decanters for specific wines??

[hotwine]

In shopping for decanters, please remember that fine crystal has a high lead content, on the order of 24%. And leaving wine in such a decanter for a long period can result in the wine leaching lead from the crystal, thereby contaminating the wine with lead.

We have several heavy old ship's decanters of fine lead crystal that we no longer use for wine or spirits, but merely for decoration. (In fact , they are all currently hidden away in a sideboard...)

I'm with Innkeeper about serving directly from the bottles. Not only is it more convenient for the server, it also allows guests to see the wine labels instead of having to ask what they're being served.