{"id":13849,"date":"2016-11-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/why-you-should-use-a-wine-decanter-more-often"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:35","slug":"why-you-should-use-a-wine-decanter-more-often","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/why-you-should-use-a-wine-decanter-more-often","title":{"rendered":"Why you should use a wine decanter more often"},"content":{"rendered":"
There is a lot about wine and wine service that remains a mystery to the average wine drinker. Wine professionals – sommeliers, waiters, store clerks, winemakers and more – sometimes do things to and with wine that may appear confusing or unnecessary. Sniffing corks, swirling and spitting wine, debating about \u201clegs\u201d and so on, and that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg. At worst, this can appear needlessly snobby, and push ordinary wine lovers away altogether. We agree in large part, wine should be fun and accessible. A lot of these behaviours and rituals are simply not needed to you or I to enjoy a glass of red <\/span>Bordeaux<\/span><\/a> or Australian Chardonnay.<\/span><\/p>\n One ritual that is common in professional wine service and really should be more widely adopted by the average wine lover, is decanting wine.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are many types of wine decanter<\/strong> available on the market. They range from functional and affordable to unnecessarily elaborate and exorbitant. We advocate that you get the best quality decanter that you can afford, but in you are stuck you can also use any other large, clear (preferably glass) receptacle. More important than the physical wine decanter itself is that you understand what <\/span>decanting<\/span><\/a> is, and why you should decant more wine more often.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Decanting wine serves two functions:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As a general rule of thumb, you should decant older red wines – though as mentioned, be careful with <\/span>very<\/span><\/i> old wines. Red wines that have had considerable ageing, such as Rioja Gran Reserva or fine Bordeaux, will have accumulated some sediment and will benefit from decanting. Try a <\/span>Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2005<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>Ch\u00e2teau Palmer 2000<\/span><\/a>, and see for yourself. Younger reds will have considerably less sediment, though may respond better to decanting in order to breathe. Some white wines, including full-bodied Chardonnay wines, can benefit from the aeration too. Think along the lines of <\/span>Lake\u2019s Folly Chardonnay 2001<\/span><\/a> and experience firsthand the effects of decanting. Decanting can be a special occasion, so pick a special wine and try it for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [cta_generico id=2584]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is a lot about wine and wine service that remains a mystery to the average wine drinker. Wine professionals – sommeliers, waiters, store clerks, winemakers and more – sometimes do things to and with wine that may appear confusing or unnecessary. Sniffing corks, swirling and spitting wine, debating about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[344],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is a wine decanter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Why use a wine decanter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Which wines need a wine decanter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n