Christmas Wine Lovers Gift List

Christmas is coming and what do you get the Wine enthusiast in your life.. Really depends on how much they love wine and how much you are willing to spend.. So we here at Okvine will give you some ideas that range from “Small”  “Medium”  “Large” to “X-Large ” Gifts for the wine geek/enthusiast in your life ..

So lets get started on the All I want for Christmas is my ……..

Small Gifts

We kick off the small category with the one tool no wine enthusiast should be without. I mean we have all opened a bottle of wine and not finished it .. Well how to keep it fresh ..a wine pump of course and approx $30 gets you a great kit .. “waste not want not”

Next .. Coming in at approx $ 60 is the single bottle wine Cooler we picked the one from Cooper which they say will cool a bottle to “ice cold” in approx 7 mins.. So this will quickly chill your white wine or sparkling wine so you can have dinner sooner.

Medium Gifts

Kicking off the medium category is the 6 bottle counter top wine cellar from Koolatron. This compact cooler comes in at approximately $ 150. It will keep your wines at the right temperature while not taking up lot of real estate.

Next in the Medium category comes the Gemeni Wine Decanter .. C’mon take a look at it .. Who would not enjoy just looking at this work of art that is a working decanter/ talking piece. I think any wine enthusiast would simply enjoy this cool wine decanter. It is approximately $ 200 but well worth it because your guests will be talking about it all night. it is the Gemini Wine Decanter the one shown is with the nickel finish.

Large

Large we said and here it is .. first off is the Vinotemp VT-188 160 Bottle Wine Cellar it allows you to store up to 160 bottles in this multi-zone wine cooler. Multiple temperature zones in this wine cellar allow for storage of both red and white wines at their optimum temperatures. This bad boy comes in at approximately $ 3000.00 (yeah 3 grand)

Next up from the large category  is the eSommelier Wine Inventory System this is a software system that allows wine lovers to easily manage and search their collection of fine wines. Say good bye to excel or that notepad or your faulty memory and hello to the 21st century .. At approximately $ 8000.00 you get an excellent wine inventory system ..

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X Large

I know you have been waiting for the X Large and here it is. It is the Enoline 8 bottle system. Have you ever hosted a wine tasting or opened say eight bottles of wine at one time but did not want them to spoil. Well here is the solution. The enoline system creates electronic push-button serving of up to 8 bottles in a temperature controlled environment that protects and preserves the wine. Coming in at approximately 15 grand this is our X Large for this Christmas.

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www.OkVine.com releases the first annual 12 Canadian Wines of Christmas list

Dec 04, 2008 – OkVine, a free Canadian Web community for reviewing, sharing and discovering wine and wineries releases the first annual 12 Canadian Wines of Christmas list. We feel that Canada produces superior quality wines and it is essential that we share this with Canadians and the world, and promote world-class Canadian wines. The list is available here at http://www.okvine.com/articles/12-Canadian-Wines-of-Chri ….

Our editors have taken the time to taste and review numerous Canadian wines and as hard as it was whittled the list down to just 12. We have also added food parings along with the reviews in the hopes that this list will help consumers plan their holidays and support the Wineries in their own backyards.

Able Grape Search Engine

I have been playing with the wine information search engine specifically created for learning about wine it is called Able Grape unlike a Google search the results are not cluttered with a multitude of “other” results. For example if you did a search for “Baco Noir”  a sampling of the results would be

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Baco noir – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baco noir. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. … Baco Noir vines before budding. Baco noir (pronounced BA-koh NWAHR; Baco noir is also called Baco … At one time Baco noir was commonly grown in … http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/baco_noir
Baco Noir. Incrocio tra Folle Blanche e una varietà di Vitis riparia; è presente in Bourgogne, Anjou e nelle Landes … http://www.lavinium.com/vitigni/baconoir.htm
Guida dei vitigni: baco noir
Guida dei vitigni: Baco noir. Origini: Incrocio tra Folle Blanche e una varietà di Vitis riparia; è presente in Bourgogne … http://www.lavinium.com/vitigni/baconoir.shtml
Appellations Growing Baco Noir Grapes. Appellations producing the most Baco Noir wines: Ontario (Provincial Appellation) … see all the North American appellations producing Baco Noir wines. … http://wine.appellationamerica.com/grape-varietal/baco-noir.html
Baco Noir, Baco Noir Wine and Baco Noir Grape Growing Regions – Appellation …

As you can see the search results allow you to get down to the business of research and learning without the time spent sorting through non relevant results. Even though the Search engine is still in beta  we did not encounter any glitches while using it. If you are a wine enthusiast this tool is well worthy of living in your bookmarks . Please support this initiative so it can continue to grow and serve as a benefit for all wine lovers.

Pelee Island 2007 Gewurztraminer

This is an amazing wine it is a pale yellow color honey flavored wine full bodied and fruity. Shows the quality of Canadian wine