We have a Reidel carafe similar to the one pictured, except ours is a little larger, because the top is much closer to the base when it’s suspended, and wider at the widest part, making it even more wobbly when inverted. The reviewer who indicated the size specs in the item description are wrong is correct. It’s about 12.5″ tall. My carafe is 11.5″ tall and I think it’s just about the tallest this stand can handle.The rubber tip holds well, so the carafe can be tipped slightly and not get a little puddle of water collecting on the top (bottom of carafe). If you’re looking at this item you already know carafes are really unstable when inverted for drying. I was afraid to put anything else in the dish drainer until ours had dried and was put away. This is so much better!. It’s so stable we considered storing the carafe on the stand all the time, but it was too tall for our cabinet. The Oenophilia brand is really good quality. We also have 2 of their stemware drying racks which are also excellent.Another use: if you wash and re-use plastic bags, this is great for drying them!