Wine Glasses

[wineguruchgo]

Innkeeper,

Maybe your dishwasher is too good! I have a Kenmore that I paid $139.00 for in a close out and the glasses are beautiful!

For my bigger glasses, I bend the tynes in to accomodate and keep them stable.

I also don't pay much because I get them wholesale from the restaurant I work in. Less than $4.00 per stem for the big Bordeaux glasses.

Winerific,

To answer your question. There are two theories for decanting. The first is if the wine is an old bottle and is throwing sedement. The trick is to watch the neck of the wine bottle and when the sediment starts to appear in the neck, stop pouring. Not worth the few ounces that have contained the sediment.

The second theory is to open the wine faster. This will probably end up being a debate, but here goes. Wine needs oxygen and what you are doing when you are decanting is not only forcing oxygen into it when you pour it, but you are also inceasing the surface area of the wine for oxygen to reach it. Yet, I have read recently that you will achieve the same effect by pouring the wine from the bottle into the glass and letting it breathe there.

I guess it's personal preference.