To breathe or not to breathe?

What’s the point of aeration?

There are two points. One is to bring out the wine's full set of aromas and flavours. The other is that certain compounds in wine, especially the tannins that give some reds their mouth-puckering quality, can taste or feel harsh when the wine has just come out of the bottle. Air softens them and makes the wine much more appealing.

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