1990 JEAN LOUIS CHAVE ERMITAGE “CUVÉE CATHELIN”: Perhaps the most impressive, no make that the most impactful, wine that I have ever tasted was a Syrah from the Northern Rhône made by the fabled Chave ...

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 ...

As wine ages, sediment from the grapes can settle and accumulate at the bottom of the bottle. This is where decanting comes into play. We spoke to Gabriel Corbett, AGM and Head Sommelier at ...

Is decanting a bottle of wine a rich man’s ritual or an easy maneuver that economy-class wine drinkers might want to consider? The person with the answer is New York-based wine personality and author ...

When the sommelier says, "Shall I decant that for you?" many restaurant diners begin to wish they had stayed home. Most people have no clue whether the Chianti they just ordered would be happier in a ...

Like the average casual wine consumer in America, I drink bottles mostly in the $10 to $15 range. I’ve never decanted my wine (poured it into another container to allow it to “breathe” before serving) ...

"Romans used decanting, and the only reason we need to decant now is to remove sediment. Older wines over time, bigger-skin grapes like Bordeaux, have sediment. It releases the esters (specific aromas ...

There are three, nonnegotiable things every wine drinker needs. First, uh, wine. Second, a corkscrew to open aforementioned wine. Third—I’m sorry, but not the wine glass charms you bought on something ...

Decanting can be mysterious, but there are guidelines to follow that can take some of the confusion out of when to pour your wine straight from the bottle into the glass and when to pour it into ...