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corkscrew
thumb|Three types of corkscrew: two modern (left and bottom) and one old (right) thumb|upright|A basic corkscrew
krater
A krater or crater (, ; , ) was a large two-handled type of vase in Ancient Greek pottery and metalwork, mostly used for the mixing of wine with water.
kylix
thumb|292x292px|Silver kylix with Helen of Troy|Helen and [[Hermes, BC]] In the pottery of ancient Greece, a kylix ( , ; ; also spelled cylix; : kylikes , ) is the most common type of cup in the period, usually associated with the drinking of wine. The cup often consists of a rounded base and a thin stem under a basin. The cup is accompanied by two handles on opposite sides.
carafe
thumb|upright=0.5|A glass carafe
skyphos
A skyphos (; : skyphoi) is a two-handled deep wine-cup on a low flanged base or none. The handles may be horizontal ear-shaped thumbholds that project from the rim (in both Corinthian and Athenian shapes), or they may be loop handles at the rim or that stand away from the lower part of the body. Skyphoi of the type called glaux (owl) have one horizontal and one vertical thumbhold handle.
wine glass
drinking vessel
Pythagorean cup
practical joke device
decanter
thumb|Decanter with stopper
champagne stemware
drinking glass
porrón
thumb|Porrón
Wine cup of Shah Jahan
The wine cup of Shah Jahan, the 5th Mughal emperor. (1657)
cellarette
thumb|Contemporary cellarette, built in 2009
wine accessory
equipment used in the storing or serving of wine
Port tongs
tongs to cleanly break off a bottleneck when the cork cannot be removed