Wine Accessories Gifts

Drinking white wine: tips & gadgets?

My dad's drink of choice -- almost exclusively -- is white wine. I am looking for Xmas gifts for him, so I'm hoping to buy him something to improve his white wine experience. He already has a top of the line corkscrew. Now I know nothing about white wine, always been a red wine sort of lass myself, but I know for red there are some "wine accessories", like aerators, that you can get fancy with. Is there anything out there other than a corkscrew that one can buy to improve the white wine experience? Or any brands of Chardonnay that you'd give as a gift? Thanks!

Public Comments

1. how about a wine preservation system? they have ones that use vaccume power (vacuvin) that will help the wine last a little longer once opened. there are also very fancy ones that use gas that you spray on top 1st, but those are a little overfancy if you ask me.
2. A nice white wine chiller is something you can't go wrong with. You can get either one that just holds ice or you can go fancy and purchase an electric one they will chill the wine to a specific degree. They are not to expensive and there are many different styles to choose from. here is a website that sells some at moderate prices: http://www.winevine-imports.com/Wine-Bottle-Chillers-c-109.html
3. You generally do not need to aerate white wine so something like that would not do him much good. If you have a lot of money to spend then you could get him a nice wine fridge. They have many different types, but they are basically like little college fridges usually with a clear front so you can see the bottles. My only other thought is a set of real nice wine glasses. Perhaps you could get some nice handmade crystal glasses or something like that. As far as the wine preservation suggestion, those have all been tested and show to not do a single thing. They are a gimmick and anyone who is serious about their wine will know that.
4. OMG - if you want a KILLER Chardonnay to give him, go with the 2008 (very important that it's the 2008) Rombauer Chardonnay. It's out of this world! You can pick it up for around $35. Also, I do wine reviews just for fun so if you want to check them out, I've done a few Chardonnay reviews, including a video review of the Rombauer, that might be helpful for you. Visit me at www.KathySchager.Wordpress.com. On the top right side, you can "select a category" and there are various categories and ways to search. Have fun and Good luck!