Brookstone Automatic Wine Opener

It’s magic. This sleek, rechargeable electric cork remover is quick and effortless to use and guarantees you will never again struggle over a stuck cork. When not in use, it rests on a curved base. $39.95.

Soirée Wine Aerator

This small, glass instant decanter swirls and aerates wine as it is being poured. Insert one end of the pretty dimpled globe into the wine bottle. Pour the wine into the glass through the other end. The wine is infused with oxygen, releasing the bouquet and making it immediately ready to drink. $25.

The Unofficial Guide To Selecting Wine

If you give just one wine book for the holidays, let it be this paperback by Felicia Sherbert. An experienced wine expert, Sherbert answers every practical question directly, clearly and without pretension. $25. Signed copies available.

Supersmile Quikee

A good red wine can bring a smile; it can also bring stained teeth. But a quick rub of Supersmile Quikee across your teeth, and you will be smiling again. $6 for .21-ounce tube; $16 for .35-ounce tube.

Wine Off

Spill red wine on a white shirt? Splatter it on a tablecloth? Just spray the stain with Wine Off and watch it disappear. Wine Off is as close to a miracle red wine stain remover as I have ever found. $4.95 for 4-ounce bottle. Available at various dry cleaners, wine shops and Lowe’s Food Stores.

Bottlewise Bot’lpak

Returning by plane with a bottle of wine? That’s where BottleWise Bot’lPak comes to the rescue. Place the bottle in the heavy plastic inner case which is in a padded, zippered outer fabric case. Put it in the suitcase, and it will come through the trip without a drip. Weighs 9.3 ounces. $29.95.