Slowly and carefully decanting the wine ensures that the sediment stays in the bottle and you get a nice clear wine in the decanter, and subsequently in your glass. A second and more everyday reason to decant is to aerate the wine. Many young wines can be tight or closed on the nose or palate.
How do I choose a wine decanter?
Set the unopened bottle upright for at least 30 minutes. Remove cork and foil casing. Place a light source – a candle or flashlight- behind the bottle neck. Slowly pour the wine into the decanter while carefully watching to see when the sediment begins to make its way to the neck.
A decanter is a vessel that is used to hold the decantation of a liquid (such as wine) which may contain sediment. Decanters, which have a varied shape and design, have been traditionally made from glass or crystal. Their volume is usually equivalent to one standard bottle of wine (0.75 litre).
By decanting, you are pouring the wine into another container, the decanter, so that you may leave that sediment behind in the bottle. This is not an issue for whisky. As for letting the wine breathe, it releases some of the wine’s aromas, which have been trapped in a bottle for however many years.Mar 23, 2010
Choosing the Right Decanter
Full-bodied Red Wines (Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Tannat, Monastrell, Tempranillo, etc): Use a decanter with a wide base. Light-bodied Red Wines (Pinot Noir, Beaujolais): serve in a small to medium-sized decanter that’s been chilled.May 6, 2019
Let It Breathe: 12 Best Wine Decanters
- Twist Wine Decanter. …
- Le Chateau Wine Decanter. …
- Sempli Vaso-Vino Wine Decanter. …
- Ravenscroft Crystal Pinnacle Wine Decanter. …
- Stemless Fountain Aerating Wine Glass Set. …
- Zalto Hand-Blown Wine Decanter. …
- Zwiesel 1872 Beaune Wine Decanter. …
- Riedel Duck Wine Decanter.