In this video, which is part of Attorney Somm’s wine tasting 101 series, Attorney Somm discusses his approach to decanting and aerating wine. After discussing the benefits of decanting wine, Attorney Somm explains how to decant wine and the difference between decanting wine and aerating wine.
Attorney Somm then discusses examples of how aerating a wine can dramatically improve the wine and whether he uses a decanter or aerator to aerate a wine.
Which wines need decanting? Attorney Somm gives his advice, including whether to decant white wines and if so, which white wines benefit from a decant.
Attorney Somm also discusses how long to aerate different wines as well as strategies to ensure that wines ordered at restaurants have enough time to aerate.