Vinturi White Wine Aerator
by Colleen on Nov.24, 2009, under MIscellaneous
Wine needs to breathe, it just opens up and tastes better, but if you’re anything like 
me, I wither don’t think far enough ahead to decant, or I just want wine when I open it.
Thankfully, the Vinturi is my new best friend. I’ve got a Vinturi red wine aerator, and when the opportunity came to try out the white wine aerator, I was, yet again, skeptical but interested. ‘Surely white wine doesn’t change dramatically enough to need to be aerated!?’.
I should really just stop being so skeptical and listen when I’m told something.
It’s 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 has different internal dimensions and flow rates. The result is perfect aeration specifically for white wine.
So what does the Vinturi for White Wine actually do?
BETTER BOUQUET
Sample the nose. You’ll appreciate the subtle aromatic differences and the full aroma of the wine. Vinturi allows wine to display its intended aromas.
ENHANCED FLAVORS
Go ahead, take a sip. Vinturi’s wine tastes better. It is more flavorful and has better mouthfeel. It tastes like a richer, more expensive wine. It tastes like it was intended to and is more enjoyable.
SMOOTHER FINISH
Vinturi’s aeration enhances and extends the finish. Any bitterness or bad aftertaste is reduced or eliminated.
I tried this tonight with an Oregon Riesling. It’s beautiful and makes a great stocking stuffer for your favourite wino at $39.95. Buy online at Vinturi or Bed, Bath & Beyond, BevMo, Brookstone, Crate & Barrel, Nordstrom, Sur la Table, Wine Styles and CostPlus World Market.
November 24th, 2009 on 11:07 am
I LOVE my Vinturi red wine aerator! I wonder, though, if the white wine version would help when we’re drinking prosecco or other sparkling whites.
Keep it up, Miss M!
December 9th, 2009 on 11:01 am
I’ve tried this at a tasting and it made a difference, but then one of the professionals there told me that it makes exactly as much difference as swirling a glass for 60 seconds. What do you think, is it significantly different from swirling a while while in conversation before tasting it?
December 9th, 2009 on 11:56 am
@Ron - I’ve tried both ways - running the wine through my vinturi, and then comparing it to the flavour of a swirled glass, and I actually prefer the combination of the two. I find that the Vinturi gives a more consistent aeration all the way through and swirling can be more hit and miss. (and no, Vinturi is not an advertiser, and I have no connection to the company).
@Andy I’d be interested in trying the white wine vinturi with some kind of bubbles. That could either be good, or it could totally over bubble your bubble!