Older wine - is it any good? HELP!

[Innkeeper]

Decanting in this case is because a wine that old will have a lot of sediment in the bottom. Particularly a Barolo. Set the bottle upright for a day before drinking. Then open very carefully without shaking the bottle if possible. Pour it into another vessel similar in shape to a wine bottle. Empty Almaden bottles work great as decanters. As soon a sediment appears in the neck stop pouring. If you want to save the little bit in the bottom, run it through a coffee filter.

Don't really know for sure if the wine is any good, much less how much value it has.



[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 02-06-2005).]