Double Decanting - Page 2

Air.177 · 07-30-2004, 16:55

It's only sediment, There's probably less than in the average cup of AM's coffee

**Roguish Lawyer** · 07-30-2004, 17:09

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Originally posted by Solid
RL, I'm attending a large wine tasting tonight, and will see how they handle things. It's wine and dinner, which is uncommon, but will be a particularly suitable test. All fine wine experts there save myself, who got very lucky.

Solid

OK Solid, we will look forward to a comprehensive report first thing tomorrow morning.

Solid · 07-30-2004, 17:40

Double decanting, all the way. The owner has a special (and rather beautiful) glass funnel that does not flavour the wine at all. I asked several people and they said that for private (3-5ish) people, it is unnecessary to double decant, but for a case of fine wine shared among guests, it is an absolute necessity. They decanted the wine and then let it breath for a very long time.
They also mentioned that it was only strictly necessary if moving between years or vinyards. If you are just using one case during the night, it is generally (generally) okay to decant and leave it in the decanter. However, they said, for very old wines the ageing process will have drastically changed the bottles in comparison to each other, and in this situation you either drink in small company or use colored markers on the neck of each bottle.

Solid

**Roguish Lawyer** · 07-30-2004, 17:55

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Originally posted by Solid
Double decanting, all the way. The owner has a special (and rather beautiful) glass funnel that does not flavour the wine at all. I asked several people and they said that for private (3-5ish) people, it is unnecessary to double decant, but for a case of fine wine shared among guests, it is an absolute necessity. They decanted the wine and then let it breath for a very long time.
They also mentioned that it was only strictly necessary if moving between years or vinyards. If you are just using one case during the night, it is generally (generally) okay to decant and leave it in the decanter. However, they said, for very old wines the ageing process will have drastically changed the bottles in comparison to each other, and in this situation you either drink in small company or use colored markers on the neck of each bottle.

Solid

I really don't care what these people think. I want a report on the wine tasting and dinner. Each wine and each course, fully described and with your views. Please.

Separate thread, please.

brewmonkey · 07-30-2004, 17:57

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Originally posted by Air.177
So one should save the Sediment for the Morning after?

You would need to consume it sooner then that, like right after drinking the wine.

Air.177 · 07-30-2004, 18:05

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Originally posted by brewmonkey
You would need to consume it sooner then that, like right after drinking the wine.

Thank You Sir.

**Jack Moroney (RIP)** · 07-30-2004, 19:54

Kinda reminds me of the time when we reverse double decanted a number 10 can full of beer. At least I think that this would count as reverse double decanting. When I was but a wee 2LT defending the Fulda Gap in what was then the Federal Republic of Germany we had a Battalion XO who we referred to as "super weenie". Now this was not because of any physical endowment but because he screwed everything up in which he was involved. Now Super Weenie thought that it was his responsibility to teach all junior officers how to hold their booze. For those of you who were not in the military in the early 60s, happy hours and drunken stupor where signs of great commaradiere back then. So, Super Weenie decided that just drinking beer was no way to demonstrate his prowess so he organized a relay with little kids tricycles where each individual would race the trike the length of the officers club, consume what he could of the beer that was in a number 10 can and then race back passing off the trike to the next contestant. Super Weenie, being a major, decided he needed to set the example so he would take the first and last heat. He dutifully raced down his first leg, drank about half the number 10 can, and raced back handing off the trike to a young LT who couldn't at this time of night hold his dinner down much less a beer. The LT raced down, did his thing, raced back and passed the trike back to Super Weenie who did his next lap. Then the LT did the third lap, did what he could, and raced back handing off the trike to Super Weenie who raced down to the can, lifted it up, and by the surprised look on his face realized that it was fuller than the last time he gulped down what was in the can. This was sort of double decanting in reverse because the LT, rather than taking out the solids, had managed to put heretofore unknown solids into the beer.

Jack Moroney

Solid · 07-31-2004, 07:27

LOL Colonel! How's THAT for sediment!!

RL- All French and Spanish ("surrenderist") wines, so I'm not sure you really want the details on them. Keeping the forum pure, and all.

Solid

**Roguish Lawyer** · 07-31-2004, 22:52

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Originally posted by Solid
RL- All French and Spanish ("surrenderist") wines, so I'm not sure you really want the details on them. Keeping the forum pure, and all.

I still want the report.

Sacamuelas · 07-31-2004, 23:45

TR banned Solid to the outskirts of the village due to his footFag toenail painting post in another thread. Me personally, I don't want to see Solid post ANYTHING about surrender wine, food, clausewitz, politics, gear, theories of relativity, etc until his young ass posts about a GIRL!!!

Back away from the snooty parties, six inch thick books, and research on whatever subjects you are studying FOR FUN right now and GO CHASE SOME TAIL.

NousDefionsDoc · 07-31-2004, 23:47

I tried this, but I couldn't get the damn wine back in the box.

This is just the gayest thread ever!

Sacamuelas · 07-31-2004, 23:52

AHHHhhhh.. now that is the good stuff NDD.

ON tap in the fridge... ROTFLMAO!!

The gay is strong in this thread Master....

Solid · 08-01-2004, 03:00

NDD- ROFLMAO!

RL- I'll post in a bit, gotta go labour in the field.

Sacamuelas- You see, the problem is that there isn't a forum for talking about girls...
"The Atypical Guerrilla"?
"Those aren't grenades in her shirt pocket"?

Solid

Guy · 08-01-2004, 07:36

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Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
I tried this, but I couldn't get the damn wine back in the box.

This is just the gayest thread ever!

How "gayish" can you get? I went to ONE wine tasting, cheese and cracker thingamajig with Scotty.

"Just give me a beer because...whatever that wine is, SUCKS"!

Hell! Back in the days, we brought White Zinfindel in the five liter boxes and served it out of jelly jars.

At parties, that way you wouldn't have to get up every five minutes to fill some ladies wine glass.

"RIUNITE RULES"!

**The Reaper** · 08-01-2004, 07:42

Hell, we just made our own wine from the Scuppernongs and Muscadines that grow on the farm.

Never had a bottle make it into the next year to compare for vintage.

I'm with you, Guy, just pass me the jug and a jelly jar, or wipe the mouth of the bottle off on your sleeve and skip the jar.

TR