Hallmarked Silver Tastevin wine tasting dish
Hallmarked Sterling Silver grape and vine pattern wine tasting dish. More commonly known as a Tastevin these dishes are designed so that the clarity of the wine can be seen against the backdrop of the hand chased pattern in the bowl. The handle can have a ribbon attached for hanging round the neck in the traditional manner. The tastevin comes in a satin lined gift box and the price as with all our items includes FREE delivery
Diameter = 75mm
Item description
- A silver wine tasting dish which is known as a "tastevin" in France where it originated from is a brightly polished dish used for both tasting and looking at the clarity of red wine. This hallmarked silver wine taster has been hand chased with a traditional grape and vine pattern round the sides of the dish. This helps reflect the light which makes it easier to see the clarity of the wine. Hand chasing is a very time consuming and painstaking process where the dish which is plain to start is filled with a soft pitch like substance and the pattern is punched in to the silver one bit at a time. Many football trophies were made using this process such as the old FA cup which is probably the most famous football cup in the world. The ring which is used as the handle can also be used for putting a piece of ribbon through so that the tastevin can be hung around the neck.
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