Acid Reducing Ring? - does it exist?!

[Kcwhippet]

Here we go again, folks. Liz, the device you're referring to is, quite plainly, a fraud. These devices have come around every so often, and none of them work, for a few reasons. There are some patents on these devices, and they all say that these devices are intended to "alter the perception" of acid and tannin in the wine. The magnets work by causing the tannins to clump together, which gives the impression that the wine has become smoother from aging, but in a naturally aged wine the tannins actually form long chains. Also, many other things are happening chemically to the wine as it ages that these magnet devices can't mimic. When the magnets are removed from the bottle, the tannin clumps fall apart and you're left with the same wine you started with. I could go on and on about this subject, but the fact remains, all of these devices are out and out frauds.