So I knocked a full bottle of red wine over in my kitchen today, and it smashed and flooded my carpet with red wine. Smooth, eh?
Fortunately, I was saved by the Internet: a solution of Dawn dishwashing soap and hydrogen peroxide took the stain out beautifully without wrecking the carpet's coloring. Chemistry is cool.
Link: http://www.stratsplace.com/patty_wine_stain.html
