It's space-maximizing; part of the decanting process involves ditching all excess packaging. Bye, bulky cardboard boxes and plastic inserts. It keeps the pests and critters out.

It's space-maximizing; part of the decanting process involves ditching all excess packaging. Bye, bulky cardboard boxes and plastic inserts. It keeps the pests and critters out. (Ew, but also, yay.) ...

called "carafe-ing" as this can be accomplished by simply pouring the wine into a decanter. Decanting wine off the sediment is a more involved process, but one easily mastered.