Carafe Vs Decanter. You use a Decanter to serve wine more so than carafes which tend to help other liquids. There is still a healthy range of prices to choose from of course.
Coffee pots included in coffee makers are also referred to as carafes in American English. The size of the base of a decanter affects how the wine is exposed to oxygen. In France carafes are commonly used to serve water.
The difference is that the decanter tends to have a much wider bottom much like a basins and a longer neck.
Glass carafes will quickly become indispensable to your establishment as they can be used to enhance the presentation of iced tea water juices and lemonade. Return to David Jones. A carafe is a glass container without handles used for serving wine and other drinks. Cognac can be poured straight from the bottle.