The best... accessories for wine lovers

Wine thermometer

This silver-plated thermometer from Ercuis makes sure you’ll enjoy each glass at the ideal temperature.

Price: $73 Contact: Saksfifthavenue.com

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Source: New York

Fusebox blending kit

Play vintner with this easy-to-use kit. It comes with five Bordeaux varietals and “everything you need to do a home-blending session with friends.”

Price: $120 Contact: Justgrapes.net

Source: Men’s Journal

Wine cradle

The Stretto cradle holds wine

at the “optimum angle for settling sediment,” giving you an excuse to show off that “prized” vintage. The Bello model is available in walnut, cherry,

lacewood, or figured maple.

Price: $725 Contact: Tabriziart.com

Source: San Jose Mercury News

Wine for the Confused DVD

This instructional video, starring actor John Cleese, covers the “wine basics— common grapes, tasting, how to deal with a sommelier, fermentation—in precisely the irreverent way you would expect from a Monty Python alumnus.”

Price: $15.99 Contact: Amazon.com

Source: Chow.com

Two-bottle carrier

This padded waterproof carrier comes in handy when “that Château Margaux from Bordeaux is too precious to risk breaking.”

Price: $59 Contact: Bottlewise.com

Source: Real Simple Travel