The carafe is not only a beautiful object, it has a great utility.
Appeared during the Renaissance, it is much older than the bottle of wine that replaced it later.
Generally without a handle, unlike the jug or the pitcher, the decanter can be used to aerate the wine - we then speak of decanting the wine - that is to say allowing a greater exchange between the air and the wine than in a open bottle.
Because wine needs oxygen to flourish.
The carafe can also be used for decanting.
In other words, allow a wine (especially old) to be protected from the brutal aggression of oxygen while getting rid of any deposits accumulated over time.
Do you know how to choose your next carafe?
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