April 26 2006
There’s a show on television called American Inventor. I’ve only seen bits and pieces, but it follows the American Idol model of tv whereby people with an invention (instead of dubious singing talent) pitch their product to a panel of judges.
I immediately thought of this when I saw a "gee whiz" wine aeration device on the Internet. Most of us pop the cork, pour and hope for the best over the course of the next hour. But, the fact remains that, most, if not all red wine softens and opens up a bit with some air.
The majority of the $15 and under vino (which represents about 85% of my consumption) is better the 2nd day after it has mellowed with some air on it.
So, I find the Accelabreath to be really cool. Basically, the gist is that you pour your wine into a carafe and through some type of magnetic connection with the base it creates a kind of centrifuge action on your bottle of vino. The selling proposition is full aeration in minutes, not hours ...
The AccelaBreathe™ instant wine aeration system has been developed to insure more effective enjoyment of wine. The AccelaBreathe™ system accelerates the natural wine breathing process allowing wine to breathe fully and consistently from bottle to bottle at home or in restaurants. The AccelaBreathe™ system works by quickly and evenly exposing the wine to air without bubbling, catalysts, or other chemical additives. With AccelaBreathe™ your $20 bottle of wine will taste like a $50 bottle.
Most people say that if you pay anymore then $25 a bottle you’re paying for scarcity or marketing, but I won’t go there.
Check out the video demonstration on the site here. The Accelabreath goes for a flat $100.
I can’t really call him an inventor, but the owner of the site is a guy from North Carolina that has a PH.D.
I’m not sure what his PH.D. is in, but I’m guessing it’s something that it is laboratory based.
A quick scan of the Internet tells me that this device is a magnetic stirrer for lab use, but it’s such a showy/nerd kind of idea to do with guests that it merits the $20 premium versus buying one off a scientific device site for $79.99
I also found a much headier patent site that has a very elaborate and completely befuddling patent explanation for wine aeration. If you are so inclined, you can find it here.
If you understand it please send me a note and decode it for me.
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