Saturday, December 26, 2009

How to decant

A lovely narrative and a thorough description of how to decant.

So what is decanting? Decanting is a process of carefully moving (pouring) wine from its vessel (typically the bottle) into a decanter. A decanter can be a glass pitcher or carafe. Many wine masters believe the best decanter has a long neck and wide bottom surface area, almost the opposite of a wine bottle. These features better allow oxygen to reach the wine for a more smooth, mellow finish.

[Via http://winefeeds.wordpress.com]

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