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- marleyspud - 01-16-2004
I just purchcased a nice decanter and was wondering how everyone cleans theirs. Do you use soap and h2o or just h20? I can't get a cleaning utensil down into the neck. And I don't want the wine to get any soapy taste as well. MS
- Innkeeper - 01-16-2004
Hate to be a spoil sport, but if you can't get a cleaning utensil down the neck, you don't have a very good decanter. It will only do half the job, that of having a place to move your wine in hopes of eliminating sediment. The other half of the job, and far most common use, is aeration. For aeration you need a wide mouth.
I put my decanter into the dishwasher. If it builds up deposits, use false teeth cleaner.
- marleyspud - 01-16-2004
It has a neck about 1 inch in diameter and then flairs out to about 7 inches at the bottom. It is pretty small, as it only holds a half bottle, which is perfect for me and my other diner. MS
- Kcwhippet - 01-16-2004
If you go into a good wine shop that carries accessories, you should be in luck. Many shops carry a decanter cleaning tool. It's about a foot long and it's a bendable metal rod with soft chenille cloth over it. We've had one for a few years and it works great. Also, use a good soap like Seventh Generation. It's all natural with no petroleum or perfumes. Most dish soaps are petroleum based and can leave a film on your glasses and decanters. I get mine at Whole Foods Market.
BTW, if you can't find it locally, you can get a decanter cleaning brush at Wine Enthusiast - www.wineenthusiast.com/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?productID=9603&cat=HD&catID=19&uid=D50D85F3-2E1F-4A51-A618-67BC726E995B
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- Bucko - 01-16-2004
IK, I thought that you put your false teeth in the dishwasher?
- Innkeeper - 01-16-2004
Tried, but yours bit me!
- wondersofwine - 01-16-2004
LOL!
- winoweenie - 01-16-2004
Great Goshen, I hate that snaggle-tooth looking back at me in the morn. WW
- hotwine - 01-16-2004
Even worse is seein' that stranger in the shavin' mirror in the mornin' and takin' a swipe at the SOB with your razor.