Ravenscroft Crystal Duck Decanter

The Ravenscroft crystal duck decanter was created in Europe by one of the world’s leading wine glass maker and is blown from crystal that is lead free. It holds around forty six ounces of wine which is the traditional volume of a classic bottle of wine. While it is said that they most common use for a decanter is to be able to prevent sedimentation in an old bottle of wine that will destroy it clarity and brilliance, some wine experts feel that not only should you decant old wine but also young wines so that you can let them be aerated and give them the opportunity to gain flavor and body. The shape of the Ravenscroft Crystal Duck decanter is shaped like a duck which helps bring elegance to any dinning table.

One good advantage of buying a Ravenscroft Crystal Duck Decanter is that they are created with minerals and material that are without impurities. Using very pure materials eliminates that need to actually add lead content so that it will produce a brilliant crystal. There have been recent studies showing that long-term storage of leaded decanted can lead to leaching into the future contents of the decanter which is very dangerous since lead is considered to be a very harmful element and can be very fatal. One very good feature of this particular decanter is that it combines old world European expertise with the modern understanding of how the shape of a vessel can drastically improve the taste of wine. Because of its shaper, it allows the wine to breathe and be able to enhance the taste, body and flavor of the particular wine and it also helps insure that they sediments of the particular wine put in the vessel is actually at the bottom and the wine drinker is safe from drinking it.