A Silver Wine Funnel is a key tool for decanting wine into a bottle, decanter or claret jug.
Our wine funnel is made the traditional way, in 2 parts. The top part has a hand pierced bottom for the wine to slowly decant through, a piece of muslin can be placed here if you require an even ‘finer strain’. It also has a 22ct gold plated bowl part to prevent the silver from being stained. The bottom part has the distinctive curve at the end to allow wine to flow down the side of the glass to prevent aeration.
Silver Wine Funnels have been in existence for hundreds of years. One of the earliest examples we have come across is one belonging to Earl Fitzwilliam in 1651.
Our wine funnel is slightly more up to date, and I presume a lot cheaper, than the one owned by Earl Fitzwilliam – it has a plain classic look and carries a very nice bead detailing. It is made by Francis Howard of Sheffield, a silversmith established in 1870, who contiues to make things to old fashioned standards of quality.
You can see the silver funnel within the Silver Drinking Gift’s Section of the site…