Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emily writes about what’s in your glass and why it matters. Wine decanting serves two main purposes: aeration and sediment removal ...

To decant or not to decant? That is the question. It's not necessary or even recommended in all circumstances; it all comes down to the wine you're pouring. Decanters are mostly used when opening an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Opening the bouquet? Blowing off the sulfites? Aerating? Removing the sediment? We know we should be decanting some of the wines we drink, but most of us don't know which wines to decant, or when, or ...