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Wines have been bottles and closed to the outside world for usually a period of 4 months up to 8 years in some cases and decades or centuries with some aged wines. After that much time in the bottle the wine needs a bit of time to unfurl and "open" or let the esthers and aromas develop and expand. The flavor components will become more broad and less compact after having some air or some time to "breath."
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoSimply uncorking a bottle and then leaving it for an hour will have very little effect on the end flavour. However, when you decante red wine into a different container, lots of air gets mixed in and then wonderful things start to happen. Over a period of a couple of hours the tannins and other chemicals react with the newly introduced oxygen to mellow the sharp edges and produce a softer, rounder more lovely wine. Really light wines probably don't need this and really old wines (20 years ore more in the bottle) don't need it either, but your average bottle of plonk from the local vintners will definitely need decanting so that it can breathe. Try it for yourself. Most red wines really are remarkably better once they have been left to breathe for a while.
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∙ 10y agoRed wine needs to breathe because of chemicals in it called tannins. These tannins are a good thing during the maturing of the wine but make it bitter to the taste. They oxidize fairly quickly after the wine is exposed to air. Letting the wine sit in the glass for a while after opening allows the tannins to oxidize thus reducing the bitterness of the wine. This sitting in an open glass after being poured is called breathing.
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∙ 13y agoWhen a wine sits in a bottle for an extended period of time, the fruit flavors and aromas can become muted. Letting a wine breathe allows it to 'open up' and release the smells and tastes the winemaker intended. Blind taste tests have demonstrated that the value of letting wines "breathe" has been greatly exaggerated. It can even harm some older wines.
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∙ 13y agoBlind taste tests suggest that red wine does not need to breathe before serving it.
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∙ 10y agoYes, all wines benefit from breathing.
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∙ 13y agoNO!
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Why need to breathe wine?
People smell wine's "bouquet", to help tell if it is good, or not.
What can you do if you forget to chill wine and need to serve it immediately?
You can put ice in a strainer and pour the wine over the ice . Catch the wine in a container below and pour into glasses.
What type of grape is used for ice wine?
Ice wine is just any type of wine that has been chilled or frozen.
Is there a market of ice wine in India?
There is a market of ice wine in India. There is opportunity for Canadian wine companies to profit from this market.
Is ice wine made with dry ice?
no
What do you need to breathe in and out?
You need to breathe in oxygen and you need to breathe out carbon dioxide.
Why is the ice bucket or wine cooler used in the service of wine?
To keep the wine cold.
How long do you let old wine breathe?
Letting red wine breathe....really doesn't have that much of an effect on the taste of wine. The practice of letting a bottle of wine breathe comes from way back in the day when sulfur was used in the bottles (I don't know why but whatever). When the bottle would first be opened, it would smell like sulfur....so they let it sit open and the rotten egg smell would be removed.Today however, it really isn't needed. Also, the shape of the bottle lets very little air get to the wine itself and you would be better off just pouring it in a glass to sit while you eat.
Which country produces the sweetest desert wine?
Canada's Ice Wine
Is ice wine alchoholic?
Yes it is.
Does Canada make wine?
Canada produces wine, including some of the very best ice wine in the world.
How do you melt the ice on super Mario 64 ds to get the last red coin?
you need to be Yoshi who can get a power flower or eat one of those balls with the faces on them to breathe fire and melt the ice
