Wine-fi Musings & Newz Archives

July 19th 2008 - The past couple weeks have been busy and exciting. I'm pleased to bring you those wild and fun glasses by Lolita. I picked up Lolita Champagne and Wine Glasses and although not Wine related we have Lolita Martini glasses, Magarita glasses and Shooters. All these glasses are hand painted, gifted boxed and have a cocktail recipe located on the bottom. So those of you that are adventurous check them out. I have reasonable pricing too! While Wine-Fi'ing around the net I came across other glassware, the Bacchus Collection. These Glasses are also hand painted with a grape design. And there's more to the Bacchus Collection than just Glasses but Plates, Pitchers, Bud Vase and Oil/Vinegar Bottles. More adventures turned up some very looking Pewter Goblets to, check them out at the bottom of the Goblets Flutes Glasses Sippers page. Oh, and not to be left out is Alice Art "The Winettes"Pinot Gracie-O and Char Donnay Wine Glasses and Champagne Set. Ok so that's glassware all caught up. Last time I mentioned I had Holiday items coming in and they're here. Halloween and Thanksgiving are a little sparse to say the least. But Christmas, ya some very cool ornaments of Santa's Reindeer as you've never seen them before! And throw in Wine Bottle Jewelry , Vineyard Kissing Fish ornaments by Katherine's Collection and Carrie Co. Wine Glass Coasters. Found some Wine/Grape related Bird Baths for you Bird Lovers out there, scroll down the Wine Odds and Ends page. Emm I've a feeling I'll be re-arranging that page soon. The Vinturi Wine Aerator is here and I've got it reasonably priced a $38.50. I've added a new page for Clocks with Wine and Grape designs check it out. Well that's a pretty good update. Keep on Wine-Fi'ing and be safe out there.

July 9th 2008 - As we all know times are a little rough now, high fuel prices, job loss etc. Our spending power just isn't the same and then you look at Barrel Furniture and Chris Chaney Creations Jewelry pricing and there's sticker shock. Quality items for sure, but wow it can be an up front investment . So looking for ways to ease the pain I found and incorporated "e-Layway" into my payment options. There's a 1.9% flat rate fee, no credit checks, you only need a checking account to open this up and you've up to 6 months to complete the purchase, there's more details as you go through the process. Shipping cost of the Barrel Furniture will be invoiced at time of shipment through paypal and we can make arrangements on that too. Also, I do want to point out that it's possible a style may be discontinued in this 6 month time frame, but a comparable choice should be available. If you'd feel more comfortable checking lenght of availability please do e-mail info@wine-fi.com with your question. Now of coarse there are items here that I've no control over but a good percentage can qualify. So I hope you take advantage of this new payment option , it's just Wine-Fi's way of helping you live and look that "Wine Country" style you want.
July 6th 2008 - Hope you all had a great July 4th and a safe July 4^th .Well....................this past week has been nothing but work, work, work here at Wine-Fi. All kinds of Cool and Classy Wine items have been coming in and needed to be photographed, written up, categorized, analyzed and ported. Did you know we retailers have to get our orders in for Halloween & Christmas items in at least by March if not April !!!! But hey, I feel good with the new product here and I am really jazzed with the items for Halloween and Christmas they are totally cool!New items here : Cabernet du Soleil Collection of Placemat, Table Runners and Plates to name a few. Kay Dee Designs Aprons, Pot Holders, Terry Towels and Rugs (Comfort Mats) found on page Table & Kitchenware.Also in Table & Kitchenware new Party Plates and Cheese Cutting Boards with new designs. And there’s more on the way.International Customers please e-mail info@wine-fi.com for shipping quotes. With Fuel prices the way they are now I had to re-evaluate Flate Rates to giving you the best and cheapest possible option.

June 22nd 2008 - I put in a lot of work into Wine-Fi the past couple days adding new pages like Bacchus & Dionysos the Roman & Greek Gods of Wine, and Puppy/Dog Apparel for that Fido in your life. As always the goal is to bring YOU as much Wine Related items as possible. I also have some unigue items coming in soon to Dress up your wine Bottles and impress your guests at any Wine event.

June 14th 2008 - E-mail issues resolved, there's more than one way to Squash a Grape!

Onwards.

Summer is here more or less and Wine-Fi'ing will be on our/your top agenda. So many Wineries to visit, new releases to Taste and buy. And now that you've bought and cruising to your next favorite or new Winery your precious purchase is in back of the car in the trunk or back seat, cooking in that Summer Heat. A little advise, keep it cool. Here's something I tend to do, freeze up some tap water in empty plastic water bottles or soda 2 liter bottles, it'll melt slower than ice cubes, put them in a cooler whether it be a big ole' Igloo or Wine Tote and my precious Wines are kept nice and cool during the trip. Another tip I've heard and tried is throw a blanket or coat over them. Doesn't sound right but it seems to work, acts like an insulator, bottle should be cool at purchase and it keeps that coolness confined while covered.

Coming soon - Kay Dee Designs - Wine Towels,Place Mats, Aprons and more. Lolita Wine Glasses, and a few interesting Wine Bottle covers.

Changed around the Muzac page a little and added a little, wanted to give Big Rain and Kevin Kooyumjiam their own dedicated page. Great Muscians they are! I like them.

Met Manuel Barrios, Artist behind Fine Wine Designz http://www.winedesignz.com/ last night. Very nice person and passionate about his Art. He paints soley with Red Wine, very classy pieces we all can appreciate. Emmmm, have see if I can promote some of his pieces here at Wine-Fi.

Happy Father's Day to all you Dad's out there! Be safe.

May 29th 2008 - E-Mail Problems - currently I am having e-mail problems with AT&T. All e-mails sent to info@wine-fi.com and customerservice@wine-fi.com are being blocked. Please use taiphoononline@sbcglobal.net until this issue is resolved. Sorry for any and all missed correspondance.

May 19th 2008 - A few updates for you, Wine-Fi now has some of your favorite Movies related to Wine such as "Sideways" and "A Good Year" and TV Shows "Uncorked with Billy Merritt", and the adventures of Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick of American Idol fame as they buy their own Vineyard in "Corkscrewed: The Wrath of Grapes". We also touch on Food and Wine with "NapaStyle"and "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations". Ok maybe Anthony doesn't explore Wine too much but he does the Food, I like his shows and think they're enteraining, informative, and they're pretty funny too! I could drink a glass of Wine with him, maybe two, three ............ Any way hopefully more Movies and Shows to come.

The Wine Media page with Books, CD's & DVD's has been cleaned up a bit thanks to new features from Amazon using a Carousel type format, very cool.

Versovino's are back in stock.

Lastly our regrads to the Robert Mondavi family. Robert did great things for the California Wine Industry to say the least.

May 3rd 2008 - Just a quick note, Mother's Day is FAST approaching. My Anniversary sale is still on for Mother's Day but time is short. Just about everything here is on SALE so take advantage while you can. And be safe out there.

April 20th 2008 - As mentioned back on the 7th of this month I was working a music page, well I've gone ahead and published it with 2 favs of mine. So may I introduce to you ...... no, no not Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band but out of Santa Cruz, California "Big Rain" and from Monterey's Cannery Row in California "Kevin Kooyumjian" . Two distict musical styles Big Rain - a unique Rock, Country & Blues mix and Kevin with own unique stlye of instrumental music of Jazz, Latin, Blues, Salsa and on and on. So I hope you check these Artist out with a open mind and a full glass of Wine and enjoy.

April 18th 2008 - Mother's Day May 11th is around the corner so let's keep the Anniversary sale going and add a Mother's Day page of Wine Baskets & Packs. There are some great Mom & Mother Jewelry items under Apparel & Jewelry that are affordable. And of coarse you could splurge on her too with Chris Chaney Creations jewerly. But don't stop at these few pages there's all kinds of gift ideas here, so please browse around.

April 7th 2008 - Well, I almost "Wined" this out, this month is www.wine-fi.com 's 1 year Anniversary! So let's celebrate a little with sales on most items. Also, I'll be posting new items that should complete a Grape Theme, you have to wait and see,emm maybe a page just for that Theme??? We'll see. Oh and I'm working on a Muzak page. Ok fine, not Muzak per se, that stuff has been known to annoy people, but Music that has a Wine Theme or mention of and Musicians or Groups that I've enjoyed myself at a Winery or seems to just fit. So, again that will be coming soon. For an idea though if you're curious check out http://wine-fi.com/page/14464200 , remember it's a work a work in progress, but I think it'll be pretty cool. So, any way please enjoy my "1 Year Anniversary Sale" this month and be safe out there.

Marrch 22nd 2008 - Wine-Fi is pleased to bring you the “The Grape Jewelry Collection” by Chris Chaney Creations located in Apparel & Jewelry/Chris Chaney Creations. Chris’s Argijewelry designs of Grape Clusters in Ear Rings, Necklace’s and Brooch’s are handmade of 14kt Yellow & White Gold. He’s incorporated Garnets, Amethyst & Hsui Jade Gemsotes as the Grapes themselves. Other Grape Cluster designs are of either Black or White Fresh Water Pearls. A sprinkling of Diamonds here and there are though out several designs. Be the envy of formal Wine Parties or any occasion! Buy now as Gold prices are going up.

Oh, almost forgot. Wedding season is coming and hopefully Wine-Fi can help you soon to be Brides and Grooms a little with some choices of Wedding Toasting Flutes and ensembles in the "Wedding Flutes & More" page. Cheers to you, the Bride and Groom !!!!

March 8th 2008 - New items and ideas are flowing here at Wine-Fi. Women's "Vintage Vino Tee's" are here! Black is the only available color but it is a nice looking Tee, is "WA" (Wife Approved, very important). There is another I'm looking at but that's a FP (Future Project). A few pages have been consolidated , new accessories added such as a classy Sommeliers' Tasting Cup, Pampered Grape items helping you with your Wine Glass & Decanter cleaning & drying solutions and old school Wine Openers under "Wine Accessories".

For you EZ Pull Penguin fans out there, I have these on sale at the moment, save yourself $9.00 per model. Tell a friend, order one for a friend, love one or to add to your collection of openers. Makes a great "St. Patrick Day" gift too (??????).... to open those Green Bottles of Wine!

So, until later updates are Wine-Fi'ed here, have a SAFE "St. Patrick's Day", a HAPPY "Easter" and Cheers to you and yours!

Feb. 27th 2008 - As I mentioned back in January I came across new Tile designs, well they're and post for your review and purchase. Some are actually new while others are slight variations to 2007 designs. Please be aware not all tiles can ship in USPS Flate Rate boxes that pretty much includes sizes 4x16, 11x14 and 12x12. The Flat Rate Boxes just aren't big enough to properly protect your Tile during shipping. The 8x8 Tiles though should be fine but if you do have a question please e-mail info@wine-fi.com with your question(s).

Now for some other Wine-Fi tid bits. My wife does Mechandising/Secret Shopper jobs on the side. Recently she's come across a few Wine Related jobs where she has to buy a bottle of Wine at Bev Mo ($10.00 max) but gets re-imbursed for it and supposedly $10.00 to do the job and write a report. Another she had to order a bottle of Wine on-line and later go to that specificWinery, take a tour, ask questions and buy another bottle of Wine. Of coarse she was re-imbursed for the purchases and paid for the job and report.Other jobs she's seen are going to Napa Resturants etc. Jobs may vary per your region but who knows what's in your particular area. Sound interesting? E-Mail info@wine-fi.com for more details if you're interested.

Feb. 21st 2008 - Well we finally have some items for you Fine Wine Lady's out there under Jewelry and Women's Wine Apperal. It's not much but at least it's a start, more to come in time. It's kinda tough finding decently priced items that are still classy. So check out the Grape Cluster Jewelry, Necklaces, Earrings, and Grape design Scrafs & Women's Wine Camp Shirts under Jewelry and Women's Wine Apperal pages. Cheers to you and yours and be safe out there Wine-Fi'ing.

Feb 7th 2008 - Recently a study was done telling participants they were tasting expensive Wine's when they weren't and then had them taste "Cheap Wine's". Per the study if a taster is told an inferior Wine is expensive they'll actually think it's great! Where as a known quality Wine is passed on as being "cheap", it's considered as such. I spoke to my friend JP and my wife about this and all agree .........they picked some lousy tasters. In our time we've all tasted expensive wines and cheap wines. We've all Wine-Fi'd about and for all three of us it's all about taste. Price never swayed our judgements (other than our budget that day). My advice is, "Don't let price influence you!" Either you'll like a Wine or not and if you're not sure then set yourself up a Blind Wine tasting. And guess what ! I can help you there too with our Blindwine Tasting Game and Ravenscroft Glasses specifically for blindwine tastings. Now you can prove the study right or wrong. Are you BLINDWINE GAME ??????

Feb 4th 2008 - Cool Wine Dogs and Cool Wine Cats by Susan Rene' are here under Wine Art! These 8x10 prints are suitable for framing and lightening up any Room or Wine Cellar atmosphere with a little Wine humor. And we all need a little chuckle or a crack of a smile to get through our hectic lives once in awhile. Cheers to you Susan!!!

Jan 28th 2008 - Spent 2 days tracking down new and unique Wine related items at the San Francisco Gift Show this past weekend. Met some great Vendors, made some new acquaintances and wined up with old & new friends.Orders were placed and coming soon:Women’s Wine Tee’s, Grape Cluster Jewelry, more great Tiles and “Grape” design tableware. And I’m proud to announce !!!!! Cool Wine Dog & Cool Wine Cat prints by none other than Susan Rene’ artist extraordinaire. Hopefully you’ll agree they’re fun, cool and something you’ve been looking for. Cheers to you and yours. Be Safe out there.

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