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Stoelzle-Oberglas decanter

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Stoelzle Oberglas
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A recommendation by darrinsiegfried

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A very good decanter at a fair price. Besides using it for decanting older reds off their sediment, I like the way younger wines open up when they’re poured into a decanter. Simply pulling the cork does nothng to aerate the wine: there is no breathing going on when an area smaller than a penny is all that is in contact with the air. Pouring wine slowly straight down the opening, letting it splash, is the only way to actually let a wine breathe. I confess that I also decant just for pleasure: it seems more elegant to have a decanter on my table rather than a bottle. Look for a wide opening at the top, which will make pouring into the decanter easier, as well as a wide bottom, which will allow more surface area of the wine to come into contact with air. Remember: you don’t store wine in a decanter: you serve wine from a decanter.