Wine Aerators - The Wine Decanter and Wine Funnel
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Why You Should Decant Wine
The need to aerate red wine, (let it breath), has been known for ages, and if it is a young wine, it is a necessity to get the full enjoyment of the vintage. Traditional methods of aerating a wine were to decant it and let it "breath" for an hour or so before drinking. This allowed air to mix with the wine, bringing out the full bouquet of the wine, and enhancing the flavor by softening the effects of the tannins. It also allows sediments to settle to the bottom. Modern wine aerators do a good job of aerating wines, but there are two areas of the process they just don't do as well as decanting into a true wine decanter.
Wine, especially red wine, develops sediment as it ages. (technical explanation) Mostly this will be a fine sediment that is a visual problem, it will give you a cloudy glass, but there could also be larger sediment particles that not only look unappealing, but also taste bad. A modern wine aerator is designed to aerate the wine, not necessarily to filter it. So you could end up with sediment particles floating in your glass.
Secondly, and some would argue most importantly, properly decanting wine can be almost ritualistic, a significant and enjoyable part of the wine drinking process. When you take the time to properly decant an aged red wine, the process itself builds the anticipation of what is to come. You lose that when you use an "instant" wine aerator.
Wine, especially red wine, develops sediment as it ages. (technical explanation) Mostly this will be a fine sediment that is a visual problem, it will give you a cloudy glass, but there could also be larger sediment particles that not only look unappealing, but also taste bad. A modern wine aerator is designed to aerate the wine, not necessarily to filter it. So you could end up with sediment particles floating in your glass.
Secondly, and some would argue most importantly, properly decanting wine can be almost ritualistic, a significant and enjoyable part of the wine drinking process. When you take the time to properly decant an aged red wine, the process itself builds the anticipation of what is to come. You lose that when you use an "instant" wine aerator.
Wine Decanting with a Wine Funnel and Screen
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Remembering that we are decanting aged red wines, the use of a wine funnel with a filtering screen, and a true wine decanter are the tools to use.
Simply put, a wine funnel is nothing more than a small funnel sized for the task. Combined with an insert-able filter screen, the funnel serves the dual-purpose of beginning the aeration of the wine and filtering most of the larger sediment particles.
As the wine pours down from the large top of the funnel, through the smaller "spout" of the funnel, the Bernouli effect causes air to be drawn in and mixed with the wine flow. As the wine exits the funnel, you will be able to see a difference in the wine appearance due to its aeration.
Here are some wine funnels available on Amazon now.
A good wine decanter must have a body that allows a large surface area of the wine to be exposed to air. This continues the aeration process started by the funnel. A typical carafe may be fine for serving wine, but it is not a true wine decanter. The body is too narrow to create a large enough surface area for the wine to contact the air.
Like the wine decanter on the left.
A good wine decanter is more than just a vessel for your wine, it can be a treasured display piece that elevates the serving of a glass of wine to a visual experience. You can find them in classic antique designs or geometric shapes that defy traditional descriptions. This is one of the wine service pieces that really allows you to express your personality!
Classic and Neo Wine Decanters available on Amazon now.
Remembering that we are decanting aged red wines, the use of a wine funnel with a filtering screen, and a true wine decanter are the tools to use.
Simply put, a wine funnel is nothing more than a small funnel sized for the task. Combined with an insert-able filter screen, the funnel serves the dual-purpose of beginning the aeration of the wine and filtering most of the larger sediment particles.
As the wine pours down from the large top of the funnel, through the smaller "spout" of the funnel, the Bernouli effect causes air to be drawn in and mixed with the wine flow. As the wine exits the funnel, you will be able to see a difference in the wine appearance due to its aeration.
Here are some wine funnels available on Amazon now.
A good wine decanter must have a body that allows a large surface area of the wine to be exposed to air. This continues the aeration process started by the funnel. A typical carafe may be fine for serving wine, but it is not a true wine decanter. The body is too narrow to create a large enough surface area for the wine to contact the air.
Like the wine decanter on the left.
A good wine decanter is more than just a vessel for your wine, it can be a treasured display piece that elevates the serving of a glass of wine to a visual experience. You can find them in classic antique designs or geometric shapes that defy traditional descriptions. This is one of the wine service pieces that really allows you to express your personality!
Classic and Neo Wine Decanters available on Amazon now.
Wine Decanting is For All Wines
Yes, Decanting will even help that wine from the grocery store
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It isn't just the older reds that will benefit from aerating and decanting. Even that $10 bottle of wine from the grocery store will improve. When you aerate wine, any wine, you are enhancing the wine's bouquet and flavor. It's just a matter of degrees as to how noticeable the benefits are.
Younger wines that aren't old enough to have sediment issues work well with the newer instant pour-through wine aerators. And these work well for white wines too. (Yes, white wines do benefit from aeration) Many wine experts that use to pooh-pooh the idea that white wines improved with aeration are now graciously offering their "mia cupas", and admitting they were wrong.
Even if the need for decanting was discounted, there still remains the pleasure of the process. If you just want a quick "slug" of wine, then grab a six-pack of twist-top wine coolers, but if you want to truly enjoy the experience, then find the right wine funnel and decanter to match your personal tastes and start at the beginning. When you bring that glass of properly decanted and aerated wine, (that you did), to your nose, even before you taste it, you will understand why you went to the effort.
It isn't just the older reds that will benefit from aerating and decanting. Even that $10 bottle of wine from the grocery store will improve. When you aerate wine, any wine, you are enhancing the wine's bouquet and flavor. It's just a matter of degrees as to how noticeable the benefits are.
Younger wines that aren't old enough to have sediment issues work well with the newer instant pour-through wine aerators. And these work well for white wines too. (Yes, white wines do benefit from aeration) Many wine experts that use to pooh-pooh the idea that white wines improved with aeration are now graciously offering their "mia cupas", and admitting they were wrong.
Even if the need for decanting was discounted, there still remains the pleasure of the process. If you just want a quick "slug" of wine, then grab a six-pack of twist-top wine coolers, but if you want to truly enjoy the experience, then find the right wine funnel and decanter to match your personal tastes and start at the beginning. When you bring that glass of properly decanted and aerated wine, (that you did), to your nose, even before you taste it, you will understand why you went to the effort.
Wine Decanter and Funnel Sets
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Here are some selections available on Amazon now.
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Wine Sediment - Technical Description
During fermentation, yeast cells convert the sugars from the grapes into ethanol, the alcohol of the wine. The grape sugars deplete as the fermentation process continues. (aging) As the sugars deplete there is less food for the yeast cells and the yeast cells die and fall to the bottom of the vat. These dead yeast cells are called lees.
This is the point that really differentiates reds from whites. The process that occurs while wine is left in contact with the lees, (dead yeast cells), is called, Autolysis. Autolysis is a further chemical reaction between enzymes of the lees and the wine which produces mannoproteins. These proteins give the wine a more creamy and full-bodied taste. They also bind with the tannins, reducing some of the natural bitterness and giving the wine a softer taste.
Typically winemakers use a process called "racking", moving the wine to new clean vats to separate it from the lees. This is the case for white wines and light red wines. Full bodied reds are left in longer contact with the lees for the flavor and body characteristics they impart.
Bottle sediment occurs two ways, 1.)some of the original fermentation lees are bottled with the wine, (typically for wines intended to be further aged), and 2.)some full-body wines will continue fermentation in the bottle for up to 5 years, producing more lees (dead yeast cells), i.e. sediment, as the process continues.While for certain wines the lees provide desirable contributions to the wine, you don't want to taste them. That is why sediments should be removed from the wine before drinking.
More Wine Aerators and Accessories
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Aeration (also called aerification) is the process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid or substance.
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- You should aerate your wines:
* To help integrate the flavors
* Release the aromatics
* Expand the structure and temper excessive tannin
* Blow-off some of the heat that higher-alcohol wines have. (alcohol can mask the flavor embedded in the wine)
How to aerate or decant:
1. Wine decanter: takes 45 minutes to 6 hours, pour the wine into a decanter and let it breathe.
2. Wine Aerators are timely and handy. Plus they tend to be cheaper than a classic decanter. If you are short on time or don't want to drink the whole bottle check out the WWP aerator
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