Did you really think I was gonna make a whole beginner’s-guide-to-wine blog and not give you the essentials to start drinking it? No way!
I scoured Amazon for some of the most affordable and top-rated wine gadgets and pulled together my top four for you right here.
If you’re just beginning your venture into the world of wine, here are some gadgets to help you get started on the right foot!
This one is pretty self-explanatory. You can’t really enjoy your wine until it’s opened, so get yourself a reliable corkscrew early on. This winged one is $13.99, has a four and a half star rating and 1,331 reviews. I’m recommending this one as I prefer a wing corkscrew to a waiter’s corkscrew, which I find is much more difficult to maneuver.
2. A vacuum sealing wine saver
Let’s be honest, sticking the cork back inside an opened wine bottle does nothing for preserving the flavor of the leftover wine, and neither will sticking the bottle in the fridge. Fancy or personalized wine stoppers are cute, but their preservation abilities pale in comparison to a vacuum sealed stopper. This $11.89 set with a four and a half star rating and over 6,000 reviews comes with an air pump and two bottle stoppers that’ll keep your wine tasting as fresh as the day you first opened it, even if you’re finishing it three days later.
An aerator will be that one-time purchase that you will treasure forever. For one, you’ll totally look like a wine expert every time you pull it out, but beyond that, it will make even the cheapest wines taste amazing. Aerators evoke an actual chemical reaction where unsavory compounds in the wine are forcibly evaporated, so all that’s left are smooth tannins and delicious flavors. This one is $13.95, has a four and a half star rating and 1,440 reviews.
Okay, so these don’t really count as a “tool,” but they’re still vital to enjoying your first few ventures into the world of wine. Having a set of actual wine glasses to use for yourself or when you try wine with guests will allow you to get the full experience of wine-tasting. Wine tastes better out of actual glass, and the shape of a wine glass will give you a better swirl and sniff than you’d get from a drinking glass or, god forbid, a Solo cup. The more you get into wine, the more you might want to purchase wine glasses with stems, or even specific glasses for red and white wines, This set of stemless glasses, however is perfect for a beginner. Like the other essential products I’ve mentioned, it has four and a half stars. It comes in at $16.95 and is accompanied by over 2,000 reviews.
See, short list! That wasn’t so daunting, right?
Like I keep repeating on this blog, wine is fun and wine is not exclusive to those who can afford $60 bottles and $200 decanters. Start small, start with what YOU want and what YOU can buy to help you enjoy your wine. The four essentials listed above are a great place to start.
absolutely correct about the aerator, it truly does turn an ordinary wine into a tasteful delight
I need a vacuum sealer!!