Why and How to decant wine
Food / / December 19, 2019
What is decanting wine
The chemistry is said decantation liquid separation process from the sludge via transfusions from one container to another. For example, in a glass of water the sand settles to the bottom and can be separated neatly upper liquid overflow portion into another beaker.
Thus, the decanting of wine - it is a process of purification of wine from the fine particles and tartar, which will eventually form in some bottles. Wine precipitate is not harmful to health, but can grind the teeth and detract from the flavor of the beverage. Unclogging procedure is carried out with sustained wine.
The young wine is decanted, too, but for a different purpose - to saturate with oxygen and accelerate the oxidation of the tannins. These are substances of plant origin, which have tanning properties. They make wine tart and slightly astringent. After aerating wine becomes more harmonious and mature taste.
How it's done
To perform decanting, the wine from the bottle is poured into a special container called a decanter. Decanter old wines often looks like an ordinary pitcher made of glass or crystal. Capacity for young beverages has a wide bottom and narrow neck than a little reminiscent of alchemical vessel. The more the wine will be in contact with the air, the more filled with oxygen.
wine is usually stored horizontally to avoid shrinking tube. However, before decanting the bottle you need to hold vertically at least a few hours to precipitate appeared at the bottom.
Wine is poured into a decanter slowly, the bottle completely. If it is a young wine, decanter filled with shake to help the liquid to be fed with oxygen. After waiting about 15 minutes, the wine of the vessel necessary to pour into the glass in a thin stream.
Decant both red and white wines. The more saturated the wine is, the more time he has to decanter. For example, the young wines of Bordeaux and New World are left to "breathe" for half an hour or an hour.
Is it possible to decant the wine at home
In restaurants, a professional sommelier decanting process is converted into a real ritual: pour the wine in front of the guest, after lighting a candle to create an atmosphere.
However, any wine, even the most simple, you can "modify", and in the home, using a conventional decanter. Inexpensive wines you can hardly find a noticeable aftertaste. However, if the smell seemed too harsh after the unsealing of the bottle, it is said that decanting is a good solution. After transfusion, you will most likely notice that the aroma of the wine slightly smoothed.
If you do not feel the difference, try an experiment: one bottle prodekantiruyte, and the second - no. Then pour into glasses and wine from the decanter from the bottle and compare.
Everything else, decanting in a decanter - it is also a nice way of giving that makes drinking process into something special.