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Video: How to Open & Decant Wine

comment 7 Written by on July 18, 2011 – 5:00 am

Photo by Neeta Lind.

Editor’s Note: Sure, it’s easy enough to open a bottle of wine, but if you want to learn the proper technique, then this is the how-to video for you! Etty demonstrates how to open a bottle of wine like the pros do with this step-by-step guide. You’ll also learn which wines need decanting and why, and how decanting enhances the experience of drinking the wine. So watch and learn, and be prepared to impress at your next dinner party. Cheers!

P.S. What wine-opening tips or tools do you swear by?

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  • Begbie19

    You know I always use the rabbit and those electronic wine openers, spend so much money on them and they always break.  I will definitely get one of those smaller waiter corkscrews to keep it more simple and easier on the wallet.  If I can open bottles like Etty did in her video, I’ll be good to go!

  • mari

    I’ve always had a problem with the waiter type corkscrews. Thanks for the demo.

  • mari

    I’ve always had a problem with the waiter type corkscrews. Thanks for the demo.

  • Tal MB

    Great demo. I bought one of those waiter corkscrews recently and now I know what to do with the second hinge. Thanks!

  • http://blog.justinchen.net/ Justin C

    I’ve got both a rabbit corkscrew and pressurized CO2 bottle opener and the one I use the most is the simple waiter one. 

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Etty Lewensztain

Etty Lewensztain is the owner of Plonk Wine Merchants, an online shop focused on small-production, artisanal and altogether great cheap wine. The food- and wine- obsessed Los Angeles native cut her teeth in the wine biz running a marketing campaign to promote Chilean wine in the United States, and is certified by the esteemed Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and the American Sommelier Association. Plonk Wine Merchants specializes in hidden gems from around the globe and every bottle in the store is priced below $30. Follow Plonk Wine Merchants on Twitter @ PlonkOnline.

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