Riedel Ultra Decanter Review: Is It Worth the Money?

Wide crystal decanter filled with red wine beside an open bottle
A wide, mouth-blown crystal bowl that opens a young red faster than a narrow carafe. We tested it, and here is when that speed is worth the price.
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YouYah Wine Decanter Review: Does 5 Minutes Really Beat 30?

Red wine pouring through a steel aerator stopper into a wide crystal decanter
The YouYah waterfall decanter with built-in aerator and filter, tested at home: what it does well, what the five-minute claim gets wrong, and how to use and clean it.
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Riedel Winewings Pinot Noir Review: A Big Glass With a Big Price

Large flat-bottomed crystal glass with a small pour of Pinot Noir
The flat-bottomed Winewings Pinot Noir glass genuinely lifts the perfume, and it covers Nebbiolo and Gamay too. The Australian price is the sticking point.
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What Are Tannins in Wine? The Dry, Grippy Bit Explained

A glass of deep red wine beside dried grape skins and seeds on a dark bench
Tannin is the dry, grippy feeling a red wine leaves behind, and it is a texture rather than a taste. Here is where it comes from and how to soften it.
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