Can you decanter port

When to serve Port? Visit Taylor's. How to serve Port? To decant or not to decant? Preparation Have a perfectly clean decanter ready, or failing that, a clean wine bottle or jug. Decanting Steadily pour the Vintage Port into the decanter. Read More. Ask me your toughest wine questions , from the fine points of etiquette to the science of winemaking. And don't worry, I'm no wine snob—you can also ask me those "dumb questions" you're too embarrased to ask your wine geek friends!

I hope you find my answers educational, empowering and even amusing. How long should Port rest in a decanter before you drink it? Is it OK leave it in a covered decanter for months? There are a few different reasons to decant a wine. Typically, when Port is decanted, the purpose is to separate it from its sediment.

Simply open and these Port wines are ready for pouring. Vintage Ports , on the other hand, only spend 2 years in wood before being bottled, unfiltered. Over time as the Vintage Port ages, the natural sediment in the wine will settle in the bottle, requiring that any Vintage Port be decanted prior to serving to remove this deposit. Both Port wines are bottled without being filtered and will 'throw' a very light deposit. So light is the deposit in the Late Bottled Vintage, that decanting is not necessary, but the Fonseca Crusted Port would certainly benefit from being being decanted, as the deposit will be more evident.