Opening the bouquet? Blowing off the sulfites? Aerating? Removing the sediment? We know we should be decanting some of the wines we drink, but most of us don't know which wines to decant, or when, or ...

To decant or not to decant? That is the question. It's not necessary or even recommended in all circumstances; it all comes down to the wine you're pouring. Decanters are mostly used when opening an ...

We’ve all seen intricate, handblown glass contraptions being trotted past us in a fancy restaurant when a patron orders an expensive bottle of wine. But does wine really need decanting? First, before ...

The word "decanting" often conjures images of esoteric and arcane rituals among wine drinkers. The reality is that decanting wine is the same practice as skimming chicken stock. Except in the case of ...

Britain’s most established wine magazine is named Decanter. I expect many of us possess one or more of the bulbous glass receptacles it is named after; I remember a row of them sitting on a sideboard ...

Q I am wondering how one knows when to decant a young wine. Older wines are rather obvious, but young wines vary a lot more in what is the best time to decant before serving. A Decanting is the ...

Is decanting a bottle of wine a rich man’s ritual or an easy maneuver that economy-class wine drinkers might want to consider? The person with the answer is New York-based wine personality and author ...