Decanting is never a waste of time. In reality, the technique has endless benefits for bottles both young and aged, and even ...

1990 JEAN LOUIS CHAVE ERMITAGE “CUVÉE CATHELIN”: Perhaps the most impressive, no make that the most impactful, wine that I have ever tasted was a Syrah from the Northern Rhône made by the fabled Chave ...

A pour of white wine should fill the glass halfway. Filling more of the glass helps keep the chilled wine cooler as you enjoy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

UNCORK THE ISSUE: What's the point of decanting wine and how do I do it? SPILL THE JUICE: "The point of decanting a wine is aeration," says Master Sommelier Greg Tresner of Il Terrazzo at The ...

Recently, a friend told me he received a wine decanter as a present and texted me a photo of it. Naturally, I was intrigued. It looked like no other decanter I have ever seen. It includes a glass ...

"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 ...

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 ...