Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator With FREE Wine Pourer and Stopper
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator With FREE Wine Pourer and Stopper
Customer Review: Didn't Pass The Taste Test!
Summary: 1 Stars
So I bought this for one reason....make my wine taste better right after cracking open a bottle. Does it work?
Well I conducted a blind taste test with my friends. I poured one glass using the aerator and another without. One by one asked my friends which they preferred without them knowing which glass I provided them. They all quickly preferred the one without the use of the aerator. I've done this with other friends and different types of wine, and the consensus is better without.
This was shocking to me, but I also similarly agreed. I wouldn't consider myself the ultimate wine connoisseur, but there's a distinct enough difference in taste that has led everyone to prefer without the aerator.
When I do let the wine breathe for an hour before drinking, I do prefer it more then when it's consumed right after opening the bottle.
Maybe I have to let the wine breathe after using the aerator for 5 minutes before consuming. Well more testing is needed.
If I find a friend that does prefer it in the taste test.....Christmas might be coming a little sooner than he expected :)
I give it 1 star for now, but still going to test further. If I find some ultimate combination of using the aerator and letting it breathe for 10 minutes, I'll let you know and increase my star rating.
Customer Review: Vinturi Aerator...makes wine taste better
Summary: 5 Stars
We purchased the Vinturi and we are very pleased with it. We don't like decanting wine in a glass decanter, because you wind up decanting the entire bottle and sometimes, you don't finish it. This little gadget aerates the wine glass by glass. We first tried the wine directly from the bottle. Then we aerated it with the Vinturi. Wow!!! A discernible difference. It was absolutely amazing. Inexpensive bottles of red wines become mellow (it removes the "acid" taste)and expensive wines...well, they just become fantastic!!
We purchased an additional five to give away as gifts. The Vinturi comes in a lovely box suitable for gift giving. It also comes with a holder to place the aerator in when it is not being used. Also included is a soft bag to put the aertaor in if you are traveling and a wine pourer.
It is a great value and I am very pleased with the product and recommend it highly. The boxes arrived in perfect condition.
Customer Review: Highly Recommend the Vinturi Aerator! Does make a difference.
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this to use with our homemade wine, which is very young. I was skepical so when I opened the bottle I immediately did a side-by-side test with wine straight from the bottle and wine poured through the aerator. It toned down the wine from that high-end taste and greatly improved it. Even my husband who initially thought it was another waste of money item agreed that it made a huge difference for the better. After testing it, then we aerated our wine into a decanter. I suspect that this is not for use with every wine, only those that need it. As a good practice, I would immediately run water through when you are finished using it to make sure it's clean afterwards, otherwise it could be difficult to clean dried up wine from it.
I highly recommend owning an Aerator, absolutely worth having on hand.
Customer Review: Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was dubious about the qualities attributed to the Aerator. Suffice to say that I'm convinced that this does improve the taste of freshly opened reds, particularly ones with greater concentrations of tannins. We tried this device at a family reunion in Sonoma County, CA ... some of the finest wines in the country come from the valleys there ... some of the most demanding pallets come from there, too! Every single person that compared reds poured straight from newly opened bottles to reds poured with the Aerator declared the taste of the Vinturi-assisted pours to be superior. We could even taste the difference in a nicely aged 12 year old. I'm back here to buy another Vinturi Aerator for our own wines ... 'nough said!Customer Review: disappointed dan
Summary: 3 Stars
Received the Vinturi Aerator "With FREE Pourer/Stopper" and it wasn't at all what I expected and it was in a different box than pictured above. The small box contained only the aerator with stand and pouch, the pourer/stopper was a cheap blue plastic one which could be bought for $1 at any hardware store and there was no stopper at all, and it was just thrown into the plastic mailing bag. I could have just purchased the aerator for somewhere between $5-$6 less and gotten the box with aerator in it. What gives? I think you need to look into changing your distributor for this product (Potential Dynamix LLC). I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone.