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A new inventor has created a thing called a “Bev Wizard,” which basically is a magnet you put on your wine bottle, and it will actually improve the quality of cheap wine:

He theorizes the wizard works by creating a magnetic field that changes the shape of a wine’s tannins, making them larger and softer. Tannins are astringent components from grape skin and seeds, and in some cases oak, that give structure to a wine but can make it taste bitter. Bottle aging can mellow out the tannins as can decanting hours before drinking; the Bev Wizard is a shortcut, says Farrell.

Of course, who is to know if this invention is just another form of the Emperor’s New Clothes?

This link has more on how it works:

He came up with a molded plastic device that looks like a regular non-drip pourer and has an air hole to speed up oxygenation. That intensifies the effect of the wizard and differentiates it from other magnetic devices on the market such as the Wine Clip, which clasps around the bottle neck, said Farrell.

I couldn’t find any actual quotes from people who had tasted the wine and reported any difference. We shall see.

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