Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emily writes about what’s in your glass and why it matters. Wine decanting serves two main purposes: aeration and sediment removal ...

A wine decanter should be much more than an eye-catching item to display on your bar cart. Decanting involves slowly pouring the wine from its bottle into another vessel, where it’s allowed to rest in ...

Welcome to Ask a Somm, a column in which experts from across the country answer questions about wine. Today’s installment: How do I know when to decant a bottle of wine? “Firstly, it’s important to ...

What is decanting? Simply put, it means transferring (decanting) the contents of a wine bottle into another receptacle (the decanter) before serving. It may sound silly (how can pouring wine from one ...