Do Wine Aerators Work & Are They Worth the Money?
People like gadgets. I know I do. There’s always the hope for a better mousetrap; some way to make our lives easier, our teeth whiter, our recorded music sound like a live performance. There are plenty of wine gadgets on the market, many of which sell amazingly well. But do they work? Among the most popular wine gadgets are those intended to aerate wine. Everyone wants their wine to taste as good as it possibly can. The promise of a device that makes wine taste better or reach its peak faster is very attractive. I decided to test three of the most popular devices (Vinturi, Soirée and Respirer) to see if they deliver. Before I get into the test though, it might be useful to explain the concept of aeration. If you’re already hip to that, feel free to skip the next three paragraphs. To aerate a wine is to expose it to oxygen. There are four main reasons people choose to aerate a wine that they have just opened: 1. Some wines when they are first opened offer very little aroma or flavor. It
