"When to decant..."
In most restaurants it takes a reason before one
would want to transfer the wine from its own bottle into a carafe or decanter. But there
are some restaurants where every red wine gets automatically decanted before being poured.
WHEN TO DECANT ?
I decant wine only on the request of a guest. However,
I do recommend such procedure -- to separate sediments from the wine to be consumed
-- for almost all older red wines (10 plus years). Sometimes I do decant red wine for the
reason that this particular wine has to breathe. However I always recommend to decant wine
if there are impurities which otherwise could greatly interfere with the enjoyment of
a good bottle of wine, like cork pieces floating inside a bottle.
To decant
means: To pour off from the edge of a wine bottle, so as not to disturb the
sediment. In most restaurants it takes a reason before one would want to transfer
the wine from its own bottle into a carafe or decanter. But there are some restaurants
where every red wine gets automatically decanted before being poured. If this is the house
policy, fine, never argue a restaurant owner's policy.
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