Wine Serving
Over-Decanted
Serving Mistake
Over-decanting exposes wine to excessive oxygen — fragile older bottles fade within minutes, aromatic whites flatten, and sparklers are ruined entirely. Young tannic reds tolerate more; aged wines need caution.
Also known as: Too much aeration, Oxidized from decanting
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FAQ
- Can you save an over-decanted wine?
- Sometimes recorking and chilling slows further decline, but lost aromatics rarely return.