Posted on January 20th, 2012 by Mark, under News · No Comments
A very belated Happy New Year to all of our readers, customers and fellow bloggers! January always seems to be a funny time of the year, not just for ourselves but for everyone really. The come down from Christmas and the New Year and the realisation that you’ve got to go back to work and get on with your normal day to day lives is always a bit of an eye-opener.
The one good thing about January however, is the fact, if you’re like me; you’ve fortunately been given plenty of bottles of wine over the festive period! As everyone knows I’m into Wine in a big way and enjoy the occasional odd bottle (or two!!). I tend to get given a few, what I would call, decent bottles, which is a bit of a result. I’m lucky though, because I’ve got a nice big traditional wine rack at home where I can place them all to drink in the coming weeks and months.
We actually always consistently see an upturn in sales of wine racks in January and February and we can only put it down to this situation in that customers have acquired numerous additional bottles over the Christmas and New Year period and then have nowhere to put it or lie it down in order to enjoy it whenever required in the future!
Posted on December 14th, 2011 by Mark, under Wine News · No Comments
If you’re struggling for ideas on what to buy for Mum and Dad this Christmas, why not think of something a little outside the box? Over the years they’ve probably received endless amounts of celebrity chef cook books, stand up DVDs and M & S pants and socks so it all becomes a little predictable.
Why not give Dad some smart looking whisky glasses or a box of 6 stylish beer glasses. Maybe he’s a fan of noting down his favourite wines and grape types so what’s more suitable than the ever popular Wine Journal. We have a seemingly everlasting selection of other wine accessories suitable for your old man from pourers to funnels to aerators to coolers.
Maybe Mum could be treated to a fancy cheese board or some long fluted champagne glasses. Even better might be some modern handmade lifestyle martini / cocktail glasses produced by world re-known manufacture LSA International. You’d really impress your Mum when she un-wraps a beautiful Decanter or a stainless steel wine cooler for her favourite White Wine.
Whatever you happen to choose for your loved ones this Christmas, we hope it is as enjoyable as ever. Everyone at Wineware is wishing you a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year, Happy Christmas.
Posted on December 7th, 2011 by Mark, under Wine News · No Comments
December is a month that tends to see a lot of celebration and parties because not only do we celebrate Christmas, but we also welcome in the New Year. New Year’s Eve Parties are thrown, up and down the country as well as throughout the day across the world globally due to time differences. Champagne is typically drunk on the stroke of midnight as it’s seen as the celebration drink of choice, (well that and Cava!). Party poppers are ‘popped’ and drinks are spilt and Auld Lang Syne is sung (not very) tunefully. If you’re holding a New Year’s Eve party then I congratulate you now. You’ll not only have a banging headache to deal with but you’ll most certainly have a house to clean up too!
Champagne is always a tricky bottle to open if you’ve not got the necessary skills or technique and the last thing you want or need is to spill it all over the carpet! Well now help is at hand as we’ve got a few products that can definitely impress your friends and hopefully keep most of the bubbly drinkable.
The Champagne Opener is a very simple device; essentially it’s an all in one clamp style system that allows you to remove the foil, the wire, and the cork in just a few seconds. It also has a great safety feature that keeps the cork firmly by your side, rather than allowing it to go shooting off across the room and smacking into someone’s head!
VacuVin’s Champagne Saver is designed to keep the champagnes bubbles and minimise the oxidation process. Once the saver is locked onto the bottle, the handle opens to allow perfect, non-drip pouring and closes to keep the champagne fresh. The Saver fits most Champagne bottles and is a must have for any champagne drinker.
Our large and varied selection of Champagne Glasses starts from as little as £2.90 a stem. Most champagne glasses are available singly or either in boxes of 2 or 6, depending on the manufacture and range of glass. Whether it’s the traditional flute style or the modern twist of champagne saucer, we’ve got plenty to choose from and you can really impress your friends.
Finally, no party is complete without the VacuVin Glass Markers. There’s nothing worse than putting your glass down at a party, go to pick it up again and it’s gone, totally disappeared! To prevent this from occurring, simple place a unique glass marker character onto your glass, bottle or can and then you know exactly which one is yours! We’ve got 4 different packs to choose from with 12 characters in each so there’s very rarely any crossing over. The only downside is that they’ll probably stick around longer than most guests!
