First off, a big thanks to the folks over at Vinturi for sending me this product to try out. It’s no secret that my favorite word is FREE and when the product rocks, it makes it even better. That being said, did you have any idea that white wine should be allowed to breathe similar to red wine? Yeah, neither did I. Oops. It’s a longstanding myth that white wine needs no aeration when the truth is that when properly aerated, you will experience a smoother finish, enhanced flavors and a better bouquet (nose, if you will).
I have experience with the red wine aerator after being introduced to it in Sonoma last year and truly believe in its powers to enhance wine, but I have to admit that I was a little skeptical of the white wine aerator at first. But I am also the first to admit when I am wrong and in this case, that would be my color. Though subtly, the Vinturi white wine aerator did enhance my mere $5 dollar bottle of Chardonnay. And the way I figure it, if it works on two-buck-Chuck, just imagine what it could do to a really good bottle of wine…
Though like all things, there is a good and a bad side. My only issue with Vinturi is the fact that there are two of them. Though cool looking, the aerators are not tiny and having two of them may be cumbersome. What would be ideal is to have one Vinturi, that worked on both red and white wine. By the flick of a switch perhaps… But then again, I’m not designing the product so for now, I’ll take my white, let it breathe, and give Vinturi a hearty 2 thumbs up!
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