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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. To decant or not to decant is an oft-asked question, and there is a wide ...

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 ...

To decant or not decant? That is the age-old question. Here are five things to consider before pouring that wine. I love decanting ­– the ceremony, the theatre, the mechanics – but it can be ...