2. Do you decant your Red wine or not? What are the reasons for decanting Red wine?
A young Red wine may be decanted to aerate the wine or to let the wine "breathe". This allows the wine to open up for a more enjoyable experience.
Many people will decant a wine to allow the sediment to stay in the bottle as opposed to in your glass. Using a candle or light at the neck of the bottle while pouring the wine into the decanter will help to illuminate the sediment as it reaches the neck of the bottle. At this time, stop pouring and come back to the bottle to pour again until all of the sediment is left in the bottle and not in your glass.
Although I do not like sediment in my wine, I choose not to decant an older wine. It may get too much oxygen too soon which may spoil the wine's true potential. I mean you saved the wine to savor its flavor not to delete it. However, some older wines that are not so delicate may be decanted without affecting its potential.
You can also strain a wine directly into your glass if you feel that you do not want to aerate an older wine.
You can also aerate a wine directly into your glass by using a Vinturi Wine Aerator. More about that later.
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Bon Vin!
Veronica
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