DOROTHY THORPE WINE CARAFE & GLASSES MAD MEN MID-CENTURY

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DOROTHY THORPE WINE CARAFE & GLASSES MAD MEN MID-CENTURY :
$60.00

I\'m pretty sure this vintage set is Dorothy Thorpe. While I\'ve had the ones with a silver rim (and that need silver polishing), this set is more like a smoky chrome.
The wine carafe is 8-3/4\" tall and has a diameter at the widest part of about 4-1/2\".
The glasses (5) are 5\" tall and have a diameter of 2-1/4\".
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Great for decanting rich wines per the advise from Total Wine & More website:Allowing awineto “breathe” is simply a process of exposing it to air for a period of time before serving. Exposing wine to air for a short time, or allowing it to oxidize, can help soften flavors and release aromas in a way similar to swirling the wine in your glass. Youngred wines, especially those that are high in tannin, such asCabernet Sauvignon, mostRed Zinfandel,Bordeauxand many wines from theRhône Valley, actually taste better with aeration because their tannins soften and the wine becomes less harsh. Another method of aerating a young, tannic red wine is to roughly decant it into another container, which exposes more of the wine\'s surface to air than simply removing the cork from the bottle. Uncorking a bottle and letting it sit undisturbed for period of time actually does very little to let the wine breathe as only a small percentage of the wine is in contact with air. A much better suggestion isaerating the winein your glass or in awine decanter. A decanter is defined as any vessel other than the original bottle that will hold the contents of the wine and allow for air to mix with the wine within. Usually, these are broad-bottomed glass or crystal containers.