Eric Asimov on Italian Adriatic Reds

Ciò che ha detto Vino ( snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com) è così interessante, che devo dire la mia:

Being Veneto anr Friuli well known regions for wine, I suppose that the lesser known regions could be Abruzzo, Marche, and maybe Emilia Romagna. The main grapes here are Montepulciano and Sangiovese, and the wines coming from it is not amazing that needs decantation. Particularly montepulciano can be very rich in colour, polyfenols and tannins.

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OK, maybe 15 minutes, not two hours or more. I open the bottle, pour a bit out to taste, then put the cork back in. I do this for each wine we have at the big Italian dinners. I open them in succession, just before serving. This goes for Barolo, Barbera, Vermentino, Ramitello, Dolcetto, Velletri, Morellino, Carignano, Cannonou, Monica, Fiano d'Avellino, Il Falcone, Patriglione, Primitivo, Taurasi, Chianti, Notarpanaro, Salice Salentino, Copertino, Gavi, Arneis, Grignolino, Amarone, et al.

Bottles that we don't get to stay corked.

But by your very own definition as soon as the cork is pulled, oxygen is incorporated into the bottle and oxidation begins. Putting a cork back in the bottle doesn't stop the oxidation process and if the "don't get to stay corked" bottles aren't consumed within a reasonable timeframe they will become oxidized to the point of being drain fodder. FWIW, this is my last post, you've stopped making sense from the beginning and your anti-everybody but obscure Italian stance reveals you as someone I'd prefer not to deal with. Bi!!

The limited amount of oxygen in a corked bottle does slow it down a little, I believe.

Oh, mamma mia! Red wines must be ALWAYS be uncorked before serving AT LEAST 15 minutes before serving. The correct time goes from 15 minutes to 2 hours depending on the "body" of the wine. Old rich red wines like Barolo 15ys old need two hours; lighter younger reds (e.g. young Chianti 1 year old) needs just 15-30 minutes. If you have no time to uncork the bottle, pour the wine slowly in a decanter because the wine needs time to "breath".

Myth, pure myth.

Drink Coke, not wine.