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Wine racks are storage devices that hold wine bottles in an orientation facilitating long term wine aging. Most wine racks are designed for a bottle to be stored on its side, with a slight slant downward towards the bottle's neck. This ensures that wine is always in contact with the cork, preventing the cork from drying out and the subsequent ingress of oxygen, which would ultimately spoil the wine. Wine racks can be made of many materials such as wood, steel, and stone, holding just several bottles to thousands.

Wine decanters are a glass serving vessel into which an entire bottle of wine is poured. Their use promotes the aeration of wine by maximising the wine-air interface, thereby introducing more oxygen which improves the wine's bouquet and taste. They also can make wine pouring easier by preventing dribbling. Decanters are important when serving older vintages which are more likely to accumulate potassium bitartrate crystal sediment in the process of aging.

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