I had a friend who took some very new home made wine and put it into a bottle of expensive wine that he had already consumed. It still had the label for the expensive wine on it and so he left that on. He corked the bottle and put on the shrink wrap cover. The deal was that he was heading to the house of a person who pretended to be a wine connoisseur. He wanted to know if this person really could identify the difference between a good wine and a cheap wine or if it was just a show.

Usually wines taste good, however to really get the best flavor from them, you need to decant them. Sadly most people avoid doing this step, or maybe they’re not even aware that they should decant their wine. But truth is, without decanting, the wine just doesn’t taste as good as it should.

If you have an antique decanter at home, you should be mighty proud as not many people own a truly unique vintage piece of glassware. You might have gotten it handed down from generation to generation, or maybe left in a will by one of your passed away relatives, or you might have bought it at one of the antique shop that you came across in your wandering abroad. But how do you know that the piece you have at home, or you’re holding in your hands, is truly the genuine antique glassware?