you risk spreading it further.

References

• Good Housekeeping: Stain Buster--Wine, Red
• Modern Wine Cellar: What's the Best Red Wine Stain Remover?
• Good Housekeeping: Stain Buster--Wine, White