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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.

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

M.

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Michael Pronay

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 :-)

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Sammy

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

M.

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Michael Pronay

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