
You are correct! Wine Quiz Answer: A. Open just before pouring
Some young reds need oxygen to mellow their harsh tannins. But they can no more “breathe” through the bottle neck than you could suck a pork chop through a straw. Splash that sucker into a decanter and make it PANT. Then give it mouth to mouth when it's ready.
Contributor: Jennifer Rosen
Jennifer Rosen, award-winning wine writer, educator and author of Waiter, There’s a Horse in My Wine, and The Cork Jester’s Guide to Wine, writes the weekly wine column for the Rocky Mountain News and articles for magazines around the world. Jennifer speaks French and Italian, mangles German, Spanish and Arabic, and works off the job perks with belly dance, tightrope and trapeze.
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