The Wine Aeration Industrial Complex Will Not Rest
The undying obsession with letting wine “breathe” has moved beyond dedicated gadgets to recruit everything from milk frothers to Vitamixes.
- story: Saman Hosseini
- photo: Punch
The undying obsession with letting wine “breathe” has moved beyond dedicated gadgets to recruit everything from milk frothers to Vitamixes.
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