Are you a wine-lover? Do you know the right way of drinking wine? We always see people swirl their glass of wine before tasting it, the theory behind is allowing air to go into the wine and bring out the full aroma of the wine. In order to give the wine adequate time to “breathe”, you must open it at least 0.5 hour in advance. When you were on a special occasion with guests, opened a fine bottle of wine, the last thing you want to do is sit and wait hours for the aeration. Here with wine aerator, it can aerate the wine and bring out the wine’s aroma and smoothness within just minutes.

Purpose of wine aerator

After pouring the wine into the aerator, it separates the wine and sediment, the unwanted components (sediment) include pigments and sulfites etc. Through filtering oxygen into the wine, it enhances the aroma of the wine, optimize the flavor. The wine aerator speeds up the process of aeration, saves hours of waiting for the wine to breathe.

Types of wine aerator

1. Handheld Aerator

This is the simplest aerator. As name states, you have to hold the aerator over the glasses, and pour the wine through the gadget. Some of these aerators can sit on top of the glass, allow you to pour the wine without balancing the aerator in your other hand. It dispenses wine into small streams and pour it into the chamber, it forces oxygen into the wine by creating the pressure. It allows a large amount of oxygen to flow into the wine within short time.

2. In-Bottle Stopper

Stopper is more user-friendly and stable. This type of aerator fits perfectly into the neck of the bottle, you can pour it directly into the glass. it can only pour out small portion of wine by each time. filter screens usually built inside of the aerator, and the wine usually get screened at the tip of the aerator. It exposes the wine to air as it flows through the stopper.

3. Electric Wine Aerators

It is the most expensive but also the most efficient of all. Position the electric wine aerator on top of the bottle of wine, press the button and the wine will automatically flow through the aerator and dispensed into the glasses.

Tips on choosing the best wine aerator

1. Ease of use

If you are a casual drinker, you might want to choose something basic, beginner-friendly and not too expensive. If you are a regular drinker, and would like to aerate your wine as efficiently as possible, electric aerator will be the best option.

2. Easy to clean

Different aerators have different cleaning methods. Pay attention to whether it is dishwasher-safe, and what kind of washing agents is needed.

3. Material

Most common material are glass, acrylic plastic and steel. These materials do not contain harmful components, thus contaminate the wine. You may also want to consider the durability, some of the materials are less durable than others, for example, glass is much more fragile than the acrylic plastic.

4. Size

If you want to carry it around or have a limited storage space at home, you might want to buy a more compact aerator. For those who love full-bodied red wine, you should choose an aerator with a large bottom.

5. Design

If you are using the aerator on dinner party or special event, an aerator with elegant and fancy design would be quite eye-catching, demonstrate your amazing taste.