It's par for the course in this job to eventually find yourself in possession of a ridiculous amount of wine accessories.
I have foil cutters, a boxful of decanters, enough glassware to kit out a small restaurant, wine racks, bottle coolers, bottle stoppers, vacuum pumps and a large bag of
those horrible, jangly charms which you attach to the stem of your glass so you don't lose it at parties (which I never use because most of them are in the shape of tiny plastic penises - a decorative hangover from some hen's party I'd hosted eons ago), magnetic tannin softeners (don't ask), all manner of aerators and, finally, (I found this quite concerning) a recent rummage around my cutlery drawer revealed I own twice as many corkscrews as I do teaspoons.
However, although wine accessories can provide hours of fun for all the family they're hardly considered the most "fashionable" of things - until now. The new Envoyage Tasschen Weekender is the new Hermes Kelly bag or Gucci clutch for the wine-minded modern woman.
Swiss creator Claudia Eike says she had the idea while thinking of a bag that could hold all the items needed for a woman's whole day. So, naturally, complete with compartments for your keys, makeup, cellphone, iPad, a small decorative puppy, wallet, protein bars, a spare pair of heels, a frock and some pantyhose, a first-aid kit, a sewing kit, nappies, vouchers, an umbrella, breath mints, your diary, a Swiss Army knife, a torch and an Epi-pen (because you never know when you may need an adrenalin boost) - she has cleverly added a zip-up compartment big enough to hold a bottle of wine. The bag is made from goat leather and will set you back about $1600.
However, if you have the means to spend only a fraction of that and you don't want the hassle of carting a glass bottle and a corkscrew around then the Swiss again have a solution for you.