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Italian glass wine aerator/pourer

Thanks to all of the suggestions I think I've finally found it - the "Centellino" at www.rothschildluxury.com.

THANKS!!!

on Sep 21, 2007

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Italian glass wine aerator/pourer

This is close, but the other one has a small side ways spout to pour sideways out of the globe.

Thanks!!!

on Sep 21, 2007

commissaris in Wine

Italian glass wine aerator/pourer

Yup - I've tried both of these. I've even tried the name on the box of the grape bunch shaped one - "Il Dosavino" - still without success.

on Sep 21, 2007

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Rome rest. - trip report

Just returned from Rome this week. Our 2 favorite restaurants in Rome were: Armando de Pantheon (about 1/2 block from the Pantheon) and Le Cave di San Ignazio, in the Piazza San Ignazio.

Le Cave has a fun selections of appetizers - they seem to just keep bringing out the dishes!
Had a great eggplant lasagne (no noodles) at Armando.

Will report later on our Tuscany eating adventures.

Just on a quick note - we thought the very best Gelato was at the "internet point" cafe on the main road in Radda in Chianti.

Really appreciated all of the Chowhound reports - we used many of the recommendations.

Nan C
Michigan

on Sep 21, 2007

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Italian glass wine aerator/pourer

Thanks - info on the Vinturi is about all I can find.

But the glass globe pourer/aerator we saw looked very different. Just interested for the novelty of it - it looks very fun and seemed to be very effective on the young tannic reds we drank.

on Sep 21, 2007

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Italian glass wine aerator/pourer

While in Tuscany this past week, we were in a restaurant in Montalcino where the waiter had a neat wine pourer/aerator. It attached directly to the wine bottle, looked like a glass globe, and he poured the wine into the globe, then tipped it into our glasses. I was able to find a similar item in a wine store in Castelina in Chianti, but the globe is shaped like a bunch of grapes.

I've been seaching on line valiantly to try to find another one or two to buy. I'm not evaluating the effectiveness, but simply the 'funness' of using this.

Does anyone have a source or suggestion for buying these? I've tried multiple seaches under "wine aerators" "wine decanting" "wine funnels" (although this really isn't a funnel) and about any other term I could think of.

Thanks for any and all help!

Nan C.
Michigan

on Sep 21, 2007

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