The Vinturi tower is basically a stand for the Vinturi wine aerator, that is a small device, that is used to aerate wine. Both this little wine aerator and stand are made from 100% acrylic and are dishwasher safe.
Instead of using your decanter to aerate wine you can use the Vinturi. Letting wine breath opens it up to a whole new world of flavors and smells. When wine is put inside a bottle and sealed the whole process is to stop air from getting in so that we can drink it in many years to come. When you open the bottle you are allowing air to get inside and the oxidization process to begin. The more air the wine gets the more it will change until eventually it will turn bad. If you have ever drunk wine that has been open for a few days then you know what I mean.
You should allow it to breathe in something like a decanter or a large jug that has more surface area than just a regular bottle – the wine breathing process when drinking wine is very important When you let your wine breathe you will notice that the tastes and aromas change over time. You should always allow the air to get inside the wine and the process of oxidization to begin.
If you have a Vinturi wine aerator and Vinturi tower you can use these to aerate you wine almost instantaneously. Even though all wine will benefit from breathing or aeration the larger styles of red wines like Shiraz and also cabernet and many of the older style European wines benefit the most.
You may also want to use a sediment filter inside the aerator and Vinturi tower as many big red wines can have a fair bit of sediment.
