Wine lovers spend a lot of time and money purchasing bottles to savor. Once you bring your carefully selected bottles of wine home, you ensure they’re stored at ideal temperatures before popping them open and pouring them into your different wine glasses for every varietal. But to truly elevate your wine-drinking experience, you’re going to want to add a wine aerator to your roster of wine tools.
Aerating wine exposes it to air, allowing volatile compounds like sulfites to evaporate and smoothing out the harsher tannins of younger vintages. This vital step also improves and clarifies the flavors of less expensive bottles. Typically, aeration is most beneficial for red wines, but whites and rosés can benefit too. There are a number of ways to aerate your wine; we’ve included several options in our list, all of which will improve the flavor of your wine quickly.
What to Consider
Aerating wine makes drinking it a more enjoyable experience. Ensure you’re as pleased with the aerating tool as the improved glass of wine by keeping these few things in mind before making your purchase.
Type of aerator It might surprise you to learn that there are a few different methods for aerating your wine — from a simple pourer to a decanter, to a filter, to an electric aerator. The pourers are the easiest to use and produce the fastest results, while the other options are more attractive and fun to use.
Frills Do you want a straightforward aerator, or would you like a decanter and wine stopper as well? We have several singular and multitasking options.
Batteries Electric aerators are effective and make for excellent conversation starters at parties, but they require batteries or charging to work, so keep that in mind.
We want your wine to taste delicious, and in a bid to make that happen, we reviewed hundreds of aerators, combing through professional and user reviews to find the best ones on the market. We’ve included options that should suit every kind of wine lover, from the casual to the serious, and have included options that range in price from $11.99-$99.95. Cheers!
This Vintorio Wine aerator has an average 4.6-star rating from more than 12,000 reviewers on Amazon — and it’s easy to see why. It’s straightforward, effective, and does exactly what it’s supposed to, which is to make your wine tastier in one simple step.
This aerator was designed to have a large chamber and air intake system, which infuses wine with the optimal amount of oxygen in what’s known as the Bernoulli Effect. Simply insert the rubber stopper with the tapered acrylic pourer into the wine glass, pour, and done. Reviewers love this tool for making even their “cheap wine taste great!”
This multitasking wine tool aerates your wine, filters and pours it, and also allows you to quickly chill your bottle. The aerator has a built-in dual intake valve that brings more oxygen to the party, enhancing all the rich flavors hidden in your wine.
The stainless steel wine chiller rod can be kept in your freezer and inserted into the bottle via the aerator, chilling your bottle of room-temp wine without diluting the flavors. Reviewers love this budget-friendly multitasker aerator, with many noting that they use the chilling rod for a variety of drinks besides just wine!
This no-frills Rabbit wine aerator upgrades your glass of wine with simple ease. Just place the stainless steel aerator and pourer into your bottle for a drip-free pour that instantly aerates your wine, improving flavors and softening harsh edges. Reviewers love the sleek design and the effectiveness, but some note that it isn’t as leakproof as other models on the market.
This aerator works instantly to aerate your wine with one touch of a button. Simply turn your wine into a tap by placing it on top of your bottle. It includes a tube that gets inserted into the bottle and leaves sediment behind as wine travels up through it, into the “tap,” and then your glass.
The Aervina provides an impressive six times the aeration of typical gravity-fed aerators and comes in your choice of blue, white, or yellow. It should be noted that six AAA batteries are required and are not included.
This Zazzol aerator turns okay wine into a great wine. The multistage, patented design aerates wine up to three times as effectively as competitors. Its handheld design also prevents leaks, drips and unexpected overflows. Some reviewers recommend it as a gift for your wine-loving friends and families.
One reviewer says that they did a blind taste test with friends, and found the improvement in the aerated wine was “incredible and unmistakable.” We’re sold!
This Jifar electric aerator features an oxygenator and pourer that gives wine optimal air with just the touch of a button. The non-spill spout then serves up 1.2 ounce pours every 2 seconds, ensuring almost immediate flavor enhancement. The aerator also comes with a stopper for storing your wine. It’s powered by four AA batteries, which are not included.
Reviewers love that the aerator fits multiple bottle tops and features a USB cable for recharging, in addition to the battery. In one charge, it has the power to aerate an impressive 30 bottles.
This wine aerator doubles as a wine stopper and pourer. It features a small hole in the air chamber, which infuses oxygen into the wine for optimal aeration. The sturdy spout and silicon cap prevent leaks, and the rubber stopper creates a dependable seal so you can enjoy your bottle on another night. Reviewers love that it comes in a two-pack, making it great to have one for travel and one for dinner parties at home.
This handheld Zortung aerator aerates wine instantly, improving flavor and aroma. The filter design also removes impurities and sediment, making wine smoother. Instead of pouring your wine directly into a glass, hold this aerator above the wine glass and pour the wine through the Zortung with your free hand. Some reviewers love it so much, they pop it in their carrying bag and bring it when they travel.
This aerating kit looks beautiful on the bar and makes a great gift for the wine lover in your life. This RBT wine set includes a borosilicate glass decanter, filter, aerator, and wood coaster with a metal accent. The micro-perforated filter strains out impurities, and the aerating funnel allows oxygen to improve the bouquet and flavor of your wine instantly.
Reviewers say it’s “very beautiful” and a “great party conversation piece,” but warn that the neck of the decanter can be fragile.
This attractive carafe aerates your wine in style. Simply press the decanter onto the top of an opened bottle of wine and flip it over, and watch the wine flow into the glass carafe without spills. You can then serve the wine from the decanter or flip back and pour it into the bottle again. This hand-blown carafe is delicate, so be gentle when using it.
Kathleen WillcoxKathleen Willcox is a journalist who writes about parenting, technology, shopping, food and wine.
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