Wine Bucket Dionisio 5 Litre Lumian, 18/10 Stainless Steel

For restaurants, hotel bars, wine bars and cocktail bars selling wine and sparkling wine by the bottle at the table. Lumian lists it for hotels and cocktail bars. A bottle served at the table has to stay at the right temperature from the first glass to the last, and the wine bucket does that in front of the guest: if it is plastic or dented, an eighty-euro bottle arrives in a two-euro container. The bucket stays on the table for the whole meal, and a steel bucket with handles keeps up the standard of the room.

The four finishes serve a practical purpose: matching the bucket to the rest of the service. Silver goes with everything; gold and copper follow bars that already have mugs, coupes and back bar in those colours; black suits a dark fit-out.

At home it is the bucket for dinner with friends and sparkling wine at celebrations, instead of a bottle put in the fridge at the last minute that warms up halfway through the evening.

Fill the wine bucket with ice and cold water, not ice alone: water touches the whole surface of the bottle and chills it faster, while cubes on their own leave gaps. Five litres are enough for a 750ml bottle submerged to the neck with ice around it. The 21cm flared rim lets the bottle come out and go back without knocking the edge.

The two handles are for when the bucket is full: water, ice and bottle are heavy, and they go from the bar to the table carried with two hands. On the table, stand the bucket on a plate or a folded napkin to catch the condensation. The 14cm base keeps it steady.

Specifications

• Capacity: 5 litres
• Height: 22cm
• Top diameter: 21cm
• Base diameter: 14cm
• Weight: 930g
• Material: 18/10 stainless steel
• Silver: Lumian L0340, EAN 8051511372553
• Gold (plated): Lumian L0341, EAN 8051511372560
• Copper (plated): Lumian L0343, EAN 8051511372584
• Black (plated): Lumian L0342, EAN 8051511372577
• Pack quantity: single piece

How many wine buckets you need

Count tables, not bottles on the list: on a full night every table that orders a bottle keeps its wine bucket for the whole meal. A ten-table room selling sparkling wine at the table on Saturdays keeps at least four or five, plus one spare at the bar for the bottle open for wine by the glass.

The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.

The wine bucket next to the other accessories

For service ice rather than the bottle, there is the Classic Line stainless steel ice bucket. To reseal leftover sparkling wine, there is the champagne and prosecco stopper. Everything else for wine service is in the wine accessories category.

Care

At the end of service, empty it, wash in hot water with a mild detergent and dry straight away inside and out with a cloth, so the polished steel stays free of limescale marks. On the gold, copper and black plated finishes, use a soft sponge and no abrasive powders. The manufacturer does not declare it dishwasher safe: we recommend hand washing, and for the plated finishes it is the rule.

FAQ

How many bottles does the Dionisio wine bucket hold? One 750ml bottle, with ice and water around it.

How big is it? 5 litres, 22cm tall, 21cm across the top, 14cm at the base, 930g.

Does it work for champagne too? Yes, Lumian lists it for wine and champagne.

Which finishes are available? Silver, gold, copper and black.

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