7/14/2023 0 Comments Whats a wine aerator![]() ![]() My current favorite is the Vinturi Deluxe Red Wine Aerator. Of course instead of waiting the hour, one could use one of the many commercial aerators on the market today. A rough rule of thumb would be to give it an hour to let it breathe. And generally, the younger the wine, the more it needs to breathe. Of course this is no replacement for true aging. And since the wine is so young, the aeration does help to age the wine faster, which in turn helps to improve the complexity of these younger wines, giving them more flavors. Young wines are known for being the most tannic. Aeration does allow the young wines to mellow a bit giving the wine less of a hard edge. You don’t have to aerate anything, but if you want to derive the maximum pleasure from a bottle of wine, aeration does help to improve that. Through the aeration process, these volatile compounds are encouraged to evaporate and thus improving the taste and smell of the wine.īack to the question, most red wines (and some red) require, or would benefit from aerating. Sulfites can smell like sulfur and rotten eggs, which most people probably wouldn’t want to encounter in their wine. For example, sulfites are added to wines to help prevent premature oxidation and microbial activity. Through the evaporation process, the volatile compounds (which are undesirable), tend to evaporate first. What does aerating wine do? Well aerating wine, or exposing wine to air involves two different processes: oxidation and evaporation. And you may be wondering, do I need to aerate this glass of wine that I am drinking right now? ![]() If you have been drinking or learning about wine for any amount of time, there’s a fair chance that you have heard about aerating the wine (or sometimes called allowing the wine to “breathe”). ![]()
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