Good wine served with the right kind of accessories will make the wine more appetising! Wine accessories are available in different styles.
Here is a list of the most attractive wine accessories you can choose from to give as gifts for Christmas, Birthday, Wedding and all special occasions:
1. Bottle pourers and drip rings: Wine pourers and drip rings are the best to help avoid those red or white wine spoils on your table cloth. Stylish wine pourers are available plated in silver with natural or plastic corks or with hinged lids. To avoid wine drips, silver plated drip rings, plain or with designs engraved, are good gifts too.
2. Bottle stoppers: Conical bottle stoppers (chrome with wooden top) fits most wine bottles to help keep the wine fresh for longer periods of time. Pro Vino bottle stopper made of stainless steel with rubber seal helps to stop the ageing process of wine that starts once the wine bottle is opened.
3. Clef du Vin: This is a scientifically designed measuring device. This will help you in the selection, tasting and laydown time of wine. Pocket models and service models are available and they come in a touch of elegance too, if you want it. 100ml stainless steel wine measure for the Clef du Vin is also available.
4. Cork screws and other openers: There are a variety of cork screws and openers to choose from. Vine wood cork screw, Butler’s thief, Coutale, Double Helix, Vacu Vin twister, Pulltap classic, Lazyfish, Vintage Marque, Bottle Handle, Golf Tee, Powerpull, The Ram, Boxwood, Electric are just a few corkscrew names in the styles offered.
5. Decanters: Decanting of wines is generally done to prevent residue entering the wine glasses. The shape and size of the decanters depend on style, age of the wine, type of wine, purpose and sometimes to let the wine breathe. Captain – Ships Decanter is designed for stability while dinning at sea. That’s why it has a broad base and solid stoppers. The Burgundy Vintage is a traditional decanter which is good for young wine since it will not have sediments. There are many more types of decanters like the Claret Jug, Duck-style silver plate and glass, Variation, Galet Glass and Pewter, Millisime, Cordoba leather handle, Hogget decanter cut crystal and mahogany base, and Angulo decanters just to name a few.
6. Decanting funnels and aerators: Victorian Pewter (2 filters), Domed filter, Flat filter, Glass with muslin filter, Silver Plate decanting funnel are good funnel gifts to give. Aerator glass, aerator with filter (silver plate) and aerator Pewter are the fashionable ones available. Out of these the Pewter is the most effective in oxygenation because the wine swirls around in the decanter while filling.
7. Glasses: The gourmet range of glasses are made in Holland by Royal Leerdam. These glasses have safety rims which are burnt-off to protect the glass while washing. The Bottle size glass has enough space inside to swill the wine inside and at the same time trap the bouquet within the glass. The Spiegelau wine glasses made by Bavarian Forest in Germany are very famous and are used in many good hotels and restaurants all over the world. They have different varieties of white and red wine glasses.
8. Ice buckets: These are available in white and black plastic in round or square shapes. Insulated aluminium and stainless steel ice buckets are also available in small and large sizes.
9. Wine and spirit measures: Government stamped stainless steel measures of 25ml and/or 50ml are available. Non stamped stainless steel measures are also available in sizes of 100ml, 125ml and 175ml.
10. Wine buckets: Wine aluminium buckets of different sizes and capacity to hold 1, 2 or 3 bottles are offered too. Nickel plated, glass or stainless steel buckets are also available.
11. Wine pouring baskets and cradles: Beautiful baskets and cradles are in stores now which enhance the look of the wine.
12. Wine warmer Therm au Rouge: Therm au Rouge has unique energising gel which warms up the wine in a gentle and sophisticated manner. It can be repeated by just regenerating it in boiling water.
Besides all these, wine coolers, wine bucket stands, cool bags, wine tasting accessories, wine tasting glasses, decanter labels, decanter brushes, cork retrievers, coasters and table mats, wine cellar candle sticks, bottle neck tags, cellar books, cellar hygrometer and thermometer are also accessories that are available for you to choose from as fantastic gifts.
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