| Wine accessories are important to help open, | | | | which may contain sediment. It is used as a |
| preserve, and serve the wine. The most | | | | serving vessel for wine. Most decanters have a |
| important wine accessories are stemware, | | | | tall, upright shape and are made of glass to allow |
| corkscrews, racks, collars, and decanters. All of | | | | inspection of the process of decanting. The |
| these accessories play a big role in wine. | | | | shapes may vary due to the modernization of |
| One of the most important wine accessories to | | | | decanters. |
| have is stemware. Stemware is a type of drink | | | | Another accessory is the wine rack. The wine |
| ware that stands up on a stem above a base. | | | | rack, which many wine collectors and restaurants |
| Most of the time it's made from glass, but it can | | | | own, is a storage device used for the orientation |
| also be made from metals and ceramics. There is | | | | of long term wine aging. It usually lays the bottle |
| a wide variety of stemware such as wine glasses, | | | | on its side at a downward angle to keep the cork |
| champagne flutes, chalices and goblets, cocktail | | | | from drying and the ensuing entry of oxygen. It |
| glasses, Brandy snifters, and cordial glasses. Each | | | | also serves as a decorative piece in homes. |
| stemware plays an individual part in wine or | | | | An additional wine accessory is the wine collar. It |
| alcoholic beverages. | | | | fits around the neck of the wine bottle. It stops |
| Another important wine accessory is the | | | | any dripping that may occur after the bottle of |
| corkscrew. The corkscrew is used for drawing | | | | wine has been poured. This is important because |
| stopping corks from wine bottles. Corkscrews are | | | | it help prevents the staining of surfaces that the |
| necessary because corks are too small and | | | | wine may come in contact with such as counter |
| smooth. There are four basic types of | | | | top, tables, and table cloths. Wine collars are also |
| corkscrews. There is the basic wooden handled | | | | generally known as a drip ring, drip dickey or drip |
| corkscrew, wing corkscrew, sommelier knife, and | | | | collar. |
| twin-prong cork puller. | | | | As a whole, each of the wine accessories |
| Decanters also play a big part in wine accessories. | | | | mentioned play an important role in serving and |
| Decanters are vessels equipped with a stopper | | | | preserving wine. From the collar to the rack, all |
| that is used to hold the decantation of a liquid | | | | wine accessories play a very big role. |