The catalogs have been arriving nearly faster than the parrot can tear them up. Every year seems to bring some new wine gadgets that many of us could live without. The most outlandish new one I have seen this year is edible hibiscus blooms from Australia. The flowers come packed in a raspberry-rhubarb sweet syrup. You put a bloom into a Champagne glass, add some of the syrup, and fill with Champagne or other sparkling wine. The bubbles are supposed to open the flower. It must be the second best thing to sparkling Burgundy served in very ornate, multi-colored, cut glasses :-). The mention of rhubarb means I know I would not like this. It is one of the few vegetables that I hate. Perhaps the Australians should not waste this by exporting it. A sparkling wine with hibiscus flowers likely would be liked by the kangaroos and add distance to their jumps.
The latest wine additive just in time for the holidays
Nov 12, 2007
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That sounds super gay/unnecessary
It's been available for a good number of years in the UK. Never been tempted tho'.
The *must have* this year is surely the "Talking Bottle Buddy" a plastic butler-like figure that clings to the neck of the bottle. According to one web site selling them
"The bottle buddy is your ultimate drinking partner. He talks to you periodically whilst you are having a drink and also knows when you have company. Internal Sensors can detect how far gone you are by the tipping angle of the bottle. And even better than that, it lets your Bottle Buddy know when you've poured one or two glasses, so he'll have a quality quip to match any drinking scenario.
He knows how much has been drunk from each bottle and even encourages you to open another bottle when the plonk is running a bit low! And as we all do from time to time, the bottle buddy does tend to get tipsy the more you drink."
James
James Dempster
You know you've had a good night when you wake up and someone's outlining you in chalk.
I'll try to say this in as constructive and pleasnat a manner as I can ... can we refrain from the gay comments? That is what is truly unnecessary here.
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