True Fabrications Tabletop Decanter
$18.99 (Normally $29.99) 37% off List Price
(1) True Fabrications Tabletop Decanter
Dimensions: Height - 10.5", Diameter - 6"

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12/2/11

For a moment I thought it might be a Klein bottle. Oh well.

Wow! I can't believe I'm the first sucker.

Me: "Honey, do you have a decanter?"
Wife: "No."
Me: Want one?"
Wife: "F*** Ya! The store wants $40 for one!"
Me: "Okay."

Then I ordered two. I think these seem like a deal for $20.

madcran wrote:Wow! I can't believe I'm the first sucker.

Me: "Honey, do you have a decanter?"
Wife: "No."
Me: Want one?"
Wife: "F*** Ya! The store wants $40 for one!"
Me: "Okay."

Then I ordered two. I think these seem like a deal for $20.

This is a deal and a half, I'm considering buying a second as there is a small chip in mine. The ergonomic hole in the bottom is fantastic and makes holding and pouring a breeze.

I was hoping I could find my mother a gift not wine related this year. This made me cave.
In for 1.

CowboyDann wrote: The ergonomic hole in the bottom is fantastic and makes holding and pouring a breeze.

Who doesn't love an ergonomic hole in the bottom? These should sell like hotcakes!

mplarkin wrote:Who doesn't love an ergonomic hole in the bottom? These should sell like hotcakes!

hehe that's exactly what I was thinking as i typed it :3

Reading my mind again, WD? My decanter had a terminal event when I was rearranging my cabinet yesterday.

Can anyone speak to how easy it is to clean this? BTW, has woot ever offered a decanter cleaning brush?

ThunderThighs wrote:

I understand your point however, I'd say I took a quality post (Woot staff's designation, not mine) and enhanced the quality. Shouldn't there be some sort of award for that?

NedDawg wrote:Can anyone speak to how easy it is to clean this? BTW, has woot ever offered a decanter cleaning brush?

Buy a $2 baby bottle brush at Target/Walmart/$0.99 store/etc.. But without a brush that fits in there, you can't clean it

mschauber wrote:Buy a $2 baby bottle brush at Target/Walmart/$0.99 store/etc.. But without a brush that fits in there, you can't clean it

I've had success cleaning difficult to reach locations in decanters with baking soda and ice (with a bit of water). Combine and swirl. Baking soda is a very mild abrasive, and also removes any residual odors.

I don't know that I would use this method with an expensive decanter, but for a sub-$20 decanter, this is what I'd do.

I can't even begin to imagine how thrilled WineFarm must be that decanters are back.

That said, for cleaning them a bottle brush works great, but also dishwasher detergent tends to be more aggressive than regular dish soap, so dissolving some in a decanter filled with hot water and letting it set often works wonders. And of course the occasional vinegar for water spots.

andyduncan wrote:I can't even begin to imagine how thrilled WineFarm must be that decanters are back.

ya know they really do double for a lovely vase..

avatard wrote:I was hoping I could find my mother a gift not wine related this year. This made me cave.
In for 1.

I know exactly how you feel. You and I share the same boat.

Anyone know where these are fabricated? I tried looking previously and didn't have much luck finding out.

My first concern was how much it would hold; the woot pix sometimes make small items look larger - kind of like a backwards right-side rear view mirror.
Anyhow, the "50 oz" size converts to 1479 mL - just shy of 2 bottles of wine. In other words, it will hold a bottle and still allow some room for swirling. I've just solved a few wish list quandries.

I bought mine, and have seen it elsewhere as well, for $10.

I bought these last year. They are fine. Very thick glass. Top edge it not polished. Mine had small "chips" along the edge for lack of a better term. They got larger as time went on from handling. I liked the large punt on the bottom. I no longer use them and have gotten others.

As for cleaning, that's the easy part. It's the drying that sucks... I like to use a long wand on my air compressor and blow them out from the bottom. You can push most of the water drops out the top so they don't dry and leave deposits.

deckerbrian wrote:I bought these last year. They are fine. Very thick glass. Top edge it not polished. Mine had small "chips" along the edge for lack of a better term. They got larger as time went on from handling. I liked the large punt on the bottom. I no longer use them and have gotten others.

As for cleaning, that's the easy part. It's the drying that sucks... I like to use a long wand on my air compressor and blow them out from the bottom. You can push most of the water drops out the top so they don't dry and leave deposits.

Maybe I'm missing something ... Is there some reason that the dishwasher would not work? Yes - there would be leftover water in the punt, but that is easily solved with a towel after the cycle is done.

Bought two of these last year, gave one as a gift and kept one. Can't speak for the gift but mine sees limited use- decanting requires forethought for it to be useful....

Overall quality is decent, there were no chips in either I ordered (checked both before giving it away), and cleaning has not been difficult for the half a dozen times I have used. Does leave some water spots if you just let it air dry, but when it is filled with wine you can't tell.

The size is decent, plenty of room for swirling/aeration with a full bottle in the decanter.

Even with limited use would definitely buy again at this price.

lipophilia wrote:Maybe I'm missing something ... Is there some reason that the dishwasher would not work? Yes - there would be leftover water in the punt, but that is easily solved with a towel after the cycle is done.

It could be that hand-blown lead-free glass is more easily damaged in dishwashers. Also that there is a chance of soap residue that could linger inside, and thus affect the wine when decanted.

As long as you rinse right away after use, I haven't had any issues with cleaning.

I have purchase 6 of these in the past and they are GREAT for doing tastings. The small form factor keeps them from taking up the entire table. Because they are all very similar (not perfectly identical though) they are great for blind tastings.

I just gave away one as a gift so I may have to buy 2 to replace it.

I thought these were gone forever. WD only had about 12 million.

In for one for my parets. They're redoing their kitchen and adding a bar. This will go perfectly. Plus I had a JumboWoot coupon. $19 = easy buy.

NedDawg wrote:Can anyone speak to how easy it is to clean this? BTW, has woot ever offered a decanter cleaning brush?

I have been told to not use soap when cleaning; no matter how much you rinse, some soap will stick around.

I use, interestingly enough, uncooked rice and water, and swirl. The rice acts as a scourer, but won't damage the glass. This works so well I use it for my water bottles to get rid of any deposits on the bottom.

However, I did have one incident when rice didn't do the trick. I ended up having to invest in a decanter cleaner brush from BevMo; looks like a very long bottle brush. That did the trick.

kylemittskus wrote:I thought these were gone forever. WD only had about 12 million.

I think WD learned his lesson; I believe that these are coming from Seattle, and WD doesn't have to carry any stock himself.

This is more of a carafe than a decanter. This might work well with older wines when you are decanting to rid sentiment, but for newer wines where you are trying to trick wines into aging by increasing their exposure to oxygen, you want a wide base to maximize contact with the air. The ergonomic hole (aka "punt" in wine bottles) make pouring much easier though and is an improvement on most carafes.

meanjoeira wrote:This is more of a carafe than a decanter. This might work well with older wines when you are decanting to rid sentiment, but for newer wines where you are trying to trick wines into aging by increasing their exposure to oxygen, you want a wide base to maximize contact with the air. The ergonomic hole (aka "punt" in wine bottles) make pouring much easier though and is an improvement on most carafes.

You don't decant to "trick wines into aging."

Got one for my wife last year for Christmas, she loves it. No chips, and cleaning hasn't been too difficult, thus no need for the brush in this house....i think you might be overthinking it. Anyway, I highly endorse. I don't drink as much wine as she does, but she swears by it..

I currently use a Vinturi Aerator, I am a newbie when it comes to this stuff. Would I be better off decanting? Just curious on others thoughts on 1 vs the other.

Finally something that will ship to Virginia. My flower vase "decanter" was getting tacky. In for one.

DSal wrote:I currently use a Vinturi Aerator, I am a newbie when it comes to this stuff. Would I be better off decanting? Just curious on others thoughts on 1 vs the other.

We use both, and many use a combination of the two (some Vinturi into the decanter, or vice versa). It really a matter how much time you have. If you are in a hurry or just haven't thought ahead, the Vinturi works, just not always as well as the decanter. Some wines need a serious decanting (6-8 hours) and the Vinturi just can't help much in those situations. I like having both, but sometimes I don't use either of them. I typically like to pull the bottle out of the cooler , uncork it and let it breath in the bottle while we are cooking dinner. That method generally works for me, but some wines just need a little bit more.

Just a note, I have this decanter and like it a lot. It thick, heavy and sturdy, and aesthetically pleasing. I haven't had any problem with chipping, though there were definitely a few minor imperfections in the glass when it arrived; likely just a result of the hand-blowing process.

Also for all those who have issues cleaning it...just don't leave it out over night? Drink the wine, rinse it out well, and your done.

winefarm wrote:ya know they really do double for a lovely vase..

That's why I bought two of these, now about a year ago...

MarkDaSpark wrote:It could be that hand-blown lead-free glass is more easily damaged in dishwashers. Also that there is a chance of soap residue that could linger inside, and thus affect the wine when decanted.

As long as you rinse right away after use, I haven't had any issues with cleaning.

Dishwasher works well if you had a filtered wine in there. If not, the dishwasher tends to leave some residue. But, the dishwasher does take care of leaving any spots and makes for easy drying as well.

kylemittskus wrote:
In for one for my parets.

They don't hurt themselves flying around wasted?

JK ;)

Nice looking decanter. Have had real bad luck when it comes to glass items shipped to me so have to pass.