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In the words of Mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger,

“Toys are hereby declared illegal, immoral, unlawful AND anyone found with a toy in his possession will be placed under arrest and thrown in the dungeon.”

Old Burgermeister might not have been such a party pooper had someone given him a cool little wine gadget like the Vinturi Deluxe 7-Piece Wine Aerator Set.

The wine aeration arena is certainly starting to get pretty crowded with all sorts of devices claiming to yield a better tasting glass of wine.  The peeps at Vinturi have some of the most popular wine aerators on the market and a boatload of favorable reviews and testimonials about their products all over the internet.  A little while ago, they were kind enough to send me the Deluxe 7-Piece Wine Aerator Set to try out and review.

Here’s what Vinturi has to say about their aerator:

“Wine needs to breathe to allow it to open up, release its intended aromas, and of course, make it taste better. Vinturi’s patent-pending design speeds up this process by instantly aerating with ease and convenience in the time it takes to pour a glass of wine. Hold the aerator over a glass and pour wine through for instant aeration. It mixes the proper amount of air in the right amount of time.”

The result is supposed to be a “noticeable” and more enjoyable wine experience.

So, is there a noticeable difference in the way a wine tastes when it’s poured through this little contraption, versus being poured straight from the bottle into a glass?  The answer is…yes.  However, I’m not going to sit up here and say that your wine will taste better:  I think this really depends on the wine and the person drinking it.

After multiple “tests” with the Vinturi Aerator, I’ve found that it has a way of smoothing out much of the upfront assertiveness that a given wine might possess.  With these wines, it spreads things out a bit to give you a little more taste in the middle palate and at the backend on the finish.  Most of the people that I’ve shared this device with noticed a difference, and did in fact prefer their wine poured through the Vinturi aerator versus straight from the bottle.  However, I’ll admit that I’ve also had a few people tell me that they preferred the taste of some wines before they used the aerator.  Their reason was that they felt that the aerator smoothed out or softened up the wine too much for their liking, and that they missed the upfront kick that the wine initially displayed.  Overall though, most people, including myself, chose the aerator over the direct pour.

One more thing that I would be remiss to point out about the Vinturi Aerator is that there are a lot of reviews or comments about some dripping from the air holes on each side of the aerator while using it.  If you check out some other reviews at sites like Amazon, the dripping “issue” is mentioned quite a bit.  This is true.  There is a very small amount of wine that will drip out and run down the sides if you don’t follow the manufacturers’ instructions to “Start pouring on the side of the bowl, instead of directly down the center”.  My helpful hint:  I find it’s easier to get the “right pour” (i.e., no drips) by holding the aerator rather than using the stand.  With that said, I will continue to work on my “stand method” because, well…it’s just fun!

All in all, the Vinturi Deluxe 7-Piece Wine Aerator Set is a nifty little wine toy.  Any wine lover in your life will get a big kick out of it and they will undoubtedly conduct countless tests to taste the before and after Vinturi difference.

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