Gift Tip #6: Wine Away

This one is for wine lovers, especially those that may spill a few drops as the libations flow:) This gift tip is the Wine Away Red Wine Stain Emergency Kit. It's a takealong kit that you can throw in your purse to take care of any mishaps...just spray the spot with the solution and watch it vanish.

Wine Facts

• Foot treading of grapes is still used in producing a small quantity of the best port wines (think I Love Lucy)


• Chilling tones down the sweetness of wine. If a red wine becomes too warm, it may lose some of its fruity flavor.


• All states have at least one winery.


• Wine Consumption in the U.S. reached a high of 2.68 gallons per resident in 2003.

Good to know: Here's the best order of wine tasting: sparkling, white, red; young before old; light before heavy; dry before sweet; common before fine.

source: 800wine.com, merryvale.com