As I have said many times before, I find nothing wrong with decanting every bottle of wine you drink –including whites. I feel all young wines should be decanted. Most wines today are made to drink right away or from one to two years of age. A majority of…
aerating, aeration, decant, decanting, improving flavor, Old World wines, young wines
This past week I, again, was asked the on-going question: “Do I need to decant my wines and is there a benefit to it?” I have written on this topic in the past and still believe it benefits most wines to decant them. Regardless of what the wine is, decanting is done to allow a […]
decanting, tips, wine education
Not long ago I was at a local restaurant and over the evening our table ordered a bottle of white wine to start and then a bottle of red wine later. When the server brought the white wine (a Chardonnay) she also brought a bucket of ice to keep the white chilled. This is standard […]
decanting, decanting white wine, wine tasting
When you write a weekly wine blog as I do you are always trying to come up with interesting topics to write about and look for ideas wherever you can. Each Thursday some of us in the office gather around the table in our coffee room and eat tacos from the Mexican grocery store next […]
Ah-so, corkscrew worms, corkscrews, decanting, foil cutter, opening wine, sommelier's knife, waiter’s friend, wine key, wing style corkscrew