Wine vice or device?

[Roy Hersh]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/dinin ... ref=dining

Do you believe "devices" like the wine wand et al do have an effect on wine?

How about the argument made here about decanting?

Your opinion will be appreciated.

[Andy Velebil]

When I was in Paso Robles last month a couple of wineries we visited used something similar, a glass bulb that fitted onto the open neck of a wine bottle. It was to airate the wine and decanted it, as one winery person stated "It decants the wine and makes it so much better." I gave her the "You got to be kinding me" look and she thought better to continue down that path. I thought that was the stupidist thing I have ever seen. The half-second it is in there while being poured out does nothing more than a wine simply sitting in the glass would acheive. IMO, these are nothing but smoke-and-mirrors that someone is getting rich off of.

[Julian D. A. Wiseman]

Mr. Waterhouse said that the obnoxious, dank flavor of a “corked” wine, which usually renders it unusable even in cooking, can be removed by pouring the wine into a bowl with a sheet of plastic wrap.

“It’s kind of messy, but very effective in just a few minutes,” he said. The culprit molecule in infected corks, 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, is chemically similar to polyethylene and sticks to the plastic.

Has anybody tested this?

[Kris Henderson]

Mr. Waterhouse said that the obnoxious, dank flavor of a “corked” wine, which usually renders it unusable even in cooking, can be removed by pouring the wine into a bowl with a sheet of plastic wrap.

“It’s kind of messy, but very effective in just a few minutes,” he said. The culprit molecule in infected corks, 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, is chemically similar to polyethylene and sticks to the plastic.

Has anybody tested this?

I tried this once. It seemed to reduce the wet cardboard smell / taste but also added a plastic taste so the wine was still unenjoyable.

[Andy Velebil]

I have heard of the Saran Wrap trick for a while. I've never tried it myself, but have heard it does take away some of the "corked" smell. But just cause you can't smell it doesn't mean it still isn't corked. :help: