As oenophiles know, red wine often produces sediment as it ages, introducing a bitter flavor and gritty texture to the wine. The process of removing these impurities by carefully pouring the wine from ...

A lot is written on decanting Port, and I felt it was time to add a few of my own tips and musings on the subject. Some feel decanting Port is a tricky business best left to men in the cellar or ...

Andrew L. Waterhouse, a professor in the department of viticulture and enology at the University of California at Davis, explains. The decanting of red wines has a long tradition in high quality wine ...

Are you also confused about when to decant your wine? Well, decanting wine releases the flavours and aromas, the whole tasting experience. Knowing when to decant is all about the wine’s age, colour ...

To decant or not decant? That is the age-old question. Here are five things to consider before pouring that wine. I love decanting ­– the ceremony, the theatre, the mechanics – but it can be ...

When the sommelier says, "Shall I decant that for you?" many restaurant diners begin to wish they had stayed home. Most people have no clue whether the Chianti they just ordered would be happier in a ...

"Romans used decanting, and the only reason we need to decant now is to remove sediment. Older wines over time, bigger-skin grapes like Bordeaux, have sediment. It releases the esters (specific aromas ...