How to decant wine – Episode 110

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Today’s question : How to decant wine ?

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Why should you use a decanter and how do you choose a decanter? – Episode #31

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Today’s question was sent in by Mindie from lower Manhattan who asks “Why should you use a decanter and how do you choose a decanter?”.

Video sum up: Why should you use a decanter and how do you choose a decanter?

Basically, a decanter is a device in which you pour wine.

Why / When should you use a decanter?

  • It is a lot of a ceremony, it looks nice and it is a special container for special wines
  • If a wine is old it is going to have sediments in it. When you decant a wine try to leave the sedminents in the bottle
  • If a wine is young it needs aeration and decanting is a good way to provide this aeration

How to choose a decanter?

When you choose your decanter make sure your decanter:

  • is stable,
  • is easy to hold
  • has a wide mouth in order to easily pour the wine in it

When you have a decanter which respect these three practical criteria, your choice will be based on aesthetic and how much you would like to spend. Decanter could cost from a couple of bucks to hundreds of dollars.

You could find a selection of decanter here for example.

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