The wine in the cellar is like a sleeping beauty. Although it is beautiful, it lacks aura. To sober up is to wake up the sleeping beauty and let the wine regain its aura and vitality. Simple sober up process, every move reveals a grace.
Which wines need to sober up? How long does it take to sober up
Why sober up?
First, to sober up is to remove the sediment from the wine. Although most wines are now primarily filtered before bottling, there are often deposits in the bottles, especially those that have been aged for a long time. Second, let the wine be in full contact with the air. Wine is a kind of fragile liquid, which can release some unpleasant miscellaneous or peculiar smell (dead yeast flavor, rotten egg flavor) in the process of sobering up. After the liquor is fully exposed to oxygen, its own floral and fruity aroma gradually exudes, and can develop some more subtle flavor, and soften the tannins in the wine, so that the wine becomes more dynamic and the taste is more complex , mellow.
Which wines need to sober up?
The wine with sediment needs to sober up. After the young good wine wakes up, the taste will change greatly, and the complex multi-layer flavor can be extended. Those wines with tight structure, full-bodied and heavy tannins also need to be sobered up. These wines are expensive and have strong aging potential. When they are young, the aroma is too strong. After waking up, the quality of the wine will change, emitting a mature fruit flavor, and the bitter tannins will become more flexible, which can show the original true characteristics of the wine Sign. Most of the light bodied and inexpensive red wines don't need to sober up, and most white wines can be opened and drunk. Under normal circumstances, pink wine, champagne and other sparkling wine do not need to sober up.
How long does it take to sober up?
The duration of sobering up depends on the type of wine and the taste of the drinker. Generally speaking, the moment a wine is poured into the decanter from the bottle, the sobering starts, and the sobering time ranges from 5 minutes to 2 hours. Usually, young wines sober up for about an hour, while some high tannin wines, such as Shiraz, need to be sobered longer.
How to sober up?
Which wines need to sober up? How long does it take to sober up
1. Keep the wine you are sure to drink in an upright position. The normal standing time of wine is 1 day, but wine over 15 years old must keep the bottle upright for 7-8 days.
2. Before sobering up, prepare the decanter, funnel and filter cloth to be used.
3. When opening the bottle, do not shake or rotate the bottle. After opening the bottle seal, wipe the bottle mouth with a wet cloth, then dry it with a napkin, pull out the bottle plug, and then observe the bottom of the bottle to make sure that the sediment does not contaminate the upper liquor.
4. Before pouring the wine, look at the bottle at a 90 degree angle, then slowly tilt the bottle and slowly pour the wine into the decanter.
5. Pay attention to keep the liquor with sediment in the bottle in the original bottle. Do not pour it into the decanter. Make sure there is no sediment in the soberer.