While terroirs and flavor profiles are differentiating factors between old world wines and their new world counterparts, our overall approach to wine — its production, consumption, and even how we let ...

Despite this lengthy lineage, many drinks enthusiasts haven't the foggiest idea of what to use a decanter for. If you're wondering just what a decanter is and what to put in it or if it's safe to use ...

Part of wine's mythology is that it needs to "breathe." Breathing goes along with the idea that wine is alive - it evolves in the bottle and the glass, it has moods, it gets better with age, like the ...

If you’re like most wine lovers, you probably can’t wait to serve that bottle you just picked up from the store. But waiting to decant your wine after opening it is well worth it. Here are 3 reasons ...

Most wines on the shelves today, however, have no real need for decanting. The winemaking process ensures the wine is thoroughly clarified (even if it may mean stripping the wine of some of its flavor ...

“The wine should evolve over the course of the meal … in flavors, aroma and structure. “I would suggest using a large wine glass that holds at least 22 ounces of wine so a 6-ounce pour into this large ...

Like approximately 100 percent of wine drinkers, I've always assumed that decanting wine optimizes the aromas and flavors of the wine. I now think that's bunk. Like approximately 100 percent of wine ...

The wine was not mine, but I could not take my eyes off the sommelier as she poured it. In her hands was a glass vessel so beautiful, it was art. A tapered neck, nearly two feet long, extended from a ...