Older wines are older wines. Professional sommeliers usually use 10 years as the watershed between new wines and old wines, and wines that are more than 10 years old are classified as old wines. Older wines sealed with corks need to be opened more carefully than younger wines, as corks lose their elasticity and become brittle over time. At this time, using a screw-type corkscrew to open the bottle is very likely to break the cork, which may even lead to the dilemma of a large number of cork chips falling into the bottle.

The so-called "workers want to do good things, they must first sharpen their tools". This can be largely avoided by using the Ah-So bottle opener with the best safety features. Ah-So bottle opener is also known as "double-pronged bottle opener" or "housekeeper bottle opener". Its structure is simple and the whole is similar to "π" type. It consists of an oval handle and two iron pieces of different lengths. composition.

Before opening the bottle:

After a long period of aging in old wine, precipitation formed by substances such as pigments and phenolic compounds generally appears in the liquor. Before opening the bottle, let the bottle stand for a period of time to help the sediment in the bottle settle to the bottom of the bottle and make the wine clear. The resting time depends on the age of the wine, 20-year-old wine needs 1 to 2 weeks, 30-year-old wine needs at least 1 month, and the older the wine, the longer the resting time. In order to judge the clarity of the wine, a small high-intensity flashlight can be used to illuminate the bottle for observation, and the bottle can be opened when it is completely clear.

Bottle opening steps:

1. First remove the bottle seal and wipe the bottle mouth clean. If the cork sticks to the mouth of the bottle, run a piece of the Ah-So corkscrew along the edge of the cork first.

2. Slowly insert a small piece of the long iron piece of the bottle opener along the gap between the bottle stopper and the bottle mouth.

3. Insert the shorter piece of iron into the slot on the opposite side of the long piece of iron.

4. Use alternately on both sides to let the two iron pieces gradually deepen until the entire cork is clamped.

5. Holding the handle, rotate the corkscrew and slowly apply upward force to gradually pull out the cork.

After opening the bottle:

After opening the bottle, does the old wine need to be decanted? Not needed in most cases. Because the wine has developed a complex flavor with its unique charm after a long and delicate oxidation reaction. Rather than adding a more captivating flavor, further oxidation may detract from it.

The daily "decanting" old wine actually refers to changing the bottle of the old wine into the decanter. The main purpose of changing the bottle is to decante the sediment at the bottom of the bottle. At the same time, if the wine cork is accidentally broken, changing the bottle can also minimize its impact on the wine. Older wines aged 15 years and above only need to change the bottle 30 minutes before drinking.

The process of pouring the old wine into the decanter is also quite particular, and it is necessary to provide a light source at the neck of the bottle. The pouring process should be gentle and continuous, with extra slowness when pouring near the bottom of the bottle to avoid the spread of sediment. During the period, you should always pay attention to the movement of the sediment, and stop pouring the wine immediately if you find that the wine becomes cloudy or the sediment flows to the bottleneck.