It doesnt really matter whether youre a true wine connoisseur or not. One of the best things about wine is all the wine accessories and things that you can get for your wines. And since I love this part almost as much as I love the wines and the tasting, I thought that you might enjoy it too. So, with that in mind Ive listed a few items which you can find to complement your growing interest in wines.
Some of these wine accessories are essential, like a good corkscrew, but the others youll probably get just for the fun of it. Theyre in no particular order and even if you have no intention of getting any of these (except the corkscrew of course!), and you do actually manage to restrain your buying impulses, its fun to read through the list to see whats available.
Corkscrew; Essential if youre to open your bottles of wine. Comes in many shapes and designs.
Wine Rack; Theres more than one way to store your wine, and a wine rack is one of the best ways to do this.
Wine Decanter; This glass decanter allows the wine to aerate before drinking it.
Wine Glasses; These too, are an essential item in your wine drinking efforts. The effort should be made to find the correct wine glasses
Stopper; These little gadgets are the best way to stopper your wine after its been opened, and they also come in many different shapes and designs
Champagne Flutes; Champagne is best tasted using these specially designed champagne flutes.
Double Wall Stainless Steel Wine Cooler; Double walled stainless steel wine cooler in an elegant heavy duty, high luster collared thermal cooler. Seamless finish all around.
Double Wall Stainless Steel Wine and Champagne Cooler; This stainless steel container is semi-brushed, double walled and straight sided. This container can store either wine or champagne. It doesnt have a collar and it is seamless.
Rapid Ice Wine Quick Chiller; This cools the wine quickly to serving temperature. You can keep your cooled wine in here for 3 hours. You slip cooling jacket over the bottle and very quickly you will have a chilled wine.
Electronic Infrared Wine Thermometer; You can use this device to find the temperature of the wine before you de-cork it. The infrared technology allows you to see the temperature of the wine in the bottle and in your glass.
Wine Aerator; This device works by letting air bubble into your wine thus cutting down the time that the wine needs to breathe. Softens wine tannins fast.
Black Leather Corkscrew Holder; A classic leather holster that is specially made to be able to carry all waiters sized corkscrews. It is made of pure leather and it straps onto any belt.
Corkscrew and bottle stopper; This corkscrew is made from Rosewood. You can use it to uncork a wine bottle or to seal /stop up the bottle
Waiters Corkscrew; You open the wine bottle by ratcheting the cork slowly out of the bottle. The process is somewhat like a car jack.
Pine Cellar Cube; This wine rack is easy to stock and it is expandable. The sturdy cubes are made from inch solid pine. There are four separate compartments for you to store your wine.
Bottle Tasting Table; This table wine rack will hold up to 110 bottles. The top surface of the wine rack serves as a table top. Here you can serve wine and other food pieces, wine glasses and other items that you will need for your wine tasting experience. This bottle tasting table is made from solid Canadian pine.
Avanti Dual Zone Mini Wine Cellar; There are separate compartments for red and white wines. You will find separate temperature controls for each section. You can store 10 bottles in the top section and 18 bottles in the bottom section. There is an interior light that lets you see what is in the mini wine cellar.
Shelf Mounted Glass Hanging Rack; This hanging glass rack can be self mounted. It will easily hold 20 glasses.
Glass Cleaning Brush; You pour a small amount of water into the glass. The brush uses the water in a swilling action to clean the glass.
Ice Bucket; Made of double walled stainless steel. This container provides a good insulation with minimum chilling temperature loss. The silicone sealing ring in the lid provides the bucket with a secure closure.
Professional Bar Glass Wash; This glass wash is made from natural ingredients like plants and salts. It doesnt contain any solvents or harsh chemical and it is completely bio-degradable. You will not get the taste and smell of any cleansing agent with this item.
Muna wa Wanjiru
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