As oenophiles know, red wine often produces sediment as it ages, introducing a bitter flavor and gritty texture to the wine. The process of removing these impurities by carefully pouring the wine from ...

Andrew L. Waterhouse, a professor in the department of viticulture and enology at the University of California at Davis, explains. The decanting of red wines has a long tradition in high quality wine ...

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 ...

A wine decanter should be much more than an eye-catching item to display on your bar cart. Decanting involves slowly pouring the wine from its bottle into another vessel, where it’s allowed to rest in ...

"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 ...

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 ...