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How To Decant a Bottle Of Wine

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• Why do wine lovers pour wine from one container (the bottle) into another container (the decanter) into yet another container (your glass)? Basically, it helps remove…more »Why do wine lovers pour wine from one container (the bottle) into another container (the decanter) into yet another container (your glass)? Basically, it helps remove sediment and allows the wine to breathe. And it makes for a great show. « less
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To clean your decanter, use crushed ice and coarse salt. This will remove any remaining wine and will not leave any residual odors.

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thanks for the salt tip! I can never get the decanter totally clean!

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Writing in from London - this is great info, like the other videos on wine - storing and pouring wine.

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This video was full of useful tips and makes the whole decanting process a lot less intimidating. I never really fully understood it, now I do!

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