Cradle for Decanting
 

I have MS. For nice bottles I have a decanting cradle. My hands shake too
much to do an adequate job without one. The other night I used the cradle
for the first time. It was the first time I had a wine that needed to be
decanted (a 1988 Leoville Las Cases for those scoring at home). Before I
abandoned the cradle, more wine wound up on the kitchen counter than in the
decanter. If the wine comes out slowly it tends to follow the bottle rather
than go into the decanter. If it comes out fast, that defeats the purpose
of the cradle. Is there a simple fix that I am missing? Should I just give
up on the idea of a cradle and have someone else decant my wine?

Fred.

Fred > wrote:

> If the wine comes out slowly it tends to follow the bottle
> rather than go into the decanter. If it comes out fast, that
> defeats the purpose of the cradle.

Use a drop-stop foil and practice with water.

M.

"Michael Pronay" > wrote in message
...
> Fred > wrote:
>
>> If the wine comes out slowly it tends to follow the bottle
>> rather than go into the decanter. If it comes out fast, that
>> defeats the purpose of the cradle.
>
> Use a drop-stop foil and practice with water.
>
> M.

That was my first thought but a cocktail bar type cork with two tubes (air
in, liquid out) might be even better. You can get them in cook's shops. I
use them for oils and vinegars at home. Couple that with a claret decanter:
a kind of funnel with a bent tube and I think you might be
sorted.........and in style too :-).

All the best
Sammy who loves the rituals and accoutrements of wine :-)

"Sammy" > wrote:

>>> If the wine comes out slowly it tends to follow the bottle
>>> rather than go into the decanter. If it comes out fast, that
>>> defeats the purpose of the cradle.

>> Use a drop-stop foil and practice with water.

> That was my first thought but a cocktail bar type cork with two
> tubes (air in, liquid out) might be even better.

Good idea, too. Don't forget to rinse thoroughly, however, after
use. (Dropstop foils are easyer to clean.)

M.