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By Stacy Slinkard, About.com Guide to Wine

Tips for Letting Your Wine Breathe

Thursday June 2, 2005
The whole concept of letting wine breathe, or aerate, is simply maximizing your wine's exposure to the surrounding air. By allowing wine to mix and mingle with air, the wine will typically warm up and the wine's aromas will open up, the flavor profile will soften and mellow out a bit and the overall flavor characteristics should improve.

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