LSA International has produced more stunning coloured glassware. The ‘Milo’ range has 4 different colours, Red, Pale Peacock, Pale Lime and Pale Heather. The 3-piece range includes a set of 4 Wine Glasses, set of 4 Water Tumblers and a wine / water Decanter. The entire range is handmade in Poland and all come in very smart and tidy photographic gift boxes.

Click here for more information on the LSA Milo Range.

Basically just before Obama’s recent visit to china in November, the Chinese Internet users were asked to submit their questions to the 44th President. These questions were all collected by the state news outlets of Xinhua and Peoples Daily, and were to be presented to Barack Obama on his visit;

These are some of the selection;

o Would you play Truth or Dare?
o Do you eat Kung Pao chicken?
o Can you use chopsticks?
o Does the government pays for the first lady Michelle Obama’s wardrobe?
o Do you like to drink?
o How do you maintain a happy marriage?
o Can you add me on Facebook?

Obama visiting Shanghai

Whilst visiting Shanghai, Obama answered a lot of the questions put to him by the same web users, but the questions above were filtered out by the U.S state department’s website, so these more interesting ones were unfortunately scrapped.

So I thought we’d answer at least one question for them.

Does Obama drink?

Is Beer his favourite?

Well, yes he does drink, there are lots of pictures of the U.S president drinking and smoking, and as a self confessed drinker and smoker, this doesn’t come as a surprise.

obama drinking a beer

There are loads of pictures of the U.S president drinking beer at Wizard games, candidacy drives and with friends, but is beer Obama’s drink of choice?

obama drinking a beer

He caused quite a storm when he drank a bud light at a White House meeting with a Harvard professor in July. American Brewers all clamouring to know why he had chosen to drink a beer made by a Belgian / Brazilian, rather than a good American brewer. Maybe he likes the taste guys?

He did have a special beer brewed for the inauguration, but we aren’t sure if the President sampled it on the night.

obama beer

“A Belgian-style brewery based in upstate New York, has launched a beer in honour of the new US president Barack Obama. Known as Ale 2009, the beer was specially brewed for the inauguration on 20 January.”

The website ‘discountmugs.com‘ showed their celebration of the 44th president with these rather lovely USA made beer mugs.

obama glass beer mug

Are spirits his favourite?

So, we know that Obama likes a nice cold bud light, but what about spirits? What smooth malt blended spirit does the 44th president like to sip and savour, on a cold Xmas eve?.

obama happily having a drink

As we can see here, the president does enjoy the odd tipple now and then, but if he is waiting for something extra special the Cooley Distillery in North Co Louth are already preparing for his last day in the White House.

Irish Saveur create Obama Whiskey

“Today an American wood cask has been filled with a special blend malt whiskey which will be put in storage to mature before being given to the US President-elect when he eventually leaves the White House.”

Is Wine his favourite?

After 8 years of having no wine drinkers in the white house, wine makers are poised for change with news that Obama’s other home has a 1,000 bottle wine cellar.

Also with his positive impact on American youth, they are all hoping for a new wave of wine drinkers to emerge.

Wine experts have been making all kinds of suggestions as to the type of wine the new president should drink. He may well have the midas touch for Wine Brands, any wine he touches will turn instantly to gold.

obama wine

A few wines that the experts have recommended for him are;

• Biltmore Sparkling
• Lynfred Seyval Blanc
• Lieb Cellars resrve merlot
• Wild Blossom sweet mead

Of course sustainable wines are also been scrutinised by the green vinters, who are looking to Obama for that vote.

It has also been suggested, after the whole Bud Light fiasco that Obama will be looking at sending a message with the type of wine he drinks, so we might be seeing the likes of Napa Valley Chardonnay and Zinfandels gracing his dinner table.

obama and first lady drink wine

Tracy Kellner of Provenance Food & Wine in Chicago said she has had brisk sales of a South African sparkling wine made by Graham Beck after the Obamas reportedly poured it on election night. When People magazine wrote about a bottle of Kendall-Jackson chardonnay on the Obamas’ kitchen counter, the delighted California winery sent two cases of their best Vintner’s Reserve chardonnay to them.

If you wish to be ‘more of an American’ you could try sipping your Napa Valley wine in this lovely 10 ounce wine glass.

We thought this was rather cool, and Obama inspired wine rack.

Obama wine rack

Is Water his favourite?

Of course during the election run, the new president became synonymous with bottled water, which did get him into hot water with the climate groups.

obama drinking bottled water

It did however make Butxon water of from the UK very happy indeed, when Barack was spotted drinking the brand on stage.

Obama drinks buxton water

Is Fruit Tea his favourite?

But it does look as though the president’s drink of choice isn’t alcoholic at all, it’s reported that he has developed an addiction for fruit tea, and not just any fruit tea ‘Honest tea’. His favourite flavours of the drink are ‘black forest berry’ and ‘green tea’, and he has even stocked out his presidential helicopter ‘marine one’ with bottles of the tea.

marine one presidential helicopter

But how do we know it’s his drink of choice? Well he sent an aide to find a bottle of the drink and it took the aide 2 hours to find the exact one.

Now Bammers are buying up the drink like it’s going out of fashion, and CEO Seth Goldman of ‘Honest tea’ is delighted and said that “We had a great January, and thanks to Obama’s unofficial endorsement, there’s no question that Black Forest Berry was sold out,” Goldman was also invited along to the President’s address on the economy Wednesday at Obama’s invitation.

honest tea bottles

However Goldman has said that ‘Honest Tea’ won’t be cashing in on the support with a commemorative ‘Obama berry tea’. Although they did make some one off ‘Barack Forest Berry’ for the inauguration.

So what do you think? are we right, is ‘Honest Tea’ Obama’s drink of choice? CLICK THE IMAGE

What does Barack drink poll

I’m just going to go grab some of these yummy Obama cakes

obama cakes

Venetian Ruby Champagne Flutes x 6 – £36.00 (Box of 6 / Hand Made Crystal / 733415)

Venetian Ruby Wine Goblets x 6 – £36.00 (Box of 6 / Hand Made Crystal / 735214)

Ella Sabatini Natalia Ruby Red Water Goblet x 4 – £30.00 (Box of 4 / Fine Crystal Glass / 17643)

Ella Sabatini Natalia Ruby Red Champagne Flute x 4 – £30.00 (Box of 4 / Fine Crystal Glass / 17644)

Ella Sabatini Natalia Ruby Red Wine Glass x 4 – £30.00 (Box of 4 / Fine Crystal Glass / 17642)

Verona Ruby Wine Glasses x 6 – £35.00 (Box of 6 / Hand Made Crystal / 737737)

Verona Ruby Wine Goblets x 6 – £35.00 (Box of 6 / Hand Made Crystal / 737738)

Verona Ruby Champagne Flutes x 6 – £35.00 (Box of 6 / Hand Made Crystal / 737739)

Eisch Glas Ruby Red Decanter Stopper – £27.50 (740/81) / Eisch Glas Ruby Red Decanter Top – £21.75 (740/70)

I hope this information and these products have helped you in your search for Ruby Anniversary gift ideas and hopefully you won’t need to look anywhere else!

With the popularity of our old Royal Doulton coloured glasses, which have now been discontinued, we have selected three brand new quality ranges all of which consist of different colours and shapes.

The three new coloured glass ranges are Venetian Ruby, which consists of a Red Wine/Water Goblet and a Champagne Flute. Verona Amethyst, which is a shade of purple, made up of both a Red Wine glass and a White Wine glass, also includes a Champagne Flute. The Verona Ruby range consists of the same glass shapes and sizes as the Verona Amethyst but they are a shade of dark red.

All of the new coloured glasses are Hand Made Crystal so therefore, they may contain small bubbles and imperfections that are a perfectly natural occurrence in hand made crystal.

Reasonable priced at £36.00 a box of 6 for the Venetian Ruby range and £35.00 a box of 6 for the Verona Amethyst and Verona Ruby, our new coloured glasses are sure to impress!

Click here for more information about our Coloured Glasses.

It’s all very well having a lovely wine glass collection in your house and even some special crystal ones for special occasions maybe, but what about when you want to enjoy a glass or two in the wonderful outdoors? Maybe you are wanting to have a picnic’s in the park on enjoy a fine chardonnay on a boat trip your going on. You still want to get all the flavors from the wine and not tarnish it, but you want something that pretty durable and is not that expensive our range of acrylic glasses are perfect for this. They are made from a high quality plastic that won’t deteriorate or change the qualities of the wine like many plastic wine glasses do.

So now you get outside in this wonderful summer sunshine and enjoy your wines the way they should be enjoyed. What are you waiting for?

5 – Dartington Special Reserve

The ultimate glass choice for the very best appreciation of fine wine. Fashioned from the finest lead crystal using the unique hand making skills of English Craftsmen.

Dartington Crystal created Special Reserve as the ultimate glass choice for the appreciation of fine wine. Fashioned from the finest lead crystal using the unique hand making dexterity of English craftsmen, every piece has been designed and made to deliver the best tasting experience.

There are five different glasses available in the Special Reserve range: Bordeaux / Cabernet, Burgundy / Barolo, Champagne, Shiraz / Rhone and White Wine.

4 – Terracotta Wine Racks

The natural properties of terracotta make it ideally suited as a material for the storage of wine, maintaining a cool, even temperature.

The Terracotta wine racks have been designed to interlock with others to create an extremely versatile, flexible and dramatic wine storage system of virtually any size desired.

The individual hexagonal sections, and combined unit blocks, can be stacked together to build into a freestanding unit of almost any shape and size, or as a feature wine rack to fit a specific space or cellar wall.

3 – Traditional Wine Racks

All Traditional Racks, whether for Standard sized bottles, Halves or Magnums can be made to your required size. Racks can be made to fit within your available space so please phone, fax or email your requirements including measurements and plans if available, and we’ll be happy to advise you how many bottles your space allows and the price payable.

These types of wine racks can be constructed to suit a customers own particular wine storage requirements, in order to fit any space, in any shape or form. 

2 – Leather Bound Wine Log (7015)

Wine Log, Cellar Book, Tasting Journal – Hardback book with a black cover and gold embossing. Wine Tasting Basics, A simple guide for accessing wine. Includes a glossary of over 300 tasting terms, a wine cellar guide and wine temperature serving information.

1 – Wine Cabinets

Our Wine Cabinets are made from solid Oak and Stainless Steel and are available in a variety of different sizes and bottle capacities. Whether you are choosing a Traditional or a Modern and Contemporary Wine Cabinet, it is sure to be the main talking point in any room!

I hope you enjoyed reading about the variety of different UK Wine Accessory products we currently sell, for more information on each product, simply click on each image.

With Christmas fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about presents! The ladies and gents of the Wineware office have compiled a list of our Top 10 Wine Accessories for Christmas 2008. So whether you’re buying or receiving wine accessories from us this Christmas, we’re sure to offer you high quality wine products.

1 – Peter Steger One For All Red and White Wine 8 Glass Set (STEGER-DUO)

With this glass the impossible has become possible. ONE for All is a unique professional wine glass for the perfect presentation of all types of Red Wine and White Wine. Made from Lead Free Crystal, designed by Peter Steger and made in Germany.

Price for 8 Glasses: £50.00

2 – Riedel O Range Cabernet Merlot Gift Set 6 + 1 (5414/60)

Set Includes:

6 x 414/0 – Riedel O Range Cabernet Merlot Wine Glasses
1 x 1440/14 – FREE Merlot Decanter

World recognised glass manufacture Riedel produce another great offer, this time 6 ‘O’ Range Cabernet Merlot glasses plus a FREE decanter.

Price for 6 Glasses and Decanter: £43.20

3 – Modularack Wine Rack 36 (MOD36)

The Modularack 36 stores 36 bottles of wine in 4 x 9 formation. Modularack Pine Wine Racks are imported from Australia exclusively by ourselves and are the most versatile and easily assembled racking system available. Manufactured from plantation grown Australian pine, a unique hardwood that will not dent, turn yellow or fade. Whether you are storing 10,000 bottles or only a dozen, Modularacks are ideal!

No tools required – pieces simply fit together / All sizes available in Natural Pine or Dark Stain.

This product is exclusive to Wineware in the UK

Price: £60.71

4 – Rouge 02 Electronic Wine Breather (EWB12)

To enjoy most wines you should allow them to breathe or decant at least an hour or more before drinking, how often do we forget or not have enough time or unexpected guests arrive and you need another bottle.

The patented Rouge electronic breather is the perfect solution as it reduces breathing time from one hour down to one minute in a controlled and sophisticated way.

Price: £14.99

5 – Leather Bound Wine Log (7015)

Wine Log, Cellar Book, Tasting Journal

Wine Tasting Basics, A simple guide for accessing wine. Includes a glossary of over 300 tasting terms, a wine cellar guide and wine temperature serving information. Organise and catalogue fine wines for greater value and enjoyment. With the thousands of wines available, you need a place to keep notes on the interesting wines you taste. The journal is Hardback with a black cover and gold embossing.

Price: £14.75

6 – Wine Aerator With Filter (4407)

Super Oxygenating funnel for decanters

Made of silver-plated brass, it ensures the complete volatilisation of the sulphurous anhydride when the wine simply touches the internal wall of the funnel, thus allowing a cleaner and more accurate olfactory test.

Price: £14.95

7 – Wineware Waiters Friend Double Lever Corkscrew (3040)

Wineware’s very own Double Level Corkscrew is made from Stainless steel with a Rosewood handle, with a serrated edge foilcutter. Every household needs a good quality Corkscrew for good quality Wines!

Price: £14.95

8 – Menu Display Wine Rack, Black (4662539)

Store your wine up on the wall and enjoy the sight of the stylish bottles as they seemingly waft a few centimetres from the wall. Holds six bottles – ordinary wine bottles, slim dessert wines and plump champagne bottles. The Wine Rack is made from Fibreglass-reinforced nylon with black synthetic rubber and designed by Jakob Wagner, the man behind most Menu AS wine accessory products.

Price: £29.95

9 – Schott Zwiesel Bar Special Champagne Saucer x 6 (111219)

Why not celebrate the Christmas period in style with Schott Zwiesel’s Champagne Saucers! Schott Zwiesel’s Champagne Saucers are already hugely popular and I’m sure they will be one of, if not THE best selling items over the Christmas period. The very stylish saucers are machine made from tritan crystal and can hold over 280ml of Champagne and are sure to please any receiver!

Price for 6 Glasses: £45.00

10 - Turn Decanter (4123)

The remarkable Turn Decanter is hand blown and designed to take aeration a step further. The decanter is shaped like a spinning top and can be removed from its stand. It can then be gently rolled in an arc, which renews the surface area of wine exposed to the air and speeds up breathing. The base is silver plated zinc alloy. The price includes a base and stopper.

Price: £33.95

FREE DELIVERY is available to UK mainland addresses for orders over £50.00 and FREE GIFT TAGS can be added in the checkout area so you can have your Christmas wishes inscribed for you.

Palacios Remondo Rioja Crianza La Montessa 2005

Winemaker Alvaro Palacios has become a legend in the Priorat area making much sought after high point scoring wines. He has now returned to his family estate in Rioja to inject a new lease of life. This Tempranillo has been aged for one year in new oak, resulting in a wonderful silky smooth, rich wine, with plenty of concentrated fruit and spice.

Normal retail £12.50 / Butler Bargain price £9.95

Pouilly Vinzelles 2006 Bret Bros

The Bret Bros are situated in southern Burgundy and specialize in biodynamic white Burgundies, particularly from the Pouilly Vinzelles village. We visited them during our charity bike ride; they spent time showing us around the wines and winery despite being intensely busy in the vineyard. These wines are a pure expression of Chardonnay with a hint of oak; they have a luxuriant richness balanced by a crisp spine of acidity. The 2006 vintage is forward drinking but will continue to develop; decant it to get the most out of it.

Normal retail £17.95 / Butler Bargain price £14.50

To complement these bargain wines, why not purchase the appropriate wine glasses to match and enhance the taste?
For red wine you can use our Peter Steger red wine glasses that are suitable for a wide variety of wines. If you are interested in purchasing glasses for white wine, then our Schott Zwiesel Diva white wine glasses are perfect.

We are now offering more 20% discounts on Riedel Wine Glasses including the very popular Riedel ‘O’ Range, Riedel Exquisit and the Riedel Millennium Celebration glasses. Also at a reduced price is the Riedel Cappuccino Cup and Saucer set which comes in it’s own presentation gift box which would make a great Christmas present!

Do hurry and make the most of these great saving opportunities. We are the largest stockist of Riedel in the UK. Our orders are normally dispatched from our UK Warehouses within 24 hours of making your order. (Applicable from Monday to Friday).

Click here to view the Riedel Glassware selection we have to offer.

With Christmas fast approaching, business is starting to build up after the usually quieter time of year in the summer. The dark mornings and afternoons signal the busy time of year for many in the Internet retail trade.

Recently taken on are the Glencairn Whisky Glasses, and as shown below are already making the Top 10 – they won The Queen’s Award for Innovation back in 2006. The Riedel Glass Cleaning Balls are present in the Top 10 and take the number 1 spot, while the 72 Bottle Modularack Wine Rack comes a close second. Below is the list of the Wineware’s Top 10 Online Best Selling Products for October 2008.

1. Riedel Glass Cleaning Balls (10/05)

2. Modularack Wine Rack 72 (MOD72)

3. Riedel Ouverture White Wine (408/5)

4. Eisch Breathable Glass – Superior Red Wine (500/2)

5. The Glencairn Official Whisky Glass (GC1)

6. Glass Hanging Rack, Wall Mounted (7308)

7. Black Plastic Standard Spittoon (3273)

8. Glass Storage Box, 24 Cell, With Lid 240mm High (5007)

9. Vinrack 12 (Vinrack12)

10. Iso Type Wine Tasting Glasses 21.5cl x 6 (5102)

Don’t forget, FREE Delivery on all orders over £50.00! (Excludes Traditional Wine Racks)