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An octopus to help your wine breathe

by Nicole Weston, Posted Nov 28th 2006 @ 9:02AM

I must confess that I don't think too much about aerating wines before I drink them other than giving a red a couple of swirls around an oversized glass and letting it set for a few minutes before drinking. Of course, I'm not generally drinking wines that really need to be decanted either. If I was given one of these neat Pewter Octopus Wine Aerators for the holidays, possibly along with a nice bottle of red, I would rethink my position since the cool looking gadget makes aeration a snap. The octopus is set into the mouth of a decanter and the wine is poured over it, aerating as it flows. The way the stream of wine is interrupted by the twisting of the octopus is far more efficient than simply pouring the wine into a glass or straight into the decanter. If an octopus doesn't float your boat, the aerators are available in sea horse and puffer fish designs as well and all are visually intriguing, although there is some irony to the fact that only ocean-dwelling creatures were chosen to help wines breathe. Each is about $30.

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Filed Under: Food Gadgets, Drink Recipes, Tastings
Tags: aerate, aerating, gadget, Gadgets, octopus, red wine, tool, wine, wines

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Sean Hattaway

11-28-2006 @9:57AM Sean Hattaway said... cool and pretty... I suppose it would be too much to ask if there's a dragon design? lol...
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Colin

11-28-2006 @8:19PM Colin said... Is it me or does this look strikingly like something out of the classic movie Dead Ringers?
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