Riedel Duck Decanter |  | Brand: Riedel
Category: Kitchen
Department: Home
List Price: $270.00
Buy New: $205.00
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Seller: The Wine Barn
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 100,653
Country: USA
Color: Clear
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 12.9 x 5.8 x 5.2
MPN: 1700-14
Model: 1700/14
UPC: 632868170146
EAN: 0632868170146
ASIN: B00005NJEZ
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| Features:
| • | Strikingly elegant shape for decanting red wines | | • | Made of 24 percent lead crystal | | • | Ideal for one bottle of wine (31-3/4-ounce capacity) | | • | Measures 5-1/8 inches high, 13 inches long | | • | Made in Austria by world renowned wine-glass maker |
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WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
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Amazon.com Review
Made in Austria by the world's most renowned wine-glass maker (Riedel Crystal, founded in 1756), this strikingly graceful decanter is blown from 24 percent lead crystal. It holds 31-3/4 ounces, perfect for one bottle of red wine. While the most common use of a decanter is to prevent sediment in an aged red wine from spoiling the wine's clarity and brilliance, some authorities also recommend decanting young red wines to give them the opportunity to bloom. In either case, this spectacular decanter inspired by the shape of a duck contributes a breathtaking elegance to a dinner table. Standing 5-1/8 inches high at the handle, it measures 13 inches from "tail" to "beak." Riedel crystal is used in fine restaurants all over the world and thus must stand up to frequent trips through a dishwasher. But because lead crystal has a soft surface, Riedel recommends this decanter be hand washed. --Fred Brack
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Perfectly designed for serving as well as decanting October 22, 2001
T. K. Schonhoff (Seattle, WA USA)
104 out of 104 found this review helpful
I've had mine for years and it outshines every other decanter I've ever owned or used - in performance as well as beauty at the table.
Most decanters are fairly easy to fill but very hard to pour. Guests are often reluctant to tip a traditional, bell-bottomed decanter far enough to pour from it. Before the first trickle of wine comes out, it feels like they're holding it upside down and about to dump it all over the table. Traditional decanters also require some strength to lift high enough and twist far enough to begin pouring, especially when reaching across the table. I've often seen people start, put down the decanter and stand up to get a safer grip. This is awkward to say the least.
The "duck" is MUCH better on every count. The long handle balances perfectly in the hand; pouring with minimum effort and still stable enough to pass down the dining table with confidence. The low, elongated body of the decanter doesn't have to be picked up nearly as far off the table or tipped nearly so dramatically to fill a glass. The size of the handle makes reaching, pouring and passing a simple matter.
Notes for wine purists: Unlike the traditional shape, you'll never need a funnel to fill the "duck" without splashing. The surface area of wine in the duck is easily comparable to the best traditional decanters, giving big young wines enough oxygen to soften nicely at the table. The long neck has just enough "edge" at the bottom to trap sediments. The long spout allows you to spot any trace of sediment well before it reaches the glass, and the gentle slope lets you pull back softly without inducing turbulence that stirs sediment back into the remaining wine - helping salvage that final half-glass. Pour control is simply unmatched.
The crystal is hand-blown and sparkles like fine stemware, and the shape looks much more elegant on the table than the photo on any web page can possibly convey.
Spend the money. It's worth every cent.
Premiere wine decanting! March 2, 2005
A. Rooney (Ramstein, Germany)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I must say, there is decanting wine and there is "DUCK" decanting! This "duck" decanter is far superior on every account.
First, it has a perfectly balanced feel in the hand when filled with wine. It tips easy and effortlessly and is a smooth fill to the glass.
Second, any wine novice or expert can tell you this decants and airates wine perfectly. It really does what its intention is. Your wines will become much more mellow and refined.
Third, its beautiful to look at! Its almost ornemental in its design. Not many other decanters come close to its originality and sleekness. I love it on my table! First class all the way.
Worth having in your decanting arsenal for a sure dinner party pleaser and good conversation piece! Simply amazing!
Perfect! May 23, 2005
M. Lloyd (DFW, TX)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I LOVE this decanter! Stylish appearance combined with superb function. Perfect product in my opinion. Allows that special bottle to "breathe" quickly and well. The elegant handle is perfectly balanced, resulting in an effortless pour. A beautiful addition to any table.
PERFECT for long road trips in the Maybach 62! June 14, 2009
Cap'n Stoob (USA)
9 out of 15 found this review helpful
I am not sure about the other reviewers, but when I and my trophy wife travel about the country, we loathe the prospect at having to answer the call of Nature surrounded by plebes and common riffraff. Their musky odors, rough and uncultured argot, and doughy bodies that swarm with disease-causing germs make Tiffany simply faint at the merest sign of having to pull over at a "rest" stop. When we used to traipse about the countryside in the past, we needed an extra butler armed with gloves and a gallon of disinfectant simply to open the DOOR. However, with the advent of products such as this, we never need break the hermetic seal on our doors and let in the commoners' air again! HUZZAH!
There are, for the lowborn and meanest classes of laborers, devices constructed of plastic made solely for the purposes of in-car micturation. They are blue and sometimes used even by women who do not wish to let the urges of their full bladders distract them from their constant cycle of birthing idiot children and working at "jobs". For us, those who even those born with silver spoons in their mouths feel jealousy towards, nothing made of plastic can ever touch our bare skin. We prefer precious metals, fine Corinthean leather and CRYSTAL.
Yes, indeed, this "decanter" is the answer to all of our problems! It has the perfect shape to make relief not only easy, but STYLISH, as well. It is simply marvelous and the little handle on the back allows Stillwell, our manservant, to hold the device in place without coming within the minimum safe distance between Master and Manservant.
We simply cannot get enough of this handy, crystalline chalice of relief and shall recommend it to all of our friends when we see them from a respectful distance at the next Cotillion!
HUZZAH FOR THE DUCK DECANTER!!!!
 Worst picture ever November 28, 2007
Simon Warshal (New York)
4 out of 21 found this review helpful
This has to be the worst picture i have ever seen. What's the deal? i can't tell if that is a glass duck or a clear turd.
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