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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.
decant (third-person singular simple present decants, present participle decanting, simple past and past participle decanted) ( 1 transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment. ( 2 transitive) To pour from one vessel into another. to decant wine. ( 3 archaic, intransitive) To flow.