Carafe, water carafe, glass carafe, wine carafe - Purity, 0.5 litre Carafes and jugs are often used for decanting wine. However, they are also ideal for serving homemade lemonade, fruity fruit juice, milk on the breakfast table, still and sparkling water with or without ice. The smaller carafes can even be used as milk jugs for coffee. Dimensions: Capacity: 500 ml Height: 224 mm.