WINE CRADLE

a small basket, somewhat resembling a sauce-boat in shape, specially designed to hold a wine bottle, lying down. It has a handle at one end, and at the other, a groove or depression to hold the neck of the bottle. It is used to pour out wines, such as Burgundies and fine clarets, without disturbing the sediment accumulated along the side of the bottle as it has lain in the cellar bin. The bottle should be placed in the basket in the same position that it has occupied in the bin, care being exercised not to agitate it, nor to stand it up even for a moment, or the sediment will be mixed with the wine.