Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator | 
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| Brand: Vinturi
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $32.98
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Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 70
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 4 x 4 x 6
MPN: 2224
Model: 1053
UPC: 094922646705
EAN: 0094922646705
ASIN: B000UPOJ5W
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Better bouquet! You'll appreciate the subtle aromatic differences and the full aroma of the wine. vinturi allows wine to display its intended aromas. | | • | Enhanced Flavors! Vinturi's wine tastes better. It is more flavorful and has better mouthfeel | | • | Smoother Finish! Vinturi's aeration is very effective at softening tannins which results in a much more pleasant finish. any bitterness or bad aftertaste is reduced or eliminated. | | • | A great gift for all wine lovers to enjoy their wine at every sitting! |
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Product Description
Aerate wine in seconds for better taste. The Vinturi Wine Aerator is clearly on the cutting edge of wine aerating. Mixing just the right amount of air with your wine at the precise moments, this see-through aerator allows your reds or whites to breathe instantly. The Vinturi Wine Aerator results are a better bouquet, enhanced flavor, and a smoother finish. Perfect aeration in the time it takes to pour a glass. Couldn't be easier. Comes with a no-drip stand and a travel pouch. Acrylic. Aerator and stand are dishwasher safe. Travel pouch is machine washable
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| Customer Reviews: Read 51 more reviews...
 I'll be darned ... it works April 25, 2007
50 out of 52 found this review helpful
I bought one of these on a whim when the product launched just before Christmas, 2006. It seemed like a perfect - if unnecessary - stocking stuffer for my wife, since we're both wine enthusiasts. I never really felt these "gimmick" aerators did much that a solid 1/2 hour decanting couldn't do. Boy was I wrong.
The device itself is attractive, compact and solidly built. It appears to be a simple oblong plexiglass "funnel" with a rubber grip. There are two small channels in the center of the funnel, which look like "cracks" in the plastic (I've read product info that assures worried buyers these cracks are proper and unavoidable). Wine is poured through the top of the funnel, and immediately a suction sound is heard as the pouring draws air into the wine before it escapes out the bottom of the funnel. The aerator is easily held, and I've never had a problem with spills.
Now on to the "effect" of the Vinturi. I've been using the Vinturi for 5 months now, on a variety of wines ... from a bottle of "Two Buck Chuck", to a nice '98 Vietti Barolo, to a bottle of 97' Phelps Insignia. In every circumstance, with every wine, I've noticed a significant improvement in the quality of the wine when poured through the Vinturi, as opposed to tasted directly from bottle. The flavours are more blended, the finish is less acidic, and frankly, it has made most of the wines I drink a more pleasurable experience, from sniff to swallow. I've conducted several "blind" tastings with friends, and we all agree - this thing works.
If you're a serious wine drinker - or shopping for a wine drinker in your life - give this product a try. At $40, it's about the price of a decent California Cabernet, and will yield results for decades to come. I plan on picking up a few dozen this Christmas and giving them out as gifts to business clients.
This works- not a joke!!!!! April 29, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was recently able to try this item at a wine merchant (Maddinger in Kirkwood, MO). They used it on a Hawley zinfindel (not the white stuff- the real, dry, red stuff). You could taste the difference immediately. In a taste by taste comparison, after running through the Vinturi Wine Aerator, it was about like letting a bottle breathe for 45 minutes or so before drinking it. A great thing if you decide at the last minute to drink a red wine, especially a heavy red. Not only that, but it is pretty and makes a very entertaining slurpy noise as the wine is aerated. The noise, though short lived, is entertaining enough to be a party conversation starter or to even spice up a dull party.
Very nice January 16, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am always skeptical of "hobby toys". These sorts of things generally sound nice as a gift. However, in reality, they either don't do anything in reality or are useless to the person with the hobby.
This product really does what it says. It puts a lot of air into a glass of wine as you pour it. It does seem to instantly decant the glass of wine for you. It is easy to use, and almost as important, easy to clean. The rubber "holder" is invaluable, as the Vinturi will have some wine drips that you don't want spilled on your floor somewhere.
Many wines improve with decanting. After 1 month, we have continued to use the Vinturi and prefer using it to both our decanter or going with no decanting. I recommend this product to others.
This product is the bomb April 11, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This gadget, which seems gimmicky at first glance, is simply amazing. I mean, any neophyte can a/b the difference between wine poured through it and wine served straight from the bottle; it's night and day - and improves even the lousiest wine you serve up. Amazing.
A Must Have for the Wine Lover January 22, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Vinturi instantly decants a glass of wine and you will no longer have to wait or use a traditional decanter. It does exactly what is says...and is a must have for the wine lover. We use it all the time now. Check it out at Vinturi.com
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