| Quiz: Give Two Reasons for Decanting a Wine. | | | | By: Kelly Magyarics |  Page 1 of 1 |
1. Decanting a young wine allows it to "open up" and mellow out some of the harsher tannins, making them softer and the wine easier to drink.
2. Decanting an old wine allows the sediment--which has dropped out of the wine over time and ended up at the bottom of the bottle--to remain in the decanter when the wine is served (instead of on your teeth...). **Note: When serving an old wine, be sure to drink it soon after the bottle is opened and decanted. Oxidation can wreak havoc with old bottles in a very short amount of time. The wine can taste totally different at the end of the meal than it did at the beginning.
About the Author:
Kelly Magyarics is a wine educator and writer living in Northern Virginia. Her company, Kelly Magyarics Wine Consulting, conducts interactive, educational wine tastings for private and corporate events in the Metro DC area. She is also a featured speaker for the Washington Wine Academy. Kelly holds both an Intermediate and an Advanced Certificate in Wine and Spirits from the WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust), is a graduate of the Windows on the World Wine School, and completed a series of Master Classes offered by the Sommelier Society of America. Kelly can be reached through her website, which is www.trywine.net.
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