RIEDEL Cabernet Decanter

This Riedel decanter is actually designed for half bottles (37.5cl) rather than full size bottles (75cl). But it is extremely easy to handle and pleasant to use - particularly if you have a wine shower funnel such as the WMF, or the Rabbit Swish, or Wine Weaver. Aerating any still wine is much preferable to simply decanting it and if you aerate the wine as you pour it into one of these decanters it is not important that there is not much space in the decanter above the wine: the aeration is complete as soon as the bottle is emptied into the decanter, and there is no need to leave it for hours.

This decanter turns a £5 bottle of wine into a £10 bottle, and service and delivery was great. So good I had to buy one for my 90 year old father who loves his wine.

It arrived on time and was well packed for safety but the decanter is much smaller than I realised. If you do put a bottle of wine in it, its full to almost over flowing. Using it for a half bottle of wine works better but, unfortunately that is not what I thought I was getting.