| If you've ever been in a nice restaurant and have | | | | a large glass and let it sit for at least 10 minutes |
| ordered wine you might have been part of a ritual | | | | before drinking. |
| where the waiter will remove the cork to allow | | | | Not all wines need to breathe, though. As a |
| the wine to 'breathe'. This looks neat and can | | | | general rule most red wines can benefit from |
| make you feel kind of important but does it really | | | | breathing. Especially young, tannic red wines. |
| do anything? Why does wine need to breathe? | | | | Allowing the wine to be aerated will improve the |
| When talking about wine when we say 'breathe' | | | | taste because the tannins will be soften making |
| we simply mean allowing oxygen into the wine. | | | | the wine less harsh. |
| This aerates the wine. Aerating wine can help | | | | The more tannic and younger a wine is the longer |
| improve the flavor and aroma particularly in | | | | it needs to breathe before drinking. Most red |
| younger wines. | | | | wines will be better after just one hour of |
| Just taking the cork out of the bottle doesn't | | | | aeration. |
| really allow the wine to breathe though since the | | | | Most white wines can be drunk immediately after |
| opening of the bottle is too small to allow much | | | | pouring and don't need to breathe. |
| oxygen in. A better way to allow your wine to | | | | That is why wine needs to breathe. Hopefully |
| breathe is by pouring it into a wide mouth carafe | | | | these general guidelines will help you get the most |
| or decanter allowing more oxygen in and | | | | flavor and aroma out of your next bottle of wine. |
| increasing the amount of aeration your wine gets. | | | | Just give your wine room to breathe and you'll be |
| If you are only going to have a single glass of | | | | very happy together! |
| wine you can allow it to breathe by pouring it into | | | | |