More Benefits of Using Wine Decanter

Using a decanter to serve wine makes the entire experience change from a regular wine drinking session to an  elegant wine experience. Serving wine in a decanter also sends out a message about you as a host and immediately places you among the elite. First impressions really counts, whether you apply this to a casual business meeting to a romantic one. The taste of the wine is also lifted and the wine tastes much better when served from a decanter.

Here are some other information to know as a host when decanting your wine.

Aeration is another benefit of storing and serving wine from a decanter. While the decantation process takes place, the wine is also oxygenated. Since most wines are kept in bottles for elongated periods of time, they are generally devoid of any oxygen. When the wine is exposed to the atmosphere, it breathes in oxygen as if it has been deprived of it for ages. This process of oxygenation changes the taste of the wine to make it better. While you should not allow the wine to be exposed to the atmosphere, a short period of exposure can add to the wine taste to a large extent.

Wine that has been bottled ages ago and is opened suddenly and poured into a wine glass does not really expose the flavor that it has. Oxygenation ensures that the real flavor of the wine is exposed and the aroma spreads ensuring a multiple sense experience. Some wines need to be exposed in a decanter for only a few minutes for them to acquire their real taste. Others like the dinner steak seasoning style, take hours for the real flavor to emerge.

There are many types of decanter, we suggest our Riedel Cornetto Decanter. It is a perfect blend for a formal setting or casual setting.