When I first moved in with my present wife four years ago, I decided to sell my PS2 and give up a life of gaming. I didn’t see this as a sacrifice, and it certainly wasn’t an act of submission to the impending life of servitude. No. Gaming for me had run its natural course [...]
Archive for the ‘Gadgets & Paraphernalia’ Category
World of WineCraft: Let Battle Commence
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia, tagged game and watch, iphone, oil panic, ps2, wine, wine tycoon on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Wine Accessory Kit that James Bond Would Approve Of
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia, tagged corkscrew, darth vader, wine accessories, wine bottle accessory kit, wine gadgets on March 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Wine Bottle Accessory Kit performs a balancing act between tat and cool. And, for me, cool just about wins out.
The bottle shaped case worries me slightly – describesd as “matte black plastic” – I fear it may be similar to the cheap industial packaging of my Darth Vader figurine case ($26?!).
The kit comprises of [...]
Ever Soaked Your Ears in a Bowl of Wine? Give This a Try
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia, Just Plain Weird, tagged king charles cavalier, the whiner and diner feeder on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Every now and then I come across a wine gadget or innovation that sings to me like a nightingale. The Whiner and Diner feeder is one such creation.
Made out of old wine crates from European and Californian vineyards, the feeders house a couple of removable steel bowls.
One for white one for red?
I’m convinced that if [...]
The $30,000 Corkscrew? You Gotta Be Kidding Me?
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia, tagged corkscrew, wine accessories on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every now and then you come across something so utterly preposterous that it almost defies belief.
And so it is with the $30,000 Corkscrew from Svied. Remind me, there’s a recession on right?
It may have an 18 carat gold fingertip lever, but take a look at this video. Personally, I would have lost the will to live [...]
Who Would Store Beaujolais Nouveau in a $35,000 Wine Vault?
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia, tagged Beaujolais Nouveau, Wine Vault on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a Wine Vault. A $35,000 Wine Vault to be precise.
Looking like a prop straight out of Ocean’s 11, the manufacturer describes this as a “must for luxury homes”.
The stainless steel monolith features a Cellar Management System accessed through a flat screen display.
But the best thing about this contraption is the following description at [...]
My Decanter Is Full of Holes! Don’t You Just Hate It When That Happens?
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are some pointless inventions that, despite their utter pointlessness, are technically astounding or creatively beguiling. The “watering can” decanter is not one of these.
Take a look at the picture opposite and answer me me honestly, “Why?”
This ‘RainMan’ decanter is supposed to provide a curious way to aerate your wine. A number of holes in [...]
Is That a Pippette I See Before Me?
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia, tagged cabernet, crushpad, fusebox on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Introducing the “blend your own wine” kit. It’s called Fusebox and I want one now.
According to the makers “You’ll learn how to turn a good wine into a great one and gain an appreciation for why blending is the highest art form in winemaking.”
What you get is 6 bottles of blending wine, one mystery wine, [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen, I Present The Gravity Defying Wine Bottle
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia, tagged racker-stacker, sinclair C5, wine stand on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have to confess that I’m a sucker for pointless gadgets. Not even the impending collapse of Western Capitalism could stop me whipping out the credit card on this one.
This has got “Amaze your guests with gravity defying wine bottle stand” written all over it but I fear it’ll end up in the garden shed [...]
Wine Vending Machines for “America’s Finest Homes”
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For this blogger, much of the joy of wine relates to the rituals associated with the serving of this most precious of liquids. So when I recently came across The Skybar Wine Preservation and Optimization System I felt a tad discombobulated. I’m still (metaphorically) scratching my head as I write this post. Is this [...]
Japanese Turn Wine Into Music…
Posted in Gadgets & Paraphernalia, tagged wine speakers, zinfandel on January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes there’s nothing quite like the accompanying sound of sweet soul when sipping a glass of smooth Rioja with the woman you love. And occasionally a full throttled Californian Zinfandel cries out for the irregular beats of space-rock infused jazz-yap techno slam.
So, if your love of wine has progressed from an obsession to an affliction [...]
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WOTW is a self confessed wine twit. The man behind The Wine Society's website he's also consulted with Laithwaites, Tesco, First Quench and Naked Wines. He writes for Classic Wine Direct and drinks copious amounts of Tokaji.Categories
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