How to Clean a Stained Wine Decanter
A stained wine decanter cannot be cleaned simply with a cloth, soap and water. You should avoid using poisonous or dangerous chemicals to clean them. Not only will this damage the decanter but it can harm your body as well. There is a safe but simple method to clean the decanter.
Items Needed:
- Water
- Mild dish soap
- Cloth
- Ice cubes
- Denture tables
- Drying rack
- Fill a sink with water and mild dish soap. Use the cleaning solution and a clean cloth to clean the inside and outside of the decanter. This may not remove all of the stains.
- Add the soap and water solution to the wine decanter. Allow cleaning solution to sit for three hours to loosen some of the stains.
- Pour out the soap and water. Rinse the wine decanter thoroughly. Fill the decanter with ice cubes and water. Break the ice cubes if they are too large.
- Gently swish the cubes and water around in the decanter. This sharp edges on the ice cubes with scrape away some of the stains.
- Add three denture tables to the water when the cubes have completely melted. Allow the solution to sit for two hours. Pour out the liquid.
- Clean the decanter with the water and soap in the sink. Clean the inside and outside of the wine decanter and rinse it thoroughly with clean water. Make sure all of the soap and the denture tablet solution is removed so it will not ruin the taste of your wine the next time you use the decanter. Place the wine decanter on a rack. Allow it to completely dry before storing it away.