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I've seen them was Breathable stemware Ian Hoare My skepticism about these "breathable" stems is no secret. I was fortunate enough to meet Jo yesterday at a wine event in San Francisco, and firsthand experience these stems. Jo had two glbuttes that were visually identical but one has been "activated" and the other has not. She poured, from the same bottle at the same time, some Pebreaste Sirah (the very delicious Earthquake 2003 Pebreaste Sirah from Michael David Winery Lodi). I waited a few minutes, then nosed each glbutt. The difference was amazing - one glbutt had one-tenth the nose of the other. Jo had told me in advance that the "activated" stem has an Eisch logo on the base - indeed, this glbutt seemed to amplify the wine's nose. My wife did not know which glbutt was which and nosed them both - she also picked the "activated" glbutt. Several other bystanders did, as well. So, it's pretty clearly not the shape alone of the stem. There's something about the glbutt that brings out the nose a great deal. I visually inspected the glbuttes - they appeared identical, including thickness. I held them up to a light, looking for the tell-tale signs of diffraction. Nothing. There was no chemical odor detectable. The miniscus in both glbuttes remained the same color as far as I could tell. So, while I would not actually call them "breathable" glbuttes in the sense that they oxidize the wine, they certainly amplify the nose of the wine and I can't explain why. I'm certainly interested enough to have another look. Cheers, Dana
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