Description
Deep in the cellars below a Bordeaux château, the air smells of oak, damp stone and something sweet that has been sleeping for years. The cellar master taps each barrel as he passes, listening, the way a doctor listens to a heartbeat. He swears they tell him when they are ready, and nobody in the village has ever dared to argue with him about it.
This box brings a bit of that cellar up to the sideboard. Its painted barrel is drawn with real care, and the distillery theme makes it an obvious match for anyone who keeps a wine fridge, plans holidays around vineyards or knows the names of grapes the rest of us cannot pronounce. Present it alongside a bottle at a housewarming or an anniversary dinner, and it will outlast the wine by many years. It also looks handsome beside a corkscrew on a home bar. Sommeliers, home vintners and dinner-party hosts all seem to find a place for it within easy reach of the glasses.
About this piece
- Wine distillery design
- Centered on an intricately painted wine barrel
- A natural gift for wine lovers and collectors
- Porcelain produced and painted by hand in Limoges, France
- Suits a bar cart, wine cellar shelf or dining room cabinet
- Opens to keep a cork from a memorable bottle
Raise a glass to the person who taught you to taste, and give them something to remember the toast by.
