Patent ID: 7841584

Claim:
An apparatus configured to aerate wine, the apparatus comprising: a body providing a fluid flow path through the body such that the wine can pass downward through the body, the fluid flow path being defined by: a fluid-receiving portion configured to be open to and in fluid communication with the atmosphere to receive the wine as the wine is poured, the fluid-receiving portion defining at least a first cross-sectional area; a reduced-area portion disposed downstream from and in fluid communication with the fluid-receiving portion, the reduced-area portion defining a second cross-sectional area that is smaller than the first cross-sectional area of the fluid-receiving portion; an air inlet extending between the fluid flow path and a side of the body, fluidly coupling the atmosphere with the fluid flow path; and an increased-area portion disposed in a vicinity of the air inlet, the increased-area portion defining a third cross-sectional area that is greater than the second cross-sectional area.