Welcome to Ask a Somm, a column in which experts from across the country answer questions about wine. Today’s installment: How do I know when to decant a bottle of wine? “Firstly, it’s important to ...

"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 ...

Great news! It is totally possible to get in on the decanting trend without buying a heap of plastic containers, or taking time off from work to delicately funnel cinnamon from one tiny jar into ...

There are three, nonnegotiable things every wine drinker needs. First, uh, wine. Second, a corkscrew to open aforementioned wine. Third—I’m sorry, but not the wine glass charms you bought on something ...

What is decanting? Simply put, it means transferring (decanting) the contents of a wine bottle into another receptacle (the decanter) before serving. It may sound silly (how can pouring wine from one ...

As wine ages, sediment from the grapes can settle and accumulate at the bottom of the bottle. This is where decanting comes into play. We spoke to Gabriel Corbett, AGM and Head Sommelier at ...

Part of wine's mythology is that it needs to "breathe." Breathing goes along with the idea that wine is alive - it evolves in the bottle and the glass, it has moods, it gets better with age, like the ...

Like the average casual wine consumer in America, I drink bottles mostly in the $10 to $15 range. I’ve never decanted my wine (poured it into another container to allow it to “breathe” before serving) ...

Decanting can be mysterious, but there are guidelines to follow that can take some of the confusion out of when to pour your wine straight from the bottle into the glass and when to pour it into ...