The must have to learn and enjoy wine

When it comes to enjoying wine, the must have are: 

• Great wine
• Great wine glasses
• Great friends 

Great wine:

• We are currently putting a wine tasting kit together with different wines from all around the world, so that you have the opportunity to taste different wines at home while you learn about wine. Our first kit is due to launch in December 2021.

Great wine glasses:

• When participating in professional wine tasting courses like the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET), the ISO glasses are used. However, my favourite wine glasses to use are the universal Zalto glasses. You can use these glasses for red or white wine and even sparkling wine, they are super slick and elegant. 

Great friends:

• These are not essential but sharing experiences with friends tends to make it more fun.

Wine Openers

I must admit I was slightly afraid of the waiter’s friend corkscrew till I actually gave it a go. Once you know how to use them, there are super handy.

Waiters’ friend

• Le Creuset 3-in-1 waiters corkscrew, bottle opener and foil cutter.
• Easy to use and clean (hand wash only)
• Light, effective and elegant.

Lever pull corkscrew

• Le Creuset lever pull corkscrew .
• Suitable for all cork types.
• Very handy if you have lots of wine bottles to open. Loving the wine makers included in this pack.

Wine glasses

Currently there is a huge selection of wine glasses, but if you want to keep it simple these glasses are perfect, as you can use it for both, white wine and red wine. 

Zalto Wine Glasses 

•  Zalto Denk’Art Universal wine glasses are my favourite.
• There are light, high quality wine glasses. Super elegant and diswashwer friendly.
• There are suitable for white and red wine.

ISO tasting glasses

• Six Arcoroc Viticole wine tasting glasses
• ISO (International Organization for Standardization) approved.
• With a tall bowl ideal for swirling and capture the wine aromas, durable and dishwasher safe.
• These glasses are also suitable for white and red wines.

Wine coolers

Wine coolers are very handy if you are a white wine or sparkling wine drinker. I really like these two:

Black wine bottle cooler

• Le Creuset black wine bottle cooler.
• For all shapes of 75cl wine bottles.
• Cool-down from top to bottom.

Grey wine bottle cooler

• Le Creuset Grey Wine bottle cooler.
• Large area for rapid cooling.f
• For all shapes of 75cl wine bottles.
• Cool-down from top to bottom.

Wine markers

Very handy when there is more than two people having a glass of wine.

 Wine glass markers

• Set of 12 individual Vacu Vin glass markers.
• Suction cup on the rear of each glass marker sticks to a smooth surface.
• Made from food-approved silicone that is dishwasher compatible.

 Wine glass tag markers

• Set of 12 individual glass tag markers.
• Easy click tag to the glass.
• Easy to store.

Wine preservation systems

Worth investing in one of these systems, unless of course you always finish the bottle of wine on the day you open it!

Wine Pump

• Le Creuset wine pump with three wine stoppers.
• Another of my favourite items! It keeps your wine fresh for longer, as it remove the oxygen out of the bottle.
• It is super easy to use and super easy to clean.

Coravin

Coravin lets you pour a glass of wine without opening the bottle and without letting any oxygen into the bottle.  It is an expensive accessory, but worth the money if you want to have a glass of wine rather than having to open the bottle.

• If you are in Ireland, Brown Thomas have a nice offer, see: Coravin Brown Thomas 
• For those outside Ireland, you can get it in Amazon, see: Coravin Amazon 

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