can i use this if i was holding a tasting of three different red wines without affecting each other?
1955687
Of course you can, in the same way you would reuse a glass at a wine tasting. Now if you are serving a Chateau Petrus at 4 grand a bottle, I'd say invest in a few of these; if for no other reason than to impress your friends.
1955688
Perhaps a purist would suggest you rinse it after changing to a different wine....?
1955689
It has been my experience at some tastings that sample volumes tend to be small. In those cases it may be a concern. If sampling with regular normal fill glasses of wine I would say there would be not enough cross-contamination to notice.
1955690
Yes, provided of course for optimum tasting you rinse the aerator with distilled water after each use. There is also a cleaning brush you can purchase that will clean out any sediment following the final use of the day/evening. I think it's ~$8-9. Here is a great article on tastings and using an aerator, etc.http://norcalwine.com/blog/51-general-interest/157-do-wine-aerators-work-a-are-they-worth-the-moneyHope this is helpful - best of luck with your wine tasting. Fun!
2196985
It depends on the age of wine I think: the older wine you have, the faster it will change it's taste. I'm speaking about average dry reds.
319842
Not really, no. To avoid that, you'll need a decanter with a pouring trough and a thin lip. You'll still get the single drop down the side most of the time with this one, but isn't that what thumbs are for?
260003
I also used this with Dr. brown bottles. I would say you can use it with any other bottle.
1688816
It may be possible depending on your tinkering skills. The little metal racks you would have to somehow clip to the shelf run perpendicular to the bottles and there's not a lot of clearance between them and the bottle. It won't hold most of my reds as is. So putting some sort of clip over the metal to mount it under the shelf might interfere with your ability to get many bottles of wine into it.
1450726
You should be able to. Just make sure when you first push the rod through the cork that it's in the middle and you won't need to move it . Moving it means there's more holes in the cork and it takes longer to pressurize.
859504
I believe the Red allows you to place a steamed wine glass under the aerator and not hold it in your hand as you pour.
314990
You can but it will look a little odd. It can be put together without though and still function properly. Without the wine bottle holder piece it has a couple of wooden planks visible in the middle section. It wouldn't look bad though. Good luck
1390925
Though I do not have a wine cave so I have never tested it out for an extended period of time. Kristopher (comment below) seems confident that it will work, so give it a shot.
1440826
For red wine it should be set at 58 degrees. You can't keep red and white together at 34- 36 but you can keep both at 58 then chill your whitein the fridge when you want to drink it
884868
I don't know if this would work. I don't know that much about making wine but I use this to put my "already made wine" in to keep set at specific temps. If you need the wine at a certain temp to ferment then you could probably use this because it lets you set the temp to whatever you need. Hope that helps.
1016369
No, unless you have 2 carboys, and then you would have to carefully measure the stabilizer. Save the 3-gallon for making beer. I use 2 6-gallon carboys because I like to transfer the finished wine to a clean carboy for a couple of extra weeks.
1016373
I would see why not? The grape must would have to be cut in half. I would think you could do the same with the yeast and other additives. I like dryer wines so since I don't back sweeten I haven't ever used the stabilizer.
532809
I agree with Ruth: the Moscato would not benefit from the aerator. In my experience, all red wines will improve (high end and low end wines) but I haven't found this useful for any white wines.
980006
Janet, to my knowledge, this aerator or any is designed for red wines. I have traveled both domestically and abroad and have noted that red wines are aerated and white wines are simply opened and left to breathe. But ya know what, I say experiment and see if there is a difference. I can certainly attest to the red wine when using the aerator. Good gosh, I know people who put ice in their beer, using an aeroator on a white wine doesn't sound so bad... Hope that helps your decision in this purchase, I know it works on reds... - John
795389
whites and reds are to different animals. 1. use a hydrometer to check the specific gravity of the product you've made. if the density is less than water chances are your ready. 2. taste it, if its wine you'll know it. whites don't age well, and air is not your friend. I make it to drink, so the answer is enjoy it and don't let it sit on a shelve. white wine is like us, they don't age well
173788
I'm not sure, I bought this as a gift, but I'm thinking that you won't get already opened wine through security. Unless it's in your checked bag. They don't even let me have my sons sippy cup full of juice anymore, let alone a refillable wine bag.