Wine Wedges

[lsanderson]

Wine, Neither Shaken Nor Stirred

EVERY oenophile knows that wine bottles should be stored horizontally, because a moist cork helps prevent spoilage. A wine rack is the best way to achieve this ideal, but not every consumer has the space or cash for it. Many people instead create rickety bottle pyramids, which can collapse when jostled — an all-too-common occurrence when malbecs and rieslings are being quaffed in great quantity.

The Wedge is intended to make those pyramids as stable as the expensive racks. This minimalist product from Bluw, a London design firm, consists of a pair of curvy rubber strips, each six inches long. When tucked beneath the sides of a wine-bottle pyramid, they hug the glass and prevent any unwanted rolling. More

But, who ever stores wine anyway? Just pull their little corkses and drink 'em up.

Comments

[madtruk.livejournal.com]

I've stumbled on an even simpler solution:

1. While purchasing wine at your favorite locale, ask for a box with sturdy dividers still in place.

2. At home, turn box on its side (preferably in the basement).

3. Insert wine bottles.

4. Close box.

5. Repeat as necessary until full, then tape box shut for the number of years you wish wine to sit. Mine says: Do not open until 20th anniversary (which is 12/16/2009).

6. Wait x, wherein x=# of years.

7. Open a bottle per month (12 bottles=12 months).

8. Drink.

9.Get new bottle to replace old one.

10. Repeat from step 3.

Twelve bottles?

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

I'd be drunk for twelve days, and then I'd hafta figure out what to do with the box...