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Stupid question #143....
This is not a joke. I'm really curious.
Let's say I have a 2 year old bottle of white wine that has cleared and settled nicely. Now it's time to open and serve it.
I have read all about storage, and decanting. I see hundreds of pictures on the 'net of "decanting cradles", some even with built in candle holders.
I even read the suggestion that, if you don't want to share your "sludge", you could decant your wine, clean the bottle, and re-fill it with the decanted portion before taking it to a party, or even a restaurant. Of course, we all know the bottle would no longer be full. Huh?
So here's my question, rhetorical or otherwise.
Why would someone 'decant' a bottle of wine with the sediment in the bottom, rather than siphon (rack) it off into another bottle?
Is it just that decanting adds to the mystique, and ceremony, or is there a sound reason for it?
This is not a joke. I'm really curious.
Let's say I have a 2 year old bottle of white wine that has cleared and settled nicely. Now it's time to open and serve it.
I have read all about storage, and decanting. I see hundreds of pictures on the 'net of "decanting cradles", some even with built in candle holders.
I even read the suggestion that, if you don't want to share your "sludge", you could decant your wine, clean the bottle, and re-fill it with the decanted portion before taking it to a party, or even a restaurant. Of course, we all know the bottle would no longer be full. Huh?
So here's my question, rhetorical or otherwise.
Why would someone 'decant' a bottle of wine with the sediment in the bottom, rather than siphon (rack) it off into another bottle?
Is it just that decanting adds to the mystique, and ceremony, or is there a sound reason for it?