1.0Wines Curatedhttps://winescurated.com/uk/Malvina Demajhttps://winescurated.com/uk/author/malvina-demaj/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="e7qPELsAH4"><a href="https://winescurated.com/uk/glossary/breathing/">Breathing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://winescurated.com/uk/glossary/breathing/embed/#?secret=e7qPELsAH4" width="600" height="338" title="“Breathing” — Wines Curated" data-secret="e7qPELsAH4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://winescurated.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> To say a wine is "breathing" is to expose it to oxygen before drinking. It is primarily used to improve the texture and tase of young, full bodied red wines by reducing harsh tannins.