wine

If you enjoy wine, you've probably had the experience of juggling bottles--trying to find a place to keep all of your wine chilled, especially if you're having a few guests over. The Igloo Wine Cooler (holds eight bottles) may provide a solution to that problem. It's not so large that it can take over your kitchen when you aren't looking, but not so small that you can't keep a good number of wine bottles at just the right temperature.

The Igloo Wine Cooler is designed to sit on a counter-top, but it can also fit … Read more

When you first see the Bordeaux electric fireplace, you might think, "Gee, this looks like an attractive way to get a fireplace in my living room without installing a chimney. A real wood mantle! Actual heat! Remote-controlled convenience!"

But then you open the side panels to reveal hidden storage--for wine. Wine, right next to a heat source. And that heat source is capable of warming up to 400 square feet.

I can kind of get what manufacturer Muskoka is going for; after all, who doesn't enjoy a glass of wine while warming up next to the fire? … Read more

You walk into your local Bev Mo' or Safeway and you see that some chap with a posh name has given the Chateau Vers Les Colines 90 points.

So it must be worth the $59.99.

But why trust the chap- he's probably half cut when he tries half the wines he recommends- when you can put your faith in the electronic tongue?

Apparently, scientists are now developing an electronic sommelicker that will hopefully prove, like all old Popes and new technologies, infallible.

The tongues are built onto something called a multisensor (oh, you're techies, you'll know … Read more

Even if you know that you have a fantastic wine collection down in the cellar, what good does it do you if no one else can tell how classy you are? That's where eSommelier comes in. The elegant color touch screen lets you organize and maintain your wine inventory directly from the kitchen. Wait for your guests to notice and comment, and then casually make your way over and show off your style to your friends.

Simply plug in the unit and you're up and running. Add a new wine by selecting the country, region, variety, winery, and … Read more

Nothing to do with Miami (that we know of). This episode is all about the gadgets that help you indulge your various vices, from smoking to celebrity gossip to porn on your iPhone. (It's about time.)

At least e-cigar is better for your lungs http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9993462-1.html

Playboy to ask female bloggers to pose nude. Sigh. http://www.popgadget.net/2008/07/playboy_asks_fe.php

iRoticNet http://iroticnet.com/

Jamd for iPhone: Stacks of celebrity pics http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13549_7-9991217-30.html

Skymall: Electronic listening device http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=69668336&c=10800&v=501166 … Read more

White or red? It may be a common question that we ask ourselves when pondering which bottle to open for dinner. Especially when our palates have expanded beyond the simple "white with fish, red with beef" mantra of generations past. I mean, what about tofu? Sometimes a hearty red is what the situation calls for. However, our wine drinking predecessors were right on many an occasion. For example, the delicate flavor of fish usually is best with a white. So the best (and most fun) answer is simple. Open one of each. Ah, but then we will end … Read more

It only took the Gadgettes one minute to break the cardinal rule: do not talk about "the device that shall not be named." We learn our lesson and boycott "it" for the rest of the episode. So here's everything but.

Congrats Kelly! http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12544_102-0.html?forumID=130&threadID=299650&messageID=2802693

Get your cat whipped into a frenzy for your enjoyment http://dvice.com/archives/2008/07/get_your_cat_wh.php

Tenori-On http://reviews.cnet.com/audio-input-devices/yamaha-tenori-on-music/4505-3144_7-33107337.html

Got a lead foot? … Read more

I've been searching for a way to store my wine since my downstairs neighbor nixed the idea of me installing a Spiral Cellar in my living room. Seems he wasn't too thrilled about having to walk around a large odd enclosure protruding down into his living room. Ah, well. Such are the perils of apartment based living. I guess installing a large add-on that extends into your neighbors apartment isn't, well, neighborly.

AEG Electrolux may just have the solution to maintaining good neighborly relations. The Santo 75 598 KG takes the popular side-by-side door refrigerator approach and … Read more

Summer can be rough on oenophiles who lack a proper wine cellar. Even if your red wines survive the high temperatures, they'll still need to spend some time in the refrigerator to come down to an appropriate temperature before serving. But all too often the guests arrive and the wine is poured before you remember to chill it (at least, that's how it happens at my house).

Enter the Ravi Instant Wine Chiller. The two-part device includes a cooling tube, which you store in your freezer, plus a base, which is inserted into the neck of the wine … Read more