The Vinturi Red Wine Aerator is the handheld pour-through aerator that made the brand's name. Hold it over a glass, pour, and a young or firm red gets the kind of air it would otherwise need an hour in a decanter to pick up.
Use & Features
- Internal geometry tuned for red wine, drawing in more air than the white-wine model.
- Works one glass at a time or over a decanter or jug for a whole bottle.
- Supplied with a no-drip stand that holds the aerator upright between pours and keeps drips off the table.
- A removable stainless steel filter screen sits in the top to catch cork crumbs and sediment.
- Clear acrylic body, about 15cm tall, with no batteries or moving parts.
Care & Tips
Rinse with warm water straight after use so tannin and colour do not dry inside the channel; the aerator and stand are also dishwasher safe. Pour at a steady rate rather than all at once, or the wine can back up over the top. Young Cabernet, Syrah, Malbec and Nebbiolo tend to gain the most. Old, fragile reds are usually better poured gently without extra air.
Who It's For
Everyday red wine at home, and dinners where there is no time to decant.
Product Details
Brand: Vinturi
Model: V1010
Product Type: Handheld red wine aerator
Use: Instant aeration while pouring
Material: Acrylic aerator with no-drip stand and stainless steel filter screen
Compatibility: Red wine
Care: Dishwasher safe
Brand Origin: United States
About the Brand
Vinturi was the idea of Rio Sabadicci, an electrical engineer and Scotch drinker based in Carlsbad, California. He knew that air changes a wine but found decanting slow and fiddly, and after many prototypes he settled on a device you simply hold over the glass. The red wine aerator went on sale in 2006 and is still the model most people picture. It works on the Venturi principle: wine speeds up as it passes through a narrow channel, the pressure drops, and air is pulled in through two side holes and mixed in on the way down. That is the gurgle you hear as you pour.