Breathing … wine
The moment of opening and drinking a bottle of wine is as important as time is essential in the maturation of the wine. The labels on certain bottles suggest that they should be set aside for an hour (or so) before drinking, that is in order to let the wine breathe, while other wines are recommended to be drunk as soon as they are opened.
Allowing a wine to aerate before drinking is an operation depending on the type of wine. Usually, the younger wines benefit from some aeration, while older wines do not. The duration of the breathing period is at the dispense of every consumer, but also recommended, generally, on the label. It would be better to aerate the wine less, rather than to exagerate the exposure in order to lose the flavour.
Note that aerating a wine involves more than removal of the cork.For aeration to provide any benefit whatsoever, the wine must be decanted. The glass in the picture has the necessary wide flat bottom and a wide neck for easy pouring and cleaning. However, a simple glass would do the trick just as well if you are not the extremely perfectionist type of wine drinker.
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