Home @ 03 Apr 2009 11:54 am by Christina Waters
The Vinturi really works, and not just because a dozen winemakers told me so. I got one. I tried it. It delivers.
Purists may scoff, but this clever glass device instantly aerates newly-opened wine, softening the finish and opening the flavors — as if the wine had been uncorked the day before and allowed plenty of time to breathe.
You simply hold the Vinturi — which works by depressurizing the liquid as you pour it through, and thereby pumping more air into the wine (physics!) — over your glass. Pour (see illustration) and voila!
The wine really does open into a more voluptuous, full-figured version of itself after a single pour. And you can repeat this as often as you like.
$39.95 - on Amazon, etc.
We bought one of these last year from the store at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, and it has been causing a buzz whenever we pull out at restaurants from Boulevard in SF to Downey’s in Santa Barbara. The sound it makes is part of the show. You’re correct about its effectiveness.