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There are two reasons why we decant wines: To enjoy young wines fully (up to 10 years for both red and white) consider opening them 8 â 12 hours prior to consumption for aeration, or decant the wine, as this shortens the aeration process.
Decanting. Shoving the cork back in a half empty bottle of wine and refrigerating goes some way to slowing its degradation. It may be better, however, to decant the wine first from the full bottle (750ml capacity) into a spare half-bottle (375ml capacity), recork it and then refrigerate it.