| Wine is more than an alcoholic beverage. It?s | | | | to be placed on the opening of the bottle in |
| almost a way of life! There are more wine | | | | order to keep the freshness in when the wine |
| accessories available than you could even | | | | is stored. Air can have damaging effects to |
| imagine. From the necessities like corkscrews | | | | the properties of wine, and so it?s usually |
| and glasses, to the not so necessary yet | | | | best to keep open wine in an airtight |
| entertaining accessories like decanters, ice | | | | container. |
| buckets, and pourers- there is more to wine | | | | |
| than just drinking it. | | | | Additionally, some decanters are able to |
| | | | remove sediments from older wine and aerate |
| Corkscrews & Openers | | | | younger wines to further enhance their |
| | | | flavors. |
| While there are hundreds of varieties of | | | | |
| corkscrews, they all work in basically the | | | | Decanters are certainly not necessary to |
| same fashion. You screw one end directly into | | | | drinking wine (you can place the cork back in |
| the center of the wine?s cork, and use a | | | | the bottle of a wine to keep the air out when |
| handle to life the cork out of the bottle in | | | | you?re not pouring the wine) but they |
| order to enjoy your bottle of wine. | | | | certainly make for a nicer presentation and |
| | | | can actually help the overall flavor of the |
| If you want something other than a corkscrew, | | | | wine. |
| you can find another style of opener that | | | | |
| uses cartridges to ?pop? the cork out of the | | | | Wine Racks |
| bottle. The pop style openers tend to be a | | | | |
| little more expensive than the traditional | | | | Where do you store your wine bottles? If |
| corkscrew, but image is everything when it | | | | you?re like most people, you keep them in one |
| comes to wine, and a specialty opener may be | | | | of your kitchen cabinets until you?re ready |
| just the extra accessory you need for your | | | | to use them, or maybe in the basement. If you |
| dinner parties or restaurant atmosphere. | | | | drink wine often, however, you would probably |
| | | | enjoy having an elegant and functional wine |
| Decanters | | | | rack in the kitchen or dining room that is |
| | | | designed to display and hold your wine |
| Decanters are glass bottles with special | | | | bottles, glasses, and accessories. |
| shapes designed to encourage the heightening | | | | |
| of wine flavors when you store your open wine | | | | Some wine racks are mounted to overhead |
| in them. They also make for a nice | | | | cabinet space, so that the bottles are placed |
| presentation when you place the decanter on | | | | lying down inside them, while the glasses |
| the table. | | | | hang from their stems. These are perfect for |
| | | | kitchens with decent space under their |
| There are literally countless different | | | | overhead cabinets. If you don?t have the room |
| shapes and styles that decanters come in. | | | | for this style of wine rack, there are wine |
| Many resemble a glass flower vase. Certain | | | | racks that sit directly on the counter, and |
| wines should be placed in specific shapes of | | | | hold the bottles at arms reach. |
| wine decanters in order to enhance the flavor | | | | |
| of the wine to the fullest extent. Others can | | | | If your kitchen simply doesn?t have the space |
| be stored in any of the fancy decanters. | | | | on the counter top or under the overhead |
| | | | cabinets for these styles, you can enjoy a |
| For an incredible display, you could find a | | | | wine rack that stands alone. These often have |
| decanter with it?s own base unit. These are | | | | small base units, sometimes refrigerated, as |
| highly stylish, and often hold the decanter | | | | well as space for glasses and accessories. |
| at an angle, and suspended over the table. | | | | They take up more floor space, but can really |
| | | | dress up a dining area. |
| Some decanters come with glass ball stoppers | | | | |