Wish List Decanters 2015

I noticed the images in my previous musing on decanters, Wish List Decanters, were not all working. As I fixed this, I revisited the lists of Amazon.

My prize decanter is an incredibly generous gift from my parents. It's such a beautiful piece.

Given this, I have to cross the other similar decanters off the list.

Wish List

I still have an affinity for the Riedel Black Tie Bliss Decanter. It's simple, but cute. I could definitely see it enhancing a romantic evening.



I also found this beauty via the also viewed section. It looks very interesting. I'm curious how it looks with wine in it. It looks gorgeous empty.


Riedel Hand-Made Lead Crystal Curly Decanter, 49-3/8-Ounce, Pink

Not on the Wish List

What is up with this one? Wow! it is crazy expensive, and that's saying a lot given the outrageous prices of decanters. It's not on any list of mine, but it would be interesting to see it in action.


Riedel 2014/02 Lead Crystal Horn Decanter

The Glass Tank

John B pointed me to this interesting wine glass designed by Kyouei Design.

The Glass Tank

Looks magnificent to me! Should it even work? You'd think the wine would all flow out of the tank, but the description says it doesn't overflow due to air and water pressure; the glass maintains a constant amount of liquid. I would love to see one of these in action, though I don't think I'll be owning one any time soon, as they cost 29,800 Japanese Yen, which is roughly $375. Perhaps when I'm enjoying my $168,000 Ampoule of Penfolds.

The Glass Tank in Action (Illustration)

Ted brings up a good point though: It may be hard to smell the wine, let alone swirl it.

Lot18 Experiences

Lot18 is a membership by invitation, wine, groupon-like website. Here's an invitation if you're curious. There is an incentive to spread the word, since you are given $25 credit if someone you invited purchases something. I bought from it once just to see how it worked, though I generally don't buy wine I haven't tried first. Since I don't know any of the wine, I don't really know if there are any good deals or not.

Now they have a new feature called Experiences, which offer an "exclusive access to the finest wine and culinary adventures". It sounded interesting, so I checked them out and found this $100,000 experience: Great Wine Capitals of the World. Experience eight of the world’s top wine regions for two over 7 weeks. Crazy! I guess this offer is exclusively for 1%.

If someone buys this, I hope the person that referred them gets more than the usual $25 referral fee.

Wish List Decanters

I'm not a big shopper, but every now and then I look at the crazy decanters from Riedel and imagine what I would do if I ever won the lottery.

Black Tie Bliss Decanter

I love the look of this one. It could help set the mood on a romantic night.


Sommeliers Black Tie Amadeo Decanter


Amadeo Decanter

I'm not certain what the difference is between these two, besides price. They are both pure beauty that I've seen in action once at a wine maker's dinner I was lucky enough to attend. It was very impressive, elevating the already elegant dinner.


Sommeliers Black Tie Decanter

This one is similar to the Amadeo, but it's different enough to warrant a mention.