“Two final tips, decant when possible and always drink from a big glass (reidel, spegleau or mondavi’s waterford) I can’t express how important it is, especially to those just discovering the joys of red wine, the benefits of a large, quality vessel. Also, never wash your glass with soap or in the dishwasher, just rinse it by hand with water, hell I only do it weekly. Most of you know this, but the newbies will benefit from soap residue free tasting. I can’t tell you how many times a friend gives me a wine to taste and I can’t escape the subtle hint of electrasol or Palmolive”
Totally agree.
Additional tips
1. Different wines require different sharps of glasses to allow the best nodes/taste. Riedel did a lot of reserach and perfected on the rim diameter vs high vs sharp for different varietals. That is why they product top rated glasses
2. If you are going to enjoy only a couple of glasses by yourself or with your date and want to avoid washing a decanter, you can use a device called “the Vinturi Essential Wine Aeratorto” to pour your wine. It aerates wine by passing a stream through funnels and enhanced characters of my wines a lot! It is a very cute/small device and easy to use.
