Decanters

A decanter is a vessel used for holding the results of decantation where the clear liquid from another vessel is poured into the decanter and the liquid with sediment is left in the original vessel. more...

Wine may require decantation and the decanter may be ornate and suitable for serving the wine. Decanters may come with a stoppered lid and the lid may come with a rod to aid decanting.

All red wines, but especially young red wines, benefit from the oxygenation that occurs during the decanting process. A good decanting process involves the wine trickling down the walls of the decanter, imparting fuller flavor while taking the unwelcome edge off the wine.

Most decanters have an upright shape and is made of glass. It is such so that one may see the process of decanting itself. Of late, wine funnels or decants which are used together with the decanter have improvised versions which when used, becomes an artistic process. Decanters have also been designed in various modernized shapes.

Decanter is also a wine magazine.

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