How to Clean a Wine Aerator

How to Clean a Wine Aerator

The simplest way to do it is to just hold it underneath a faucet and allow warm water to run through it for 30 seconds to minute after you have finished using it. That will typically clear any of the liquid that is left over in the decanter. But sometimes you may find some residue built up, or even sediment stuck in the mesh screen.

A utensil similar to a pipe cleaner is really the optimal tool to ensure your aerator is as clean as can be and working properly. Using this cleaning brush will ensure that each wine which flows through your aerator maintains its integrity and does not infuse with any remnants of a prior wine that was previously aerated.

How do I clean my wine aerator?

Hold the aerator underneath a faucet and allow warm water to run through it for 30 seconds to a minute. Using this cleaning brush will ensure that each wine that flows through your aerator maintains its integrity and does not infuse with any remnants of a prior wine that was previously aerated.

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From his first sips of wicker basket Chianti at his grandfather’s dinner table to a 1986 Premier Cru Gevrey-Chambertin, Tilden knew that there was something magical about wine. He earned his Diploma in Wine and Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust and is a Certified Specialist of Wine with the Society of Wine Educators. Having been with Wine Enthusiast catalog since 2005, when he is not writing about wine he also runs the wine storage division and is head of W.E.’s in-house education program.