I got a Vinturi recently, and thought it was kinda neat, but didn’t pay it too much attention. I was too caught up in the idea that I needed to decant a full bottle of wine into a fancy decanter in order to give it enough time to breathe so it tasted good. AND then, I was (well, ok, am) convinced that I need(ed) to have the right glasses for that wine. Ones made for that specific kind of wine. (OK, yes. I’m a Reidel fanboy. It seriously makes a difference. You want to know? Lemme know and I’ll see …read more

You’ve reached a new level of wine lover when you have a mini wine cellar prominently displayed (and unavoidably shrinking your counter space) in your kitchen. A couple of things to take into account when deciding what’s right for you:
How many bottles do you have – while unlikely that you’ve ventured into a full-fledged private collection requiring it’s own room in the house, you should take into account how much wine you have on hand, as well as how many you think you’ll be acquiring on a regular basis. One off trips to Niagara are one thing, but if they …read more