Anyone else using one these days? I bought my 5200 last September because I couldn’t find a single blender (not KitchenAid, not Cuisinart, not Breville) that could handle smoothies without serious intervention. In short, I have never had a counter-top appliance that got the job done better than my Vita-Mix. Worth every stinkin’ penny. Not shilling for them or anything… just seriously impressed.
If it were anyone else, I’d know you were kidding, but I can actually picture 'Munch in a lab coat and goggles, waxing poetic about aerobic aging through rapid oxygenation. Of course, he’d have to do it quickly because 5 minutes in my Vita-Mix turns a mound of veggies into boiling soup.
I know for a fact that he has done it at least twice…2001 Penfolds Grange and 2003 or 2005 Deus ex Machina. Somebody on Squires has a pic of the Grange in the blender post “aging” as his avatar.
I do feel strongly that I’ve mastered the art of aging by blending.
Brian McBreaty has a picture of a bottle of Penfold’s Grange 2002 and a blender bottom as his avatar. The person you see behind the wine is Brian Doolin.
I’m a firm believer that you can open up a wine.
The two I’ve done this with - both done with Mr. Doolin in tow (or leading the charge) were nice wines.
We took a freshly landed 2003 Deus Ex Machina and put her on “Frappe” for about 10 seconds - poured a glass, then another for 15 and finally one for 30.
blind tastes were done (we switched the glasses) and there IS a difference in the wine.
So, to the question “will it blend?” - as it stands, fine wine will indeed, blend.
Gil L. Schwartz of vegas fame - has posted on this before and is where I got the idea.
Try it and taste a young wine from bottle and then taste it blind after it has been jostled around at 32,000 RPM’s
I used to have a Vita-mix, and I was just thinking the other day that I should get another one (I really don’t know what happened to mine- I think it got lost in a move or something). I don’t know if I ever used it as a juicer, though. I would like to get a juicer, and then I thought maybe the Vita-mix would be a better all around option. Does anyone have juicing experience with it?
It is about 35 miles from LP to Naperville… so I will take the bet that you get tossed at mile (-35) of 975… without the passenger and my car listing to the side I will make better time and have more room for wine…