Comments on: Decanting Wine – Whats and whys – Vinturi’s, Respirers, Peugeot Tulipes, and Spinwine Pourers

By: mhark

mhark — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:13:01 +0000

i think decanting process is used for those old wine which is having sediments and also those wines which is the cork is broken ..to remove anything like that is the way they decant…

take note : only red wine can be used in decanting not white wine

By: Dennis Grimes

Dennis Grimes — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:35:59 +0000

Steve – we agree the Vinturi can be effective – especially with young wines. It’s not alchemy -t does improve many wines. Most folks also like seeing it in action. Some don’t like the aeration sounds, while others don’t mind…

By: Steve Howe

Steve Howe — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:07:32 +0000

I have heard pros and cons regarding the Vinturi. Numerous friends I know who bought and tested the device all report that it does improve the quality of the wine.

After my wife bought us one, we tested it with blind tastings on a number of different red wines. Each time, we chose the wine that had been poured through the Vinturi as the better tasting wine. It’s an inexpensive device, quick, and easy to use.

By: Dennis Grimes

Dennis Grimes — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:06:59 +0000

$350 US Try http://www.costabrava-us.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=12&p=2&a=0&at=0

By: Julie Rayle

Julie Rayle — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:56:34 +0000

Does anyone know where I can but a Gattorna Wine Bottle Decanting Cradle? or something similar with the crank and cradle?

Thanks, Julie

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By: Dennis Grimes

Dennis Grimes — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:07:07 +0000

Mike writes a great wine blog “pullling the cork” and he’s on Twitter as @pullingthecork link to his blog on our homepage “Blog Roll” or at this URL http://www.pullingthecork.com/ Check him out!

By: Michael Homula

Michael Homula — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:09:27 +0000

Beyond the aesthetic beauty of decanting wine my experience tells me that decanting vastly improves most red wine. The challenge is getting decant times right with different varietals and vintages.

As you correctly stated, most young and as you say “modest” priced wine benefit greatly from some air time. There have been occassions where I have noted that a wine is not really revealing all it can be until several hours in the decanter. With more well aged wines things get trickier since wines that are 10 or more years old can start to deteriorate with too much air though they benefit from some air to sort of stretch out their arms and legs after the long nap in the cellar. Find the the right amount of time to decant a well aged Bordeaux is tough but comes with experience.

I have two simple pieces of advice. First, test it out. Get two bottles of modestly priced red wines (same winery, same vintage) and decant one for an hour or two and after that time pop and pour the other along side the decanted wine. Taste them and see if you can tell the difference. I bet you can!

Second, as I pour into the decanter I pour a quick tasting pour into a glass to see where the wine is right out of the bottle. This give me some idea of how long it will need to decant to open up. I will then go back to that glass every 30 minutes or so to sniff, taste and spit to see how it is going. Of course this is time consuming and not always possible but it certainly trained my senses on how long certain wines of different varietals, regions and vintage need to decant.

On the Vinturi Aerator, never tried it myself but there is a whole gang of people on Cellartracker who swear by them and have tested them rather scientifically.

Sorry for the long winded response.