It’s proportioned so that the peak remains unsubmerged with 750 ml. I found the design quite elegant.
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I use the Riedel Merlot decanter shown below the majority of the time. Small footprint and good for pouring back into the bottle. Glasvin decanters are great for magnums.
The Gabriel Glas carafes are gorgeous, and love how I can fit them in a chiller, but I’ve yet to perfect pouring out of them without drips.
I really like that look. Interesting they pour to drip. Would have thought they would solve for that issue, and it wouldn’t be an issue as the fluid looks like it would fly out of the neck of that decanter.
They remind me of this one, which I like as well. This is Zalto 67, which is 20% taller (albeit thinner) than the Zalto 75 mentioned above upthread (PS how do link an image from the web?). https://www.wineenthusiast.com/w/zalto-denk-art-carafe-67
I currently own a Zalto 75 which chipped. I’m digging this 67 which also comes with a ball stopper at top.
I’ve recently become enamored with Lehmann glassware for wine and spirits, including this ‘Grip Decanter’.
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Like children, I don’t believe that one should view a particular decanter as a favorite. Personally, I derive pleasure from variety. I feel the same way about stemware: I don’t think there’s a perfect answer, and it’s refreshing to drink from different glasses.
As for asking for one decanter you can run through the dishwasher… Well, that’s kind of crazy. Anything inside the decanter should be easily soluble in warm water – at worst, with a bit of soap. Finger prints and cheese smudges (surprisingly common in the circles I run in) on the outside can be cleaned with a soapy sponge. Get yourself a decanter stand (see photo), one of the best wine accessories ever.
Two favorite decanters of mine: (1) the Riedel pon the left that I found for $1 in a thrift shop among a shelf of vases given (free) by florists priced and (2) a nicely etched one I found in another thrift shop. But I have about 15, 10 of which I like a lot.
The only ones I don’t like are those with very narrow necks. They take forever to dry.
(It seems that decanters are common wedding gifts and people don’t know what to do with them. A friend gave me a Tiffany decanter some years ago. “We received nine decanters as wedding gifts,” he said. “I thought I’d given away seven, but it seems I only gave away six. So, here, have this one.”)
Is it any different than running wine glasses through a dishwasher? With Zalto carafe they come out sparkling clean, no need for a counter setup etc. I do rinse them with water (from a water filter) after the dishwasher/before using, which I also do with the glasses.
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I have this and like it a lot, especially for big wines since it exposes the wine to so much air. That said, I’ve overshot the decant a few times and now use the Grassl decanter for a lot of whites and champagne.
The bigger issue I have with these is that I can’t get my long-handled sponge-thingy down into them, to clean them out. Over the decades, those particular decanters have developed a bit of stain/tint to them.
I have a variety of fancy decanters collected over the years, and will use one occasionally if the event my wife demands it. The ones that get used most are cheap restaurant carafes that look like this:
I bought a dozen for ~$60 from a restaurant supply store a few decades ago when I was doing a blind tasting. They work as well as the fancy ones, are easy to clean/dishwasher safe, and are close to indestructible.
Not surprised Riedel would be pushing a need for different shaped decanters specific to certain varieties. Even more ludicrous than their claim that a different shaped glass is needed for each variety and that they work by directing the wine to different parts of the tongue. 
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Great minds think alike. I have both the Erlenmeyer 2L and the 1L flat-bottom (Florence) boiling flask. I use my Reidel Syrah the most, but love the two laboratory flasks.
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Erlenmayer so much more stable, and easier to pour from.
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That, too.
For stains, Polident usually works. I learned that from a post here years ago. In fact, it was so long ago, it was probably on eBob.
I have two similar ones that were originally filled with Paul Masson wine – when they had a broad metal cap on the top. Indestructible. Mine date back to the 80s.
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I can’t imagine that much water gets inside.
Went back and forth between this and the GG carafes before purchasing them. I liked how the Zalto carafe included the stopper but ended up just buying cork balls to use as stoppers for the GGs.
I’ve wondered how as well, but it works. I’ve tried it on a $18 Italics captain decanter, and it works too.
Agreed, I’ve gotten great results in the dishwasher for all of my decanters. It’s a no brainer with a quick rinse of filtered water afterwards. Honestly the single most important factor imo for decanters or glasses is to religiously ensure that you just do a quick rinse with water once you’re done with them for the night. It always surprises me when I see friends or other folks with cloudy or stained glasses.
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This. 
I find that using really hot water (146 degrees F) and then putting the decanter on the medieval sex toy
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Watching this thread with big eyes 
Just started working on some crystal decanter designs…
Anything that you all feel is a necessary feature or function?