Wine Accessories You'll Actually Use
Over the years, i have reviewed samples of just about every wine gadget that you can imagine. Most of them simply aren't worth the money. This list is all about the wine gadgets that you will actually use, and most of them are still in regular rotati...
The Basics
These are the wine accessories you'll use the most, and they all actually work!
By far my favorite budget corkscrew brand. I've opened hundreds of bottles with mine and it's still going strong.
My favorite wine glasses for everyday use, and they work for EVERY style of wine.
I keep a sleeve like this in my freezer for chilling wines quickly or on-the-go en route to a restaurant or a party.
Ever drink wine outside? Ever have to clean up a bunch of glass outside after having dropped that wine? It sucks. Use this outside instead and save yourself the headache.
If you don't want to keep staining your countertops from wine dripping from the bottle, slip one of these on the neck.
Any bucket partially filled with ice and water will do for quickly chilling a bottle of wine, but this one is classy and sturdy.
Preservation
For the rare times when you have leftover wine, these gadgets will help you save it.
I LOVE my Savino, and it is a fantastic way to preserve wine (especially whites) for multiple nights.
Coravin's preservation system is a technical marvel. They have many models, but the cheaper ones are best (the really expensive versions have more fragile needles that cost $100 to replace, so steer clear of them).
These single-use preservers actually work very well!
Gettin' Fancy
Do you need these? No. Are the awesome? Yes!
You don't need these to get the foil cap off a wine bottle, but they make it a LOT easier.
Keep your wine drips from staining the table the classy way with these :-).
This is one of those rare wine gadgets that actually does everything that it was designed to do, and looks good while doing it.
Most wine aerators aren't worth the money, but this one is the exception and I use mine frequently.
Decanting seems anachronistic these days, but it also still feels cool and classy!
I love my Champagne saber. I don't need it, but I love it. This one is dull on both sides and is the ideal size for slicing off the top of a bottle of bubbly. Having said that, if you do decide to get this fancy PROCEED WITH CAUTION because sabering ...