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breathe

Allowing air to mix with a wine. This can be accomplished while the wine remains in the bottle (by uncorking the bottle) or by decanting the wine into another container. When a wine "breathes," unpleasant odors which may have developed in the bottle have the opportunity to dissipate.
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