On Dec 28, 6:54�pm, Jim Lovejoy > wrote:
> When I have a wine that need airing, I like to pour it into my wife's
> grandmother's cut-glass water pitcher.
>
> A bottle will fill the pitcher about 3/4 full, and the shape exposes more
> of the wine to air.
>
> Am I overlooking something when I air the wine this way? �Is there a reason
> a more traditional carafe would be better.
>
> Looking forward to your input.
>
> Jim

Should be fine. The one advantage a traditonal decanter has (well,
most shapes actually expose more than a pitcher, but a pitcher should
have plenty of surface space) is the smaller neck space to lessen the
chance of "visitors"