in An Independent Retailers Twitterings, Guide to Buying Crystal Decanters
We will not be increasing our prices on January 1st 2010 when the Government increases Vat to 17.5%. We will be absorbing the increase.
Our prices will start to change where applicable as our suppliers officially put their net cost prices up to us, which usually occurs during the 1st quarter of the year.
The increase is typical of
Most Vintage Port need decanting to separate the Crust or sediment from the wine and to aerate allowing the wine to develop. The best way to decant Port is to stand the bottle upright for an hour or so – even 10 to 20 minutes will help to allow the sediment to fall to the bottom of the bottle. Then
Decanting red wine into a Wine Decanter effectively does 3 things.
Firstly it aerates the wine quicker. When pouring into the decanter the wine will fall down the sides mixing it with oxygen and allowing a greater surface area whilst resting.
For older more mature wines it will help to separate the sediment which if drunk gives a bitter
