Product Details
- Brand: Riedel
- Material: Glass
- Color: Clear
- Capacity: 34.57 Fluid Ounces
- Special Feature: Manual
- Material Type: Glass
- Item Dimensions W x H: 5.15"W x 5.12"H
- Item Weight: 1 Pounds
- Capacity: 34.57 Fluid Ounces
- Global Trade Identification Number: 93
- Model Name: Riedel Decanter
- UPC: 632868414134
- Brand Name: Riedel
- Included Components: 1 Decanter
- Style: Decanter
- Item Shape: Square
- Color: Clear
- With Lid: Yes
- Additional Features: Manual
- The handmade decanter distinguishes by an elegant and complex design.
- Riedel whole-heartedly believes all wines - young and old, red, white or sparkling - can be enhanced by decanting.
- Riedel tip: Use bottle cleaners to remove stains inside the decanter.
- Holds 750 ml bottle
- Decanter size: 4.72Lx4.72Wx8.86H (Inches)
The handmade decanter distinguishes by an elegant and
complex design. Riedel whole-heartedly believes all wines - young and old,
red, white or sparkling - can be enhanced by decanting. Riedel tip: Use bottle
cleaners to remove stains inside the decanter. The fluid shape of
the O decanter coordinates beautifully with the popular O tumblers from
Riedel. Decanting--pouring the contents of a bottle of wine into a serving
container--enhances the appreciation of the wine by increasing its contact
with oxygen, basically the same process as swirling wine in a glass to release
its bouquet. Decanting allows older as well as young wines to fully open up
and "breathe." The deep upward facing well, known as a punt, in the bottom of
the O decanter causes the wine to splay when poured in, increasing
oxygenation. And, the punt provides a good thumb-hold, making the container
easier to grasp, which is why the decanter is nicknamed by designer Maximilian
Riedel as the "Thumbs Up." Riedel's O tumblers neatly sidestep the annoying
issue of stem breakage and fit handily into a dishwasher or picnic basket.
Unlike the tumblers, which are machine made of lead-free glass, the decanter
is hand-blown of leaded crystal. Making a delightful gift for the uninhibited
wine drinker, the O decanter pours without dripping, thanks to its gracefully
angled lip, and, like the tumblers, feels just plain satisfying to hold in the
hand. The decanter stands 8-7/8 inches tall and holds 34-1/2 ounces. To keep
it sparkling, wash by hand. --Ann Bieri
