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Whether or not decanters can improve the taste of wine is controversial amongst wine experts however none can debate the aesthetic value of presenting wine in an elegantly designed vessel. Most carafes have a bulbous bottom and a slender top but French artist Etienne Menueau’s Strange Decanters challenge that notion taking inspiration from the roots of the grape vine. Some of the decanters look as if they just sprouted legs and are about to run away, while other’s resemble a model of the circulatory system.
Interesting, since wine is often allegorically associated with blood.

very cool. i like this, very medieval-esque!
a sculpture like this would compel me decant every bottle i uncork. in fact, i’d decant my OJ and gatorade.
I would love this on my table!
AWESOME? Where can I buy this????
I agree! It’s a really unique way to serve wine. You can find out more info at Etienne’s website. Click on “Strange Decanters” in the post above. Thanks for all teh comments readers!
These are beautiful and probably make the wine very tasty!
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wow, it looks cool, but I would struggle to find room for it in my kitchen cabinets
This wouldn’t oxygenate the wine at all. It’s really pretty, but useless as a decanter.
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cool but useless as a decanter …
Very cool, but my cats would knock is over and break it the first chance they got!
pretty useless hard to dust.
The design is nice, fairly elegant and pretty, I could act high brow and say that it would simply be a worthless decanter, but the author has acknowledged that fact… The design is very unique although I would be leery about breaking it day in and day out just because it looks so bloody delicate