1. Soda water
At the reception for my own wedding a glass of red wine was spilled down the back of my wedding gown. One quick visit to the catering tent plus one bottle of soda water poured down my gown and I returned to the party, red wine free.
2. White wine
Particularly raucous friday night drinks at a friend's house on night resulted in a full glass of red wine being spilled over the carpet, cream settee and a white wall. One cheap bottle of white poured over everything and the red wine disappeared (and Friday drinks continued).
3. Salt
Many years ago when my sister and I shared a flat we were partial to take-away food "carpet picnics" with red wine and of course, the inevitable spills bedecked on our cream-coloured flooring. We would mop up in the usual fashion and then pour salt (the cheap stuff) over the affected areas. Once the salt was saturated with wine and dried it was hoovered up. Depending upon the volume of wine spilled we would sometimes need to repeat the process.
4. All of the above
I went to a house warming the other night and half a glass of red wine was spilled on the (days old) tiled floor. We removed it using two methods (it was not our house and wanted to hedge our bets); white wine poured over the affected grout and baking soda gently rubbed in using a toothbrush (or grout cleaning brush, if you have one). The new home owners were unable to see any red wine in their grout.
