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A: Swirling a wine in its appropriately shaped glass helps it to open up by aerating the wine. This brings out the aromas and makes the flavors more pronounced. All wines, to include red, white and rose benefit from swirling. The exceptions to the rule are port wine, which should only be swirled very gently as to not cause the alcohol smell to become overpowering, and Champagne and Sparkling Wines whose bubbles carry the aromas upward, doing all the work for you.
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Q: Why do you swirl wine before drinking it, and should all wines be swirled?
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