Tastes: Practice Makes Perfect

By Owen Dugan

Usually when you meet a new decanter, you check out the shape, maybe pick it up and feel the balance. But at an event to show off the new Riedel Flamingo decanter ($395; www.riedel.com), a top sommelier.....

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