Spiegelau Authentis Decanter

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We beat any delivered price! Call us at 1-800-710-9939. The Spiegelau brand has become synonymous with prestige quality glassware especially in the area of connoisseur wine glasses to leading world sommeliers, wine connoisseurs and discerning gourmet product retailers. Spiegelau combines elegance and strength in their Authentis collection of wine glasses. Machine-blown from 5% lead glass, these high-quality wine glasses are lightweight yet durable and dishwasher safe. The Authentis Decanter stands 11-1/2" high with a 9" diameter and has a capacity of 35.3 oz. List Price: $65.95 Regular Price: $59.95 Shipping: This item SHIPS FREE! Availability: IN STOCK Quantity:   based on 0 Reviews Read Reviews   Write Review

DECANTING: GETTING THE BEST OUT OF A BOTTLE OF WINE

Decanting is simply transferring the wine from the bottle to another container. Little understood and practiced by few, decanting, when done in a restaurant demonstrates to the patron a serious dedication to optimum wine service. When a wine is decanted it invariably attracts the attention of other patrons at neighboring tables. For the restaurateur, this could eventually mean an increase in wine sales.

At home it affords a great way for friends and family to increase their enjoyment of a wine after it has been decanted.

WINE AND AIR
Many wine drinkers notice, it is only when the bottle is nearly finished that the wine seems to come into its own. It is simple. It takes time for a wine to react to contact with air. The swirling of wine in a glass hastens this action. For this reason wine glasses should only be half-filled. It is also why larger wine glasses are preferred.

Having been cooped up in a bottle for any number of years, a wine, especially an older wine, needs an opportunity to open up, to bloom, before it can reveal its fullest flavor and bouquet. Decanting is an accelerated form of letting a wine "breath".

YOUNG WINES AND DECANTING
Strangely enough, young wines benefit greatly from decanting. The oxygen they contain has actually had little time to take effect. The air in the decanter achieves change rapidly. It means you get more of what you paid for and lets you enjoy literally twice as much bouquet and aroma from the wine.

Pouring is slow, continuous and steady. Decanting is not a difficult procedure.

Enjoy one of the most impressive phases of wine serving. Decant! To your health.

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