I once heard that the majority of sales revenue from in-flight magazine purchases is generated from pet-related products.

Most people are without their pets while on vacation, so they miss them and think, “Oh, that padded stepladder for Mittens will help her get hair all over our clean sheets!”

Or, “Baxter will love that modern dog dish set, just enough to never notice the difference between it and an upside-down frisbee.”

So, what did my first in-flight purchase between Austin and O’Hare yield? A wine breathing carafe that aerates a bottle of wine in minutes!

That’s right. I miss my full-bodied red wine collection. Enough to order the carafe and wait three months for it to be delivered.

I’ve shared the phenomenal difference between how a wine tastes, before and after aerating, and they (only one person) agree that it was a solid purchase.

Not only because it is made out of hand-blown glass, but because it really does treat the tongue to a full-flavored vino.

I recommend the Wine Breather Carafe by Menu to anyone looking to open up a bottle of red wine and then really open it up.