Magnetic stirring system for wine aeration and method of using same

An integrated magnetic stirring decanter for wine aeration comprising:

• a. a multi-purpose stirring, storage and serving vessel having an upper neck portion that includes an open spout in communication with a hollow interior, an intermediate body portion, and a lower base portion characterized by a relatively flat or planar stable bottom surface and a lowermost lateral groove disposed about the periphery of said vessel at or near said bottom surface that defines a raised rib at or adjacent to the bottom surface of the vessel;
• b. a captive magnetic stirring impeller retained within said hollow interior, between said bottom surface and said lowermost lateral groove characterized by a flat, thin, flexible center support section carrying one or more vertically extending blade components, each of which houses a magnet component of magnetic, paramagnetic or ferromagnetic material that together define a first vertical summed magnetic field vector, and having a transverse wing component disposed at each free end;
• wherein the diameter of stirring impeller is slightly larger than the diameter of the vessel measured at said lowermost lateral groove and slightly smaller than the diameter of the vessel measured at said bottom surface,
• further wherein said stirring impeller is introduced into the hollow interior via said open spout and subsequently snap fit within a section of the hollow defined by said raised rib, below said lowermost lateral groove and above said bottom surface, such that said impeller is centered about the bottom surface of said vessel such that said wing component(s) can freely spin within said rib section without contacting any surface of said vessel.