Water, wine, whatever is getting poured tonight. Wood fired over days in a wood burning kiln, so the mottling down the side is ash and flame finding their own path rather than a mixed glaze. There is a small chip on the pouring lip. It is real, it is disclosed, and the price is discounted for it. The piece still pours fine. No two wood fired carafes come out the same, and this is the only one built exactly like this.