A method for producing wine comprises dosing a flowing body of a wine product with a stream of bubbles of a gas mixture to promote aeration of the wine product during one or more stages of wine production, wherein the gas mixture comprises an inert sparging gas having between 03% and 10% by volume of oxygen (O2). A preferred system for aerating a wine product during the production of wine comprises a housing for receiving a flow of the wine product, the housing having an aeration treatment zone, a wine input port coupled to a proximal end of the aeration treatment zone, and a wine output port coupled to a distal end of the aeration treatment zone; a source of aeration gas; and, a gas introducer apparatus positioned within the aeration treatment zone and coupled to the source of aeration gas for introducing a stream of gas bubbles in the wine product as it flows through the aeration treatment zone to the wine output port, thereby to aerate the wine product.
B01F 23/231 - Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids by bubbling
B01F 23/236 - Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids specially adapted for aerating or carbonating beverages
B01F 23/237 - Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids characterised by the physical or chemical properties of gases or vapours introduced in the liquid media
C12H 1/12 - Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification, or ageing of alcoholic beverages without precipitation
C12H 1/14 - Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification, or ageing of alcoholic beverages without precipitation with non-precipitating compounds, e.g. sulfitingSequestration, e.g. with chelate-producing compounds
C12G 1/06 - Preparation of sparkling wineImpregnation of wine with carbon dioxide
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Corkscrews; Bottle openers; Decanters; Wine glasses; Wine pourers; Bottle openers, electric and non-electric; Containers for household use; Food preserving jars of glass; Kitchen containers; Baskets for household purposes; Beverage glassware; Crockery, namely, pots, dishes, drinking cups and saucers, bowls, serving bowls and trays; Wine cooling pails; Non-electric coolers for wine; Wine aerators; Wine buckets; Coasters, not of paper or textile; Jugs; Wine drip collars specially adapted for use around the top of wine bottles to stop drips; Wine jugs; Wine openers
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A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AERATING AN ALCHOHOLIC BEVERAGE
A kit for aerating an alcoholic beverage comprises a gas diffuser (12) and a pressurised source (11) of vitiated air adapted to be coupled to the gas diffuser for introducing bubbles of vitiated air when the gas diffuser is immersed within a body of the alcoholic beverage. In preferred embodiments, the source of vitiated air is an aerosol containing air compressed using nitrogen gas so that there is substantially no more than 10% by volume of oxygen. Suitable beverages include wine and spirits.
B01F 23/231 - Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids by bubbling
B01F 23/2361 - Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids specially adapted for aerating or carbonating beverages within small containers, e.g. within bottles
