Favorite Wine Essentials
Wine is all about the experience. Enjoy life, family, and friends with a great bottle of wine, and make sure you have the right tools for that perfect experience.
Love these products and their story!
Sea Bags in Maine repurposes sail cloth to reduce landfill waste, promote a more sustainable future and delight customers with durable, made in the USA products. They support the community by creating jobs, sourcing materials locally, and contributing to causes that make a positive impact, ensuring that every Sea Bag serves a greater purpose.
These wine bags are designed to keep traveling like the repurposed sail cloth they're made from which is why they include a travel log in their design.
Very cool! Cheers!
Wine
I love the experience of walking into a wine store, reading all the bottle labels and talking wine with the staff. However, when I'm pressed for time, and looking for value, I take my list of go-to bottles for every day or special occasion and shop on Wine.com. They have a great selection and good prices. For a very reasonable one-time annual fee, all deliveries direct to your home, no matter the size, are free, and that is definitely a bargain. Highly recommend!
Quality Corkscrew
One of my favorite lines in all three Somm movies is from “Somm: Into The Bottle”, answering the question, “What is a Sommelier?”. “I feel like I’m a Sommelier when I’m opening a $5 bottle of wine with a $300 corkscrew.” -Ian Cauble
A quality corkscrew makes all the difference. I purchased my Laguiole en Aubrac, pictured below, several years ago. Yes, I am that person who’s opening $15 bottles of wine with a $200 corkscrew. The heavy weight and quality steel construction will make you wonder how you ever survived without it. It’s beautiful stone design also attracts much attention from your guests.
Must have for your next party!
Candy Red Moss & Stone Electric Wine Opener
Electric corkscrew remover with USB charging, includes wine pourer, foil cutter and vacuum stopper.
Less than $20 at Amazon link below!
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Ah-So Wine Opener
Ah-So Wine Opener
Have you ever tried to open an older bottle of wine and the cork broke in half and crumbled into the wine? I tend to make these types of mistakes three times before finally learning my lesson. The lesson in this case was the purchase of this very inexpensive, very easy tool that works wonders. Gently insert the two prongs on either side of the cork, careful not to push the cork into the bottle, turn the cork and gently pull as you’re turning. Voila! Yes, it’s that simple and that cheap. About $12 on Amazon.
Wine Preserver
I use this Vacu Vin Wine Saver every week to remove oxygen from open bottles. The stopper keeps it fresh for at least a few days, usually up to a week, if I’m that disciplined. There are many different options for wine savers at different price point. I bought mine over 10 years ago for about $10, and it does the trick every time. I now have two pumps on hand (one for traveling) and about 6 stoppers. The extra stoppers are good for leftover wine from parties, if you’re drinking reds and your partner is drinking whites, for creating your own home blind or horizontal tasting sessions, etc.
Wine Glasses
Yes, good quality glasses make a difference in the taste of your wine. I have Riedel – just the Cabernet style for reds and Viognier/Chardonnay style for whites – not the entire lineup of varietal styles, though I really should expand more.
Amazon: amazon.pxf.io/aNWaOq
For large parties, I have three cases of Libbey wine glasses purchased from a local restaurant supply store. They look good, they’re dishwasher safe, and for the price, you don’t care if they break. These are not for wine tastings – just for parties.
Glass Towels
I always have these microfiber wine glass towlels on hand for drying my wine glasses. Make sure your glasses are free from spots, lint and watermarks. This also assists in ensuring an oil and lint-free glass if you're looking for those good wine legs on your glass.
Disclosure
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