Goodies and Gadgets for October/November

Embroidered Wine Tote

With cool mornings and brisk nights kicking into gear, the excitement of the new season is on everyone’s mind – that is football season, of course! For the next few months your weekends will be filled with more than just winery visits and events; you’ll probably find yourself at several tailgates. Tailgating doesn’t have to be all about the burgers, chips and beer. Bring along your favorite wine, cheese and chocolates in your team’s tailgating wine set. OneStopFanShop.com offers a wine tote for two embroidered with your favorite football team’s logo. The tote includes the following: wine glasses, napkins, plates, knives, forks, spoons, corkscrew, cutting board and cheese knife. The spacious tote has enough room to bring along a few sandwiches and sides, making it useful even for picnics. Add a bottle or two of your favorite wine and enjoy pre-gaming before your team’s victory. At $91.50 the tote also makes a great gift for those football fanatics in your life. Happy tailgating.

Order at OneStopFanShop.com

Gallicchio Glass Decanter

The perfect decanter is hard to find, but look no further because we at Vine Times have found it. The Gallicchio Glass Decanter is a unique hand-blown gadget perfect for serving a wine properly. The decanter fits onto all standard wine bottles and can be used to replace the cork to keep the wine fresh. As you pour your wine into the spherical chamber of the aerator the wine gently breathes allowing it to release its full flavor and aroma before it hits the glass. The decanter not only does its job effectively and efficiently but its unique look will spice up your wine bar’s collection of gadgets. At $36 this gadget won’t even break the bank. Founder and creator of Gallicchio Glass, Victor Gallicchio, tells Vine Times that he can even etch your name, logo or design into the glass adding a personal touch to the decanter. Visit www.GallicchioGlass.com to order yours.

“Been Doon So Long: A Randall Grahm Vinthology”

Some may say chocolate is a perfect pairing for wine. Others argue that a variety of cheese is what you need to properly indulge in wine tastings. Vine Times has a new pairing for your favorite bottle –“Been Doon So Long” by Randall Grahm. Written by a California wine maker and founder of Boony Doon Vineyards, this book takes you into the world of wine through laughable satires, song lyrics, poems and literary parodies. Though humorous, this good read deals with the state of today’s wine making and answers the questions everyone’s dying to ask. What sums up a wine’s true greatness? Is there a wine hell? Somewhat of an anthology of wine potpourri tales, you’ll find it hard to put this book down. It will keep you laughing and sipping for hours while you ponder on the “truth of all things that may be found in the unlikely medium of a wineglass.”

Order this book from amazon.com starting at $14.98.