wine decanter

[vintagepl]

Baffled, why the hole in the middle of the decanter? Thank You

[lamber9347]

@vintagepl Looks like you can fill the inner portion with a different liquid but missing a stopper. Could just be for decoration to look different. I like this bottle and I would try to find a small stopper or make one out of a larger cork. You could fill the inner 'grape' with a second liquor, and it would look great. Best of luck to you.... 

[shop*my*closet]

It's hard to tell from photos, but does the grape section connect into the main part of the bottle? If it does, then this appears to be part of an aerator function, but missing a piece.

[lacemaker3 · Accepted solution]

@vintagepl,

Sometimes bottles like these are intended for use as a cruet, to hold oil (in the main bottle) and wine vinegar (in the internal part). However, those usually have more of a spout provided for pouring the vinegar than your one does, so I think yours may be more decorative.

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I have seen vintage Chianti (?) bottles that had an internal chamber opening to the side, but the opening was larger, and it was used to put ice into to chill the wine without diluting it. Yours would not work that way.

I think this is more decorative than anything else. It would like lovely with a colored wine inside, whether there was anything in the grapes or not (and it would be just about  impossible to clean inside the grapes, if you did fill it with something).

[vintagepl]

no, it doesnt connect to main part. Thank you