What is a Kitchen Wine Aerator?
Every wine lover will have their fair share of gadgets to help them get the most out of every bottle of wine they open. But lots of us only have the basics – a corkscrew could be the minimum for example. But what is a kitchen wine aerator and should it be an essential part of your own selection of wine related gadgets?
Let’s take a closer look to find out what this gadget does and how useful it could be.
What is a kitchen wine aerator and what does it do?
The trick of an aerator is in the title. It aerates your wine, completely and simply, by mixing in just the right amount of air when you pour the wine through the aerator itself. They are all designed slightly differently from each other, but they all work in the same way. So whether you get a Wine Weaver or a Vinturi or anything in between, you will find out just how good they are.
This is the kind of item where you will soon be asking yourself why you didn’t get one sooner. That’s just how effective it is to use.
Is it a real investment or just a quirky gadget?
It’s a reasonable question to ask, because not all wine lovers have a wine aerator. However most of them don’t have one because they aren’t aware of what it does or how good it can actually be. The famous example is to try a taste test with the help of an aerator. Grab a bottle of red wine and pour a glass out as normal, before pouring a second glass through the aerator. The difference in flavors between the two will have you believe you are drinking two different types of wine!
In fact it isn’t unusual for someone to get one to try out, and then to move on and get more of them to give as Christmas or birthday gifts to other people. If you know someone who has a wine aerator now, ask them what they think of it. This will give you an insight into whether it is worth getting one for your own home – although if you do take the plunge you’ll be glad you did.
So a kitchen wine aerator is definitely worth having?
If you want to get the best flavor out of your wine, then yes, you should definitely invest in one. It doesn’t cost a lot of money and it will repay you in making every bottle of wine you buy taste even better than it did before. Even if you buy cheaper wines you will get the most out of every bottle.
You can use it for whites and roses as well as reds, although you will notice the biggest difference in the reds for sure. But whatever you choose to drink, you’ll be glad you used your very own kitchen wine aerator to get the most out of it every time.
