While I was on vacation, I realized that I needed to share with you something that I do when I travel:
I keep something blue in my luggage… Can you see it?
It’s a corkscrew!
This corkscrew stays in that pocket in my suitcase. I do not remove it upon return from vacation. Why? I never know when I’ll need a corkscrew on vacation! This way, I don’t ever have to remember to pack it. A little tip from me to you.
Of course, this is in my suitcase that I check when I’m flying. You don’t want to carry a corkscrew in your carry-on bag. It will most likely be confiscated at security.
Really, you never know where you’ll end up without a corkscrew:
- At a friend’s or family member’s house. Seriously, some people don’t own them.
- Camping.
- At a hotel.
For this reason, I’ve had Wine Tasting guests state that they actually keep a spare corkscrew in their purse or glove compartment. Brilliant!
The lesson here is:
You can never have too many corkscrews.
So today I’m doing my first ever giveaway!
Two lucky people will win this Traveling Vineyard Wine Accessory Package:
Wine Accessory Package – perfect for gift giving!
This package has everything for the wine lover:
- Double hinged corkscrew
- Set of three acrylic wine pourers
- stainless steel foil cutter
- Crystal cleansing cloth – perfect for those pesky water spots!
Wine Lovers Accessory Package contents
The Wine Lovers Accessory Package is also available for purchase on my website or at a Wine Tasting event. Hosts can receive up to 50% off the Wine Lovers Accessory Package!
To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is comment on this post with one of the following:
- An unusual place you keep a corkscrew.
- Someplace you’ve needed a corkscrew and were without one.
- Your favorite wine tip.
The giveaway will be open until Monday 7/16/12 11:59pm CST. The winners will be announced on the next Wine Wednesday: 7/18/12. Good luck!
Cheers~
Carrie
Please note that if this is your first comment on this blog, your comment will require approval before you will see it posted! I usually do this the same day. 😉 Good luck! Cheers~
Hear hear! I keep one in my toiletry bag! 🙂 And in my Glove compartment. And in the Kitchen. And in my suitcase… Hmm… Too many?
I’ve just been too many places where I needed one and didn’t have it! That includes hotels, parents, camping….
Recently my parents were visiting and didn’t have a corkscrew…. I ended up using a long screw and pair of pliers to get the cork out!
Hi Carrie!
So many times I’ve been camping, on a road trip, in.a hotel….no.corkscrew for an impromptu glass of wine! So now I have one in my camping gear and its on my packing list for all vacations. I do not have one I keep in a suitcase though, it would be awesome to have!
I don’t currently own a corkscrew (shocking, I know!), and I am currently without one while I have an amazing bottle of white waiting to be opened!
The last bbq we had, my husband used a screw driver to get the cork out of a wine bottle.
This giveaway has come at the perfect time!
Having been in a sorority and at one too many fraternity formals where We Worked With What We Had, I’m guilty in the pushing of more than one cork into a bottle of wine because we were sans-opener and knew that the bottle would be gone within the hour anyway. The shame and horror, I know.
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What a clever idea to package these items together. Thank you for the giveaway.
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