How Do You Use A Bottle Wine Decanter?
Some wines benefit from decanting to better reveal their smells and tastes. Usually, this involves pouring the wine from its original bottle to a new holder, or decanter. This allows oxygen to mix with the wine. However, a newer decanting method allows you to decant the wine in the bottle. Remove the foil from the top of your wine bottle. You can use a special foil cutter shaped in a semicircle or you can just slice it open with a knife and peel it off. Try to peel the foil smoothly, so you don’t have foil shards flaking all over the neck of your bottle. Pull the cork from your bottle using the corkscrew of your choice. If you want to do a “before and after” taste test, pour a little bit of wine now. Swish the wine around your glass and then smell it. Next, take a sip, swishing the wine around your mouth. Note the smells and flavors for later comparison. Slide the decanter into the neck of the bottle. It will look like there’s a glass bubble sitting on top of your wine bottle. Pour the
