Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator

by Vinturi

Product Features

• Specially designed to aerate white wine and produce better bouquet, enhanced flavors and smoother finish
• Simply hold over a glass and pour wine through--Vinturi draws in and mixes the proper amount of air for the right amount of time
• Vinturi draws in and mixes the proper amount of air for the right amount of time
• Aerator made of acrylic and includes no-drip stand
• Dishwasher safe

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 2 x 6 inches ; 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0023B1DP0
• Item model number: 6701
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (737 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,393 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #2 in Kitchen & Dining > Wine Accessories > Wine Accessory Sets
  • #59 in Kitchen & Dining > Bar Tools & Glasses

Product Description

Color: White Wine

Amazon.com Product Description

Specially designed for white wine, the Vinturi Essential White Wine Aerator delivers a better bouquet, enhanced flavors and smoother finish to your favorite Chardonnay, Viognier or Sauvignon Blanc. When wine is poured in the Vinturi, its design creates an increase in the wine's velocity and a decrease in its pressure. This pressure difference draws in air, which is mixed with wine for perfect aeration. Sample the nose. You'll appreciate the subtle aromatic differences and the full aroma of the wine, and you'll notice that the wine is more flavorful and has better mouthfeel. Made of acrylic, it comes with a no-drip stand. Both the aerator and stand are dishwasher safe.

Product Description

White wine needs to breathe tool Introducing the only way to effectively aerate white wine. It is a longstanding myth that white wine does not need aeration. The truth is that white wine displays the same improvements with aeration as red wine. Vinturi for white wine is specially designed to aerate white wine exclusively. Vinturi delivers recognizable improvements immediately: better bouquet, enhanced flavors and smoother finish. White wine is able to express itself the way the winemaker intended. Perfect aeration in the time it takes to pour a glass. Couldn't be easier. Comes with a no-drip stand. Acrylic. Aerator and stand are dishwasher safe. Note: During manufacturing, material folds around rods and wraps back resulting in two slight fold lines these lines extend up from each air hole and are normal.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

499 of 509 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Darn Good Product, December 10, 2008

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Robert Dwyer (Wellesley, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator (Kitchen)

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Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
The Vinturi Wine Aerator is the longest selling and most popular wine aerator on the market. I give this product a favorable review in this short clip.

384 of 391 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'll be darned ... it works, April 24, 2007

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elvindeath (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews

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.

246 of 253 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blind taste test and the power of suggestion, July 8, 2008

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G. M. Vanderdussen "George Vander Dussen" (Modesto, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator (Kitchen)

Many of the reviewers here are claiming that the Vinturi works. Well, I was skeptical, yet I was curious enough to purchased one.

I began by pouring an ounce or two of a red wine directly into the glass, not using the aerator, then tasting the wine. Then I'd pour more of the same wine through the Vinturi and taste again. In most cases I believed I could taste a difference between the non-aerated and aerated wine. For a week or two I was quite impressed with the Vinturi; yet deep inside I was wondering whether the power of suggestion was influencing my assessment.

In order to objectively challenge the performance of the Vinturi, I performed a little experiment. I left the room and had my wife pour three glasses of red wine from the same bottle; two were poured without the aerator and one with the aerator. Once the bubbles from the aeration settled (30 seconds or so), my wife called me back into the room to perform the "blind tasting" to see if I could discern the wine which had been poured through the Vinturi.

It turns out that the Vinturi really does work. I was able to pick which wine of the three was aerated. All skepticism has been removed as far as I'm concerned. I've recommended the Vinturi to several of my wine drinking friends and they likewise have confirmed the effectiveness of the Vinturi's aeration.

There are two reasons why I don't give this product a five star rating. The first reason, as another reviewer has already noted, is that the wine must be carefully poured into the Vinturi at a specific rate. Pour too fast and the wine will overflow. Pour too slow and the Vinturi will run dry and won't aerate properly. It takes careful attention.

Second, the Vinturi will continue to drip wine after each use. It does come with a handy little holder which keeps the wine from running onto the table, but then the little holder needs to be washed after each use.

These concerns are small matters in the overall perspective. It really comes down to the tasting experience. If you enjoy tasting good red wines then these blemishes are small compromises to make.

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