Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) for transferring wine from a wine bottle (100) to a decanting receptacle (200) wherein the apparatus (10) includes: a pump unit (11) for introducing pressurized air into the interior of the wine bottle; a fluid withdrawal unit (12) for allowing the wine to flow out of the wine bottle (100) into a decanting receptacle (200); and, a support unit (13) for supporting the bottom of the wine bottle (100) at an angular inclination “&agr;” to consolidate the lees (110) on one side of the bottle (100); wherein, a fluid withdrawal head member (50) is provided with a plurality of lateral passageways (55) disposed at a height of “h” above the bottom of the head member (50) to prevent the lees (110) from being transferred into the decanting receptacle.

Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) for transferring wine from a wine bottle (100) to a decanting receptacle (200) wherein the apparatus (10) includes: a pump unit (11) for introducing pressurized air into the interior of the wine bottle; a fluid withdrawal unit (12) for allowing the wine to flow out of the wine bottle (100) into a decanting receptacle (200); and, a support unit (13) for supporting the bottom of the wine bottle (100) at an angular inclination “&agr;” to consolidate the lees (110) on one side of the bottle (100); wherein, a fluid withdrawal head member (50) is provided with a plurality of lateral passageways (55) disposed at a height of “h” above the bottom of the head member (50) to prevent the lees (110) from being transferred into the decanting receptacle.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting parallel digital data bit patterns over a single line is disclosed. Parallel digital data bit patterns are transformed into analog signals that are representative of the digital data bit patterns. Each digital data bit pattern is assigned an analog representation (either frequency, phase, or amplitude depending on the transmission medium). Each analog representation of the digital signal is then combined with a carrier signal and transmitted to the receiving end of the apparatus where the carrier signal is stripped off and the original analog signal transmitted is transformed into the original parallel digital data bit pattern transmitted.