Decanting
Decanting means slowly pouring wine from the bottle into a carafe before serving, to separate sediment and expose the wine to oxygen.
When it makes sense
Young, powerful red wines become softer and more aromatic with oxygen. Old wines with sediment are poured carefully so the deposit stays in the bottle.
How to
Stand the bottle upright for a few hours, open it and pour slowly in front of a light. Stop as soon as sediment appears in the neck. Let young wines breathe for 30 to 60 minutes.
Tip
Close opened bottles with a vacuum stopper and store them cool, and the wine stays fresh for several days.
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Pull corks effortlessly with our electric wine opener, and the wine vacuum stopper keeps leftovers fresh.
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