| This is soiree is a bottle-top wine aerator. | | | | though |
| Soirée fits securely into any wine bottle allowing | | | | |
| you to pour without dripping directly through the | | | | "Pretty and Functional" |
| Soirée. By pouring wine with a Soirée,the | | | | By A. Day (Idaho) |
| Soirée creates an intermediary stage where | | | | I got this as a gift for my dad for Christmas. He |
| the wine is infused with oxygen and then | | | | was a sommelier for a 4 star restaurant for a |
| cascades into your glass. In using the Soirée to | | | | number of years and he says that it works |
| aerate your wine, you will notice the subtleties | | | | wonderfully. |
| and character of the wine emerge immediately | | | | |
| upon entering your glass. Soirée delivers a truly | | | | "Best Wine Aerator" |
| open wine just by pouring through it | | | | By W. Black (Bay Area, CA USA) |
| Technical Details | | | | I got interested in aerators after experiencing a |
| -This is bottle-top wine aerator | | | | blind taste test with the Vinturi at a winery. I |
| -Without dripping directly through the Soirée. | | | | couldn't really see that the Vinturi was adding a lot |
| -In using the Soirée to aerate wine emerge | | | | of surface air to the wine, but the taste |
| immediately upon entering your glass | | | | difference was striking. I Googled around a lot and |
| | | | | found that people didn't like the Vinturi because it |
| Customer Reviews | | | | requires two hands and careful pouring (causing |
| "fun gizmo" | | | | spills), and it's not really easy to clean. |
| By S. Sung | | | | I found a comparative review at an online wine |
| I bought this for my husband who is the wine | | | | site, where they tested I think five different |
| drinker in the family--he can never be bothered to | | | | aerators. They judged that the Soiree produces |
| use a decanter. The aerator is pretty and fun to | | | | the best tasting wine, and gave the Vinturi a very |
| watch but can be a little precarious when handling. | | | | close second. The others tested all came in a lot |
| You have to be careful that it is securely in place | | | | lower than these two. |
| in the bottle top of course. I bought it liking that it | | | | I picked the Soiree because I like the bottle-top |
| was made out of glass and not plastic which I | | | | functioning, and I think the large-surface-area |
| thought would help the taste of the wine. I have | | | | technology is better than what the Vinturi has. It's |
| to say we hold our breathe handling it because it | | | | also very easy to rinse out after use. In using the |
| seems pretty fragile. It is a bit difficult to store it | | | | Soiree you turn the bottle vertical, so the wine |
| because it is glass. The aerator does come with a | | | | flows out in a thin sheet all over the insides of the |
| little stand that it sits in but it is easy to knock it | | | | glass sphere, exposing it to lots of air. |
| off and there is nowhere to put the rubber | | | | The only thing I don't like about the Soiree is that |
| stoppers that would make the aerator fit | | | | a tablespoon or so of aerated wine flows back |
| correctly so I end up putting it all back in the | | | | into the bottle after each pour. Fine if you're going |
| box...which makes us use it less frequently. I | | | | to drink the bottle in one setting, but maybe not |
| bought the Venturi with the stand and that tends | | | | so good if you're going to put half the bottle in |
| to be the one we go to since it is already sitting | | | | the fridge for tomorrow. Maybe I'm being too |
| out and ready for action. Happy with the product | | | | neurotic about that. |