Press Release

Decant-Air®
Give your wine the opportunity to shine.
The perfect Christmas gift for the wine enthusiast.
For perfect aeration, a droplet of wine has to fall 16cms according to research at the University of Ghent. The patented Decant-Air®  see http://www.decant-air.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=decant-air-kit1 has been perfected to do this so that it is in peak condition every time that wine is served.
Numerous comparative tastings have shown that the Decant-Air® really works compared with undecanted wine, normally decanted wine, and other wine aerators.
This is because it has been scientifically researched and developed over at least 4 years.  It comes as a complete kit, including the decanter itself which ensures that from the high quality polished stainless steel funnel a spray of wine flows into the decanter ensuring the necessary minimum 16cms fall.
As a result, ordinary wines take on a different character, while extra-ordinary wines become superb. Decant-Air®  can be used for fortified wines as well as white wines, although it is important to ensure that the Decant-Air®  is cooled to the same temperature as the bottle you are opening.
But there’s more to it than improving your wine. The Decant-Air®  brings theatre to the dinner table. From uncorking the bottle with the sommelier’s corkscrew that is supplied, taking the funnel from its polished stand, placing the provided strainer over the funnel and pouring the wine through the funnel and watching it flow down the side of the decanter, the simple process of pouring a glass of wine becomes a ceremony.
And afterwards, clean the decanter with the specially designed ‘saturns’ that are enclosed and then leave it to dry in the polished drying rack.
Available for some years on the continent where the Decant-Air®  is widely used in homes and restaurants, and where there has never been a dissatisfied customer, it is now being offered in the UK from the website www.decant-air.co.uk
The current price for the complete 7 piece kit is £99 including VAT.

NOTE FOR EDITORS:

• Summary of the benefits of Decant-Air®  
• Everlasting improvement to the quality of the wine drinking experience.
• Modern design supported by scientific research.
• Excellent value kit with specially developed components made to the highest safety international standards to make the Decant-Air®  ‘s performance wholly reliable every time.
• Makes wine drinking into a spectacle as well as a dining experience.

• The seven piece kit consists of:
• The DECANTAIR 12 hole patented polished stainless steel funnel to aerate your wine to perfection
• The DECANTAIR polished stainless steel funnel stand.
• The DECANTAIR  specially designed glass decanter (less than 11% lead to conform to international safety standards)
• A DECANTAIR sommelier’s corkscrew for perfect cork extraction.
• A DECANTAIR sieve to prevent the wine funnel becoming clogged with lees.
• The DECANTAIR decanter polished stainless steel drying stand. Specially designed to get your DECANTAIR decanter dry, but can be used with other decanters.
• Packet of DECANTAIR stainless steel cleaning ‘saturns’ –polished stainless steel spheroids shaped like Saturn with its moons to ensure that your DECANTAIR decanter is thoroughly clean between uses.

 

• THE FULL STORY:

10 years ago a Belgian restaurateur became frustrated because he knew that the wines he was serving, freshly opened at the table, did not perform nearly as well as when he had tasted them  at the vineyard.
Ordinary decanting helped, but there was something missing when the wine was drunk at the table. Those subtle back notes were not coming out until some time later, and by that time the diners in his restaurant had left. He knew they were not getting the full benefit. And after all, most of us at home open a bottle of wine and then start drinking it, so he felt there was likely to be a wider benefit.
So, a research project with the University of Ghent, and they discovered that for the development of the full taste and bouquet of the wine, each drop needed to fall at least 16cms, separated from the next drop. That was why ordinary decanting, even double decanting, usually fails to bring out the best in the wine. Apart from anything else, decanters have a narrow neck so there is a small surface area of a bottle of wine exposed to the air.
So, DECANTAIR was designed.
Made from polished stainless steel to meet all international safety standards, the ergonomically designed, and patented DECANTAIR funnel has a 12 hole plug (screw in for easy cleaning). The funnel’s special shape means that the wine flows through the holes at just the right rate and is ‘sprayed’ round the outside of the decanter, achieving maximum aeration and, thus, optimum bouquet and flavour. The DECANTAIR decanter is essential to this process, as the funnel and decanter have been designed to work together.
The funnel has 3 ‘lugs’ which fit in the neck of the decanter to prevent the build up of ‘back-pressure’ and thus spillage when you are decanting the wine.
Once you have used the funnel, place it in the stand. You may need another bottle of the same wine, because the first has been so delicious!
Then, when the evening is over use the ‘saturns’ to clean your DECANTAIR decanter and let it dry safely in the drying stand.