Smaier Not stated by the maker

RIEDEL RIEDEL Performance Decanter

A crystal decanter from Riedel's machine-made Performance range, marketed as dishwasher-safe unlike Riedel's hand-blown ranges. Confirmed live with real pricing on Amazon.de and .fr.

Material

Crystal glass

Manufacturing

Machine-made, not hand-blown

Cleaning

Dishwasher-safe, per Riedel

Range

Riedel Performance

• Machine-made construction keeps the price well below Riedel's hand-blown ranges reviewed alongside it
• Dishwasher-safe, a genuine practical advantage over decanters that require hand-washing
• Machine-made crystal is generally regarded as a step below Riedel's hand-blown decanters in prestige, if not necessarily in function

RIEDEL RIEDEL Cabernet Decanter

A crystal decanter in Riedel's Cabernet range, marketed as dishwasher-safe with Riedel itself recommending glass-cleaning beads for the interior. Confirmed live with real pricing on Amazon.de and .fr.

Material

Crystal glass

Cleaning

Dishwasher-safe; glass-cleaning beads recommended for the interior, per Riedel

Range

Riedel Cabernet

• Riedel's own recommendation of cleaning beads is a specific, practical detail most decanter listings don't mention at all
• Established brand with a long track record in stemware and decanters
• Cleaning beads are a recommended accessory, not included — a small extra purchase for full interior cleaning

Bormioli Rocco 125001MT3321990

An Italian wide-mouth glass carafe narrow enough for a fridge door and safe in the dishwasher.

Type

Open glass carafe — no aerator insert

Capacity

The title says 36.5 oz; two bullets say 33.75 oz. See the FAQ

Glass

BPA-free star glass, stated to stay clear after every wash

Mouth

Wide — takes ice cubes and fruit

Fridge

Shaped to fit a refrigerator door

Dishwasher

Yes, with no restriction stated

Origin

Made in Italy

Size

102 × 102 × 254 mm (4.02 × 4.02 × 10 in) — the narrowest item on this shelf

Weight

671 g (23.7 oz)

Other drinks

Water, juice, milk, iced tea, lemonade, coffee

Amazon reference

B000MDB51I

EAN

0011381009384

• The cheapest item on this shelf, from the only named Italian glassmaker on it, and dishwasher safe with no caveat
• A hundred and two millimeters across — the only vessel here that fits in a refrigerator door, which is where a white wine carafe belongs
• The title says 36.5 ounces and the bullets say 33.75 ounces, twice — the listing does not know its own capacity

Best for: Serving — water, a white, a juice — in Italian glass that goes in the dishwasher and fits in the fridge

Propagate Pro Not stated by the maker

Ten adhesive color-changing strips reading 50 to 90 °F, for fermenting wine, beer, kombucha and cider.

Type

Adhesive color-changing strip — for a fermenting vessel

Quantity

10, horizontal

Range

50 to 90 °F

Size

4.75 × 1.0 in

Construction

Flexible, waterproof and washable, as stated by the maker

Reuse

Stated as one-time use in the same listing — see the FAQ

Fitting

Peel the tape and attach to the outside surface

Stated uses

Lagers, ales, wines, kombucha, meads and ciders

Accuracy

Described as highly accurate; no figure given

Amazon reference

B07DFW3Z9M

EAN

0791082311169

• The only published temperature range on this shelf: 50 to 90 °F, which is the working band for almost every ferment
• Ten strips with published dimensions, so they can be checked against a carboy or a bucket before buying
• The listing calls the strips washable and then one-time use, in the same two bullets

Best for: A fermenting vessel held between 50 and 90 °F, where a glance should give the temperature

Vacu Vin 3630850

A flexible band thermometer that snaps around any bottle and shows the temperature in color, with a reference chart.

Type

Snap band thermometer, around the outside of the bottle

Bottles

Any bottle — wine or champagne

Reading

Without opening the bottle

Display

Temperature shown in different colors on the front

Included

Wine and champagne reference chart giving the right temperature for a range of wines

Quantity

1 snap thermometer

Origin

Developed and made in the Netherlands

Temperature range

Not stated by the maker

Warranty

Not stated by the maker

Amazon reference

B00EKRNUL0

EAN

0084256363089

• Snaps around any bottle rather than fitting a neck or a collar, so it works on champagne as well as wine
• Comes with a wine and champagne reference chart, which only one other item on this shelf includes
• The most expensive thermometer on this shelf, and no range, no accuracy and no warranty are published

Best for: A champagne or a wine checked at the table, read by color against the chart in the box

Thermometer World Not stated by the maker

A glass thermometer for monitoring a fermenting wine or beer, with no range or accuracy published.

Type

Glass thermometer for fermentation — not a bottle thermometer

Stated use

Monitoring a fermenting home brew, wine or beer

Temperature range

Not stated by the maker

Accuracy

Not stated by the maker

Scale

Not stated by the maker

Length

Not stated by the maker

Mercury free

Not stated by the maker

Warranty

Not stated by the maker

Amazon reference

B0721XBDTZ

EAN

5011405000255

• A glass thermometer goes into the liquid, which is the only way to read a fermentation accurately rather than through a vessel wall
• Works for beer as well as wine, which the two strip packs on this shelf also claim
• Five bullets and not a single figure: no range, no scale, no accuracy, no length

Best for: A home brewer who wants a reading from inside the liquid and already knows what range they need