breathing wine

sabrinah | 22:15 Sun 04th Nov 2001 | How it Works

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why do some people pour red wine into a decanter rather than just pulling the cork and allowing it to breathe?

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The surface area of the wine exposed to the air is greater in a decanter.

Also older wines gather sediment and decanting them allows you to filter or pour this off.

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