{"id":4305,"date":"2021-03-03T08:22:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T13:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2021-03-02T18:23:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T23:23:37","slug":"professionals-guide-to-letting-wine-breathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/professionals-guide-to-letting-wine-breathe\/","title":{"rendered":"A Professional\u2019s Guide To Letting Wine Breathe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trying to figure out how to make your wine taste as good at home as it did at the winery? Explore this professional\u2019s guide to letting wine breathe!<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

We all want our wine to taste as good as it does when we head to a winery. But the bottles we open in our homes often taste different than the glasses at our favorite vineyards. There are quite a few things that can impact the taste of wine at home compared to wineries, one being how long you\u2019re letting wine breathe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Breathing helps draw out specific flavors and aromas that one might overlook if it proceeds quickly from the bottle to the glass to your mouth. So the idea of letting a wine breathe is simply the process of exposing it to air for a period to soften flavors and release aromas.<\/span><\/p>\n

But how do you do it? Below, you\u2019ll find a professional\u2019s guide to letting wine breathe. Take a look!<\/p>\n

Which Wines Should You Let Breathe?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Typically, red wines are the ones that will benefit most from breathing before serving. Young red wines high in tannins will need aeration\u2014it will soften their tannins soften and make the entire wine less harsh. When you get to aged reds, you\u2019ll want to let all of them breathe, regardless of tannin level. A few examples of wines that could benefit from a breather:<\/span><\/p>\n