Photo courtesy of Savino
Vintage Valuables
Wine accessories for the holiday season
Bottles of wine tend to take on prominent roles once the weather gets cold, be they on the table at a party, under the tree at Christmas or just chilling for an evening indoors.
Whether your and your guests’ preferences lean more toward aged Italian vintages or new releases from central Ohio wineries, there are plenty of accessories that can help everyone thoroughly appreciate that next bottle.
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Savino Enthusiast
Savino’s wine preservation system is designed to keep wine fresh without awkward re-corking, with the Enthusiast model – made from BPA-free plastic – a new alternative to the more-expensive glass Connoisseur model. Pour into the Savino as soon as the bottle is opened, and the locking lid keeps the wine good for a week. $29.95, www.savinowine.com
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Electric Rabbit Corkscrew
Not only does this electric corkscrew from Metrokane make cork removal a snap, it even has an illuminated LCD screen to tell the user how many more corks it can remove before it must be recharged. $50, www.metrokane.com
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Waterproof Marsala iPhone Case
Not all wine accessories go on the bottle. Catalyst’s Marsala iPhone case will keep smartphones safe from errant wine – or any other spilled liquid. $69.99, www.catalystlifestyle.com
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Cork Retriever
Outside of a stain on white carpet or clothing, no wine-related incident inspires quite as much dread as a cork stuck in the bottle. Luckily, even a deteriorated cork is no match for this handy gadget from Wine Enthusiast. $9.95, www.wineenthusiast.com
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TRIbella
There are plenty of quality aerators on the market that promise a better wine experience by exposing the wine to air and letting it breathe as it pours, but TRIbella has generated some buzz for its three-stream design and lack of dripping. $40, www.tribellawine.com
Garth Bishop is managing editor. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.
