- When Should You Decant Wine?
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My clients often ask me about when to decant wine. The answer is fairly simple. The decanting rule of thumb: You should decant older red wines, ports, Madeira, and fine, older, white dessert wines that exhibit obvious sedimentation. Consider decanting to be a ritual reserved for fine wines and vintage wines. Your everyday drinking wines do not need to be decanted unless they are too tight or closed up.mail read more