How to Get Red Wine Out of Carpet Quickly & Easily

Who doesn't love a little red wine? Well, unless it's on your carpet. If you happen to have a red wine spill, don't panic. Run to your pantry and learn how to get red wine out of carpet quickly.

Get Red Wine Out of Carpet: Ingredients

Red wine is a nice treat after a long day. It's also great for a dinner party. However, one misstep, and you've got red wine on your white carpet. After a mild meltdown, take a deep breath and grab a few cleaners. Cleaning up a red wine stain is easiest when it's fresh. To get started:

• Baking soda
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Dish soap (Dawn recommended)
• Club soda
• Oxiclean
• White wine
• White washcloth
• Container
• Old toothbrush

How to Remove Red Wine With Baking Soda

One of the easiest methods to get red wine out of your carpet is with a little bit of baking soda.

1. Fill a bowl with a half cup of warm water.
2. Use your white cloth to blot the stain.
3. Add a ½ cup of water and 1½ cups of baking soda in a bowl and stir.
4. Apply the paste to the stain using an old toothbrush.
5. Let the paste dry.
6. Vacuum up the baking soda.

Get Red Wine Out of Carpet With Hydrogen Peroxide

Baking soda works quite well. But it might not be enough to get red wine out of your white carpet. In this case, grab the peroxide and dish soap.

1. Blot up as much of the stain as you can.
2. Mix 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide to ½ cup of dish soap.
3. Apply the solution to the stain. (Using a spray bottle can be the easiest way.)
4. Let it sit for 20-30 minutes.
5. Blot and repeat until gone.
6. You can add a little baking soda at the end to absorb the fluid.
7. Vacuum up the baking soda.

White Vinegar and Dawn to Remove Red Wine Stain Out of Carpet

If you don't have a white carpet, you don't want to use peroxide. In this case, you can try the Dawn and white vinegar method.

1. Blot, blot, and blot some more.
2. Create a solution with a tablespoon of white vinegar and Dawn.
3. Add a cup of warm water.
4. Apply it to the stain.
5. Blot and repeat until all the stain is gone.

How to Get Red Wine Out of Carpet With White Wine

What do you do for a red wine stain? Pour a little white wine on it. Wait, what? Yep, you can use white wine to get rid of a red wine stain with this method.

1. Blot up as much stain as you can.
2. Pour a cup of white wine over top of the red wine.
3. It should make the color disappear.
4. Use water and baking soda to pull the wine out of the carpet.

Using OxiClean to Remove Red Wine Stain From Carpet

You can also use OxiClean to get red wine out of your carpet. Remember, however, do not use OxiClean on wool carpets.

1. Blot up as much as you can.
2. Add a scoop of OxiClean to 2 cups of water.
3. Mix well.
4. Pour the OxiClean on the stain.
5. Blot and repeat until the stain is gone.
6. Fill a bowl with clean water and wipe the area.

How to Use Club Soda to Get Red Wine Stain From Carpet

Like with laundry stains, club soda effectively removes red wine in a snap.

1. Pour a tablespoon of club soda onto a sponge.
2. Use the sponge to dab at the stain.
3. Rinse and reapply more club soda as the sponge becomes saturated with the wine.

Commercial Products for Stubborn Red Wine Stains

If all else fails or the stain has set, you might try a commercial cleaner. You can try several different cleaners like Wine Away Red Wine Stain Remover, Spot Shot carpet cleaner, and Quick'n Brite spray cleaner. You then simply follow the instructions on the bottle.

1. Blot the stain.
2. Spray the commercial cleaner.
3. Allow it to sit for the recommended time.
4. Rinse and repeat as needed.

Tips for Getting Red Wine Out of Carpets

Because every carpet is different, there is no guarantee that all or any of these methods will work on yours. It's best to test each solution you'd like to use to remove a red wine stain from the carpet in an area that won't show, such as underneath the sofa, before trying it in a more obvious place. If you have very delicate carpeting or aren't sure if your rug is color-fast, it's best to talk to a carpet cleaning professional instead of removing the stain on your own. Other important tips include:

• Clean up the stain immediately.
• Try the least harsh method first and move up to more potent chemicals.
• For stubborn stains, try a heavy-duty carpet cleaner.

How to Get Red Wine Out of Carpets

Remember, if something doesn't obliterate a stain the first time, it is perfectly okay and recommended to try again. Or you can always buy a wine-colored carpet. FYI, some of these methods will also help remove tomato sauce stains from carpet, and since wine and pasta go so well together, it's good to know how to remove stains from both.