What Makes Wine Trays Useful?

•  CLASSIC AESTHETIC.  In addition to being practical, the Sakonnet River Company Wine Tray is elegant. A key design objective was to make the Tray suitable for formal social events.  We selected the classic Palladian oval to maximize physical space while minimizing visual space.  For our CLUB Trays we made it large enough to hold sufficient refreshments for an extended tour - without becoming a focus of the conversation, or impinging on the profile or the presence of the person holding it.   For our POCKET Trays we used the Palladian oval to make the Tray virtually invisible at a party, while still holding a glass and the two or three delicacies needed to tide one over until the sit-down dinner.  We also made sure it would fit into the standard blazer pocket, or modest-sized purse. It also fits into the pockets of cargo pants and the front pockets of many styles of trousers. 

• PATENT PENDING. The lightness, the ergonomic efficiency and aesthetics of the oval make our Wine Tray a perfect asset for strategic networking, or just moving around and seeing the sites at cocktail parties, engagement parties, garden parties, gallery openings and other social events.  In pursuing practicality and elegance, we came up with a design that resembles an Angelfish.  We figured that this was appropriate, since the Trays are as much needed in the nautical realm as anywhere else.  We applied for a design patent in July of 2021 and expect a finding in October of 2023. We have been informed by the US Patent Office that the patent is pending. 

• COMPOSITION.  Our Wine Trays are cut from single pieces of 100% solid Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, and Black Walnut.  We also craft trays from solid Burmese Teak and Tiger Maple, as available. Our Carbon Fiber is 100% yacht grade, upcycled from a major yacht builder.
  

• SURFACE.  The wooden Trays are finished using the General Finishes Wood Bowl Finish, which has been used on wooden bowls and kitchen utensils for decades.  It is food safe.  We sand and apply the finish 3 times, and let the Trays cure for a week before making them available for shipment. For our Carbon Fiber trays, we also use the Wood Bowl Finish, though the sanding process is necessarily more complex and rigorous.  
  

•  TIPPING.  Our Wine Trays are designed to enable greater control over glasses and their contents.  The glass-holders of the GALA and CLUB Wine Trays are designed to enable easy lifting and replacement.  At the same time they hold the glasses snugly in place so that the Tray can be tipped at an uncommon angle without the glasses falling out.  This protects pianos, pool tables, tablecloths, cushions and carpets, among other things.  The glass-holders of the CLUB Wine Tray are sufficiently wide and the surface sufficiently smooth that many stemmed glasses can swivel in place when the angles change.  Important: stemless round-bottomed glasses do not secure easily in the glass-holder unless they are less than approximately 2" tall and the base less than 2'' in diameter.

• FOOD SAFE.  Our Wine Trays are Food Safe. 

• STACKING The Trays nest tightly and are stackable.   

• WASHING AND MAINTENANCE The wooden Trays require only soap and water for cleansing and maintenance. They should not be machine-washed.  We recommend that the Carbon Fiber Trays also be hand-washed with soap and water.  

• MADE IN THE USA.  Our Wine Trays are 100% hand-crafted in the State of Rhode Island (USA).  They are made by master craftsmen with a over 20 years of professional experience in their materials.  
   

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