Vinturi wine aerator

[sleep envy]

http://vinturi.com/

had a go at a taste test with one of these - you can really taste the difference

[calibrax]

Cheap alternative... use a straw to blow into your wine

[Chuffer]

Thanks for reminding me.

I've got one of these in a box unopened. Will have to give it a try. I was a bit skeptical that it would work. Another gadget that sounds interesting, buy it, try it, meh... stick it in a cupboard.

I suppose I'll need to acquire some red now.

[GordonL]

Tried it with a blind tasting test when I first got given mine, it definitely works, all 5 of us could taste a difference and none of the 5 new which glass had gone through the Vinturi and which one was just out of the bottle.

[louiebaby]

Got one for my Dad for Christmas, I think it works, and makes a cool gurgling noise too...

[Simpo Two]

'However, decanting is time consuming, cumbersome, and inconvenient.'

Frankly, bullst. It's far easier to pour wine into a decanter than fumble around in a kitchen draw, find the Vinturi (TM) and treat each glass one by one...

What's more, whilst the Vinturi (TM) may make a difference, oxidation is a process that takes time.

GordonL said:

all 5 of us could taste a difference and none of the 5 new which glass had gone through the Vinturi and which one was just out of the bottle.

I've read that four times and it's still contradictory - isn't it?

Edited by Simpo Two on Saturday 13th February 20:45

[sleep envy]

Do you always decant an entire bottle or just have a couple of glasses from a bottle at a time?

[Plotloss]

Frank has one, or something very similar.

Win or lose, on the booze.

[sleep envy]

Cultured chap that he is

[Plotloss]

Don't be deceived by the veneer of respectability.

[sleep envy]

True, i've met you

[Plotloss]

Welcome home.

[sleep envy]

Ta

[P924]

I love mine. sometimes use it when decanting, and I don't want to wait ages, othertimes I use it stright over the glass. Brilliant piece of kit!

[Mike Random]

I always pour through an areater when we decant at home, and typically we always decant our wine unless it is a cheap bottle for gluging...

Mike

[Papoo]

We have one, use it all the time. There is no substitute for the oxidation which occurs over time when decanting, so if we're taking out a whole bottle, we'll decant it a while before we consume.

However, we drink a glass of red a night, generally. Incidentally, the lovely cab that we've stocked up on does very well to rest for quite long periods. In this regard, the vinturi is brilliant, as I'm not going to pre-pour one glass each for my wife and I 2 hours before. Using the vinturi then sticking the cork back in means we don't have stale, previously aerated wine in the bottle for the next day.

The difference is normally plain to see, but is particularly abundant with our 'everyday' wine; 2004 Laurel Glenn Cabernet from Sonoma County. I discovered this when I had a glass from a freshly opened bottle, forgot that I'd left it open for most of the day, and went back to it, and it was sublime.

[HereBeMonsters]

So it makes it taste different? Better? Or just different?

[sleep envy]

it enhances the flavour of the wine

[tomw2000]

Must try one of these myself.

Usually I decant in advance and I've seen things like the Vin Clef (http://www.sommelier-on-line.com/c162.html - couldn't find english version, but basically it's a piece of metal you stir the wine with!) and have always been sceptical - but again, never tried.

[mart 63]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=02... I had ones of these off the wife for xmas,it does the job great.Takes 1 minute.