Geek Out

A Wine Rack That Helps You Flash Those Fancy Labels

Rather than display your wealth in an ostentatious manner, or hide all your valuable wine away in a dank cellar, Vin de Garde’s Nek-rite is a fine compromise. Bottles nestle on bike spoke-like holders, flashing the label at passersby. [Nek-rite via BlessThisStuff via BornRich]


July 29, 2011
Science

Electronic Tongue Can Tell The Difference Between Wines

Let’s face it — most of us will drink anything put in front of us, but an electronic tongue developed at a Barcelona university is capable of telling the difference between not just any old wine, but sparkling cava.


July 23, 2011
News

$1m Aussie Red Wine Accident ‘Was Like A Murder Scene’

My first question in regards to the horrible accident at Mollydooker Wines is if anyone got down on their hands and knees and started lapping like a dog. Second question – $1 million worth of Aussie shiraz?! What the hell happened?!


June 22, 2011
Science

Why Red Wine Is So Good For You

We’ve all grown up hearing that red wine is sooo good for us. Was it a lie parents told us so they could drink more? Nope, they were right. So what’s red wine’s little secret?


June 14, 2011
Geek Out

Wine Disguised As Perfume Can Only End Badly

As if Smirnoff Ices weren’t targeted enough, these perfume-shaped wine bottles have gone on sale in Europe, with three “novel” flavours to choose from – jasmine, rose and violet. Because what girl doesn’t want their breath to smell of roses?


May 18, 2011
Gadgets

Save Your Wine Glass From The Dishwasher’s Horrors

I’ve lost nearly as many wine glasses to the dishwasher’s fickle flow as I have to my own 2am clumsiness—and that’s saying something. But the clunkily named Tether Stemware Saver might just save me from those shards.


May 16, 2011
Geek Out

Who Knew Opening Champagne With A Glass Looked So Suave?

I would happily go through several crates of champagne in the quest to find other tools to open a bottle of champers with. Even on a Monday morning. Especially on a Monday morning. [VVV via DailyWhat via @Litmanlive]


May 1, 2011
Gadgets

Wine Racks On Bicycles Are Great Ideas

Of all the things that seem a little absurd on paper, a bicycle wine rack would, for me, be up there with beard beanies. But when they look good and get the job done, I might reconsider.


April 21, 2011
Gadgets

QR Codes Set To Make You A Bottle Shop Wine Snob

Gizmodo AU

Hey! Remember when the US bid goodbye and good riddance to QR Codes? Seems as though they may have jumped the gun, with Lion Nathan announcing that they’re planning on using the digital barcodes to offer in depth information on wines through your smartphone at your local bottle shop.


April 2, 2011
Gadgets

The Vignon Wine Thermometer: Temperature Over Temperance

I generally don’t drink wine that costs much more than the change I can scrounge up from the sofa cushions, which is why all the little things I can do to maximise its bouquet, nose, finish, and all those other terms I pretend to understand are so important.