1. Decant And
Aerate Wines
To Improve
Taste

2. Many people drink wine by
• popping the cork
• pouring it into a glass
• starting to sip
This isn’t the way to get the
Most enjoyment for the dollars you spend

3. Decanting and Aerating
Wine Will Result In A
Dramatic Difference In
The Aroma And Taste
Of The Wine

4. Decanting
As simple as pouring
the wine from the bottle
into another, more
attractive container

5. Decanting
There are a wide variety
of decanters on the
market
Waterford and Riedel
are top choices for
crystal decanters

6. Decanting
The main purposes of
decanting are to remove
sediments and aerate
the wine.
Sediments are little
particles floating
around in the wine
They don’t mean the
wine is bad

7. Decanting
The main purposes of
decanting are to remove
sediments and aerate
the wine.
Getting rid of
sediments is easy by
passing the wine
through a filter and
aerating funnel as you
decant the wine

8. Decanting
The main purposes of
decanting are to remove
sediments and aerate
the wine.
This is NOT a very
effective way to
aerate wine
It’s only good for older
wines not needing
much decanting

9. Aeration
Gives young wines with
excess tannins a
smoother, more balanced,
less bitter taste
…and reduces carbon
dioxide that masks the
aroma of the wine

10. Aeration
Different aeration techniques depend on
how aggressively you want to aerate the
wine
Pick the aeration technique
based on how bitter the
wine is and how much
time you are willing
to wait

11. Aeration
The first step is to open the bottle and
taste the wine to see how much aeration
it needs

12. Aeration – Least Aggressive
Let the wine sit in the bottle
Not that effective
Works for older wines
that require minimum
aeration

13. Aeration – Slightly Aggressive
Aerate through a filter/funnel and then
let the wine sit in a decanter
Good for wines that require
brief aeration

14. Aeration – More Aggressive
Use a commercial wine aerator
There are two types
Avoid the ones that fit
into the wine bottle
directly. There are some
wine bottles that won’t
work.

15. Aeration – More Aggressive
Use a commercial wine aerator
The Vinturi lets you pour
through the aerator directly
into a glass or decanter
Plus it comes with a
sediment filter

16. Aeration – More Aggressive
Use a commercial wine aerator
Perfect for typical $15 to $20
bottles of wine

17. Aeration – Most Aggressive
Use a blender
Decant into a blender and
blend the wine for 15
seconds.
Radical but very effective
for young cheap wines

18. Have a wine decanter, filter and funnel
and always use them for older wines

19. Get a Vinturi aerator and use it
in preference to the funnel and filter
for typical wines

20. Have a blender handy for inexpensive
bottles of wine
Decant directly into
the blender and
blend for 15 seconds

21. For more information about wine
decanters and aerators click below
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