Why do we aerate wine?

Correct answer: It allows for the evaporation and oxidation process to occur

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What people think about it: 4 Comments
RikThib
RikThib
The general rule of thumb for letting a wine breathe is 10 minutes for every year of the vintage.
I am not a number.
I am not a number.
Surely pouring the wine into a glass will allow it to breathe quicker as there is more surface area and a higher turnover of air. Personally it has breathed long enough as soon as the cork pops.
Nanna
Nanna
My bottle is empty before the breathe time is up 🙃
That Cøunt, Ray Bumpkin
That Cøunt, Ray Bumpkin
*pop* That's long enough