Anthony Gismondi: Bring back the tradition of the decanter

Tradition is under assault across most of the wine business. In fact it’s becoming a tradition to bash tradition, especially among those certain the wine business needs to be democratized and — worst of all — de-mystified. If it’s not the snobs that must go, it’s those who fail to simplify the subject.
After four decades of moving in wine circles I have met very few so-called snobs, at least no more than I have encountered in other areas of life. Typically, tho