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