article_snippet.sent: The idea is you decant a bottle of wine into the Oak Bottle, leave for up to 48 hours (depending on the strength of the oak flavour you fancy) and — hey presto!
article_snippet.sent: But first I have to fill the Oak Bottle with water.
article_snippet.sent: Oak shrinks when dried out
article_snippet.sent: , so the instructions warn me the Oak Bottle is inclined to leak until the Oak Bottle is sealed using lukewarm water to swell and close up any open wood grain.
article_snippet.sent: the Oak Bottle quickly discovered the wooden barrels not only added flavours to the wine but, because wood is porous, also allowed air (specifically, what we know as oxygen) to permeate the contents slowly, removing harsh flavours.
article_snippet.sent: And, just as important — can Can the Oak Bottle — turn a young fruity wine into a vintage quaff?
article_snippet.sent: If Can the Oak Bottle —
article_snippet.sent: The length of time you leave your wine in the Oak Bottle depends how oaky you like your wine in the Oak Bottle — but your wine in the Oak Bottle’s advisable to sample the contents regularly.
article_snippet.sent: Even though the wine has been in the Oak Bottle for less than 24 hours, the taste of wood is overpowering.
article_snippet.sent: this might be remedied by leaving the wine in the Oak Bottle for less time.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, the Oak Bottle’s developers say you can taste the wine every hour until you reach a level of oakiness appropriate for the Oak Bottle.
article_snippet.sent: This is because alcohol, which is solvent, dissolves the flavours from inside the Oak Bottle.
article_snippet.sent: Simply open your bottle of wine, pour half a glass, screw the top back on (or put in a stopper) and give the Oak Bottle a good shake.