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Aging Wine Electronically--You Choose
Posted by perle0 on 2006-12-11 21:17:55
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 The New York Times ran an article in its Magazine section discussing the creation of Hiroshi Tanaka, a Japanese inventor. It's a machine that uses electricity to "age" wine the equivalent of years of cellaring in only a few seconds. His invention uses electricity to break up the water molecules in the wine, allowing them to bond more completely with the other molecules...the ones that make wine different from water. In theory, at least, that's also what aging can take 10 to 20 years to accomplish. Tasters say that the machine can make a noticeable difference on a young, tannic wine in need of mellowing.
But there's another way.... |
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Joshua Wesson, chairman of the Best Cellars chain of wine stores, has another suggestion for those who can't afford what will likely be a rather expensive accessory...worse than a high-end wine refrigerator, no doubt.
He suggests that when you have a wine that needs a few years to mellow, but you just don't have the time...pour the wine into a blender and frappé it for 10 seconds. That should oxidize the wine, making it a less harsh drink. Mmm, a wine smoothie.... |
If you want to watch a very strange cartoon explaining how the machine works, and are willing to watch a short ad to see it, check here. |
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