Wine Carafes Pricing and Costs

Finding practical and stunning wine decanters and carafes

If your restaurant or bar serves wine, you'll need to consider wine carafes pricing and costs. There are several reasons to use wine carafes. Any wine may be decanted when you don't wish to serve customers a full bottle. Old wines must be decanted to keep sediments in the bottle and away from the drinking glass. Even young wines benefit from decanters; wide bottomed decanters allow the wine's aroma to properly release.

There is a wide variety of wine carafes to choose from. Which you choose depends entirely on the type of restaurant or bar you run and what your budget is. When choosing carafes, consider the following three basic types:

1. Practical plastic wine carafe products

2. Simple but classy glassware wine carafes

3. Stunning glass and crystal wine carafe decanter products

 

Pick commercial plastic wine carafes

Some wine carafes are plastic--usually polycarbonate. Although they are difficult to break, they may need to be replaced frequently due to scratching. A polycarbonate carafe for wine, holding about 1 liter, generally sells for roughly $5 to $7.
Try: Galasource Ventures sells wholesale plastic carafes of several types. Instawares Restaurant Supply also offers a variety of plastic carafes in a many sizes for the restaurant and bar trade.

Purchase a restaurant wine carafe of glass

Glass carafes add more class to your restaurant or bar and generally last longer than plastic. They are also easier to clean since they won't scratch. Simple glass 1 liter carafes cost about $5 to $7 apiece.
Try: The Restaurant Source has a nice selection of glass carafes in 1/2 liter to 1 liter sizes. Mission Restaurant Supply also carries many wine carafes in several sizes.

Select high-end wine carafe and decanter products

Going beyond the usual can make dining at your restaurant or bar a more memorable experience. Crystal swan carafes (wine decanters with long necks) sell for about $150 to $200. The RoJaus Wine Decanter pours and filters wine with the push of a lever and costs about $150 to $180. A simple but less typical crystal pitcher-style carafe is about $150 to $170.
Try: BarWare.com sells simple but breathtaking crystal swan carafes and decanters. WineStuff.com and Wine Enthusiast both carry unusual wine carafes, including The RoJaus Decanter and other crystal decanters.

 

• To carafe wine that is young and red, splash it into the decanter, then let it rest for a few minutes. Older wines with sediment should stand upright in their bottle for a few hours; then, with a bright lamp near the bottle so you can easily see the sediment, slowly pour the wine into a decanter, watching carefully to make sure the sediment never reaches the opening of the bottle.

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