Boxed wine basically consists of wine stored in a plastic bladder inside a corrugated fibreboard box. A tap is turned and the wine is released into the wine glass. Most people place the box over the edge of a kitchen counter-top with the tap facing towards the floor. They then move the box to a cupboard or refrigerator when the serving process has been completed. However, with this boxed wine holder, you can place the container directly on its own stand and, in the case of red wine at least, leave it in a particular spot until it has fulfilled its function.

A metal plate acts as a wine glass rest and also as a wine drop collector. The Bag-in-Box wine packaging was first invented in 1967 by Charles Henry Malpas and Penfolds Wines. Australia was the first country to see the boxes soar in popularity and they later entered the British and European markets. There are numerous benefits to boxed wine including a longer shelf life once the wine has been opened as compared to bottled varieties. This is because the sealed tap prevents air getting in unlike that of an opened cork. Another factor is that boxed wine packaging is cheaper overall than glass bottles.

This boxed wine holder can be placed just about anywhere. Possible beneficial locations include a living room cabinet, a patio bench, a dining room side table or placed on the side of a bath for easy refills during a long hot soak.

You can buy one from here: Bag in Box stand in oak and metal.

Designed by Roger Persson.

As well as for home bars and kitchens, bar stools can also be placed in home games rooms, basements and just about anywhere there is a high counter for drinking, eating, socialising or internet surfing. The long legs and high seat of a bar stool provide an elevated position which can be incorporated into a myriad of interior design themes. The fact that the Oslo Bar Stool comes in a number of different finishes allows for even more decorative possibilities and combinations with existing rooms.

In many ways, the Oslo Stool reminds me of the funky bar stools seen in upmarket cafes, bars and restaurants which have had the benefit of a fantastic interior design makeover. One or more of these stools in your home bar area or kitchen will improve the look, feel and ambiance of the interior by a long measure. The design of the stool also calls out for indoor plants to be positioned nearby, perhaps ivy as well as some nice looking barware or kitchenware. The stool will certainly be a wonderful place to sit during home cocktail parties and/or an afternoon meal with a friend or neighbor.

You can buy this stool from here: Oslo Bar Stool with Curving Back.

Price: $500

A globe of the world cork cage does indeed combine well with the subject of wine. Connoisseurs of wine will be well aware of the multitude of different locations from which the wine we find in your local stores come from. They range from California, Chile and Australia through to France, Italy, Israel and South Africa. In Europe especially, wine regions have developed over many centuries and give their name to some of the most famous and delicious wines we know today.

This cork cage is based on the traditional spinning globe that can be seen in bedrooms, schools and libraries across the nation. However, it has a decidedly classical metal style and is based on the traditional world globes seen in the 17th and 18th Centuries. The globe cage section does indeed spin so as to move the corks about to catch a glimpse of the corks you’ve collected when showing friends and guests your previous buys. A little round hole provides the access point.

Place it on a home bar table or shelf and it will merge in with the general theme of the interior very well. Alternatively, it can also be situated in a wine cellar, kitchen, dining room or living room where it will be sure to enhance the overall décor of the space. The cork cage globe is going to fit in wonderfully with décor themes connected to wine, travel, culture and the world at large.

You can buy it from here: Corks of The World Cork Cage.

Price: $29

Included in this Jack Daniel’s collectible is a quality wooden chess board which doubles as a carrying case for the chess pieces. Each of the playing pieces is designed with a JD whisky theme whilst still staying true to the traditional chess pieces such as the rook, castle and pawn. For example, the King is a bust of the founder Jack Daniels while the bishop is the safe Daniels reportedly kicked shortly before his death. The pawns are the widespread and iconic whisky bottles seen worldwide.

Any fan of this whisky brand and an avid player of chess will admire the hand painted resin pieces that make this chess set so full of character, humor and excitement. Placed on a table in the living room, it will provide endless hours of fun and/or serious play. In a home bar setting or outside on a patio table in the summer during drinks, the board will add decorative interest to a space. The Jack Daniel whisky bottles are attractive and distinctive in their own right and thus a chess set in the same theme is going to pass the good design test.

You can buy this set from here: Jack Daniel’s Themed Chess Set.

Price: $198.95

Functional as well as elegant, the Menu Wine Breather is a simple and highly effective kitchen or home bar accessory to have in your collection. The decanter is placed onto the top of the opened wine bottle and then flipped upside down to allow the wine to pour into the decanter. From there, one has two options. Either leave the wine in the decanter and serve from there or alternatively, flip back the bottle and wine breather and allow the wine to pour back into the bottle, from where it can be served in a regular fashion.

The older the red wine, the more benefits you’ll gain from this wine breather. Older red wines will have gathered sediments at the bottom but by this decanting process, they will be removed from the wine and left in the container. However, the main benefit is from the airing of the wine and whether old or new, all red wines will benefit from this process of aeration.

You can buy this decanter from here: Menu Wine Breather.

Price: $69.95

The bar cabinet hosts a variety of features which will make serving and storing drinks all the more easier. Expandable doors provide extra storage space for spirits, glassware and other bar items whilst the main body of the bar features a utility drawer, hanging stemware storage and 16 bottle wine storage. Anything and everything related to serving cocktails, wine, beer and spirits can be stored within.

The cabinet itself is made from solid hardwoods and veneers which have been given a hand rubbed multi-step black finish. Brushed nickel hardware and accents complete the stylish look which will compliment a wide variety of existing décor schemes in a home bar, wine storage cellar, dining room or kitchen. When the doors are opened, the surface area of the bar itself is increased and the drink selection revealed.

All in all, the bar cabinet makes efficient use of space, holds bottles securely, is of an attractive design and will look great just about anywhere inside the home.

You can buy this cabinet here: Black Cambridge Expandable Bar Cabinet.

Price: $399.99

Whether you are storing wine or serving wine, this bottle and glass holder will add an aesthetic charm to a room. With the main lights down low and flickering candles or small lamps lit, the wrought iron sculptural representation of grapes and vines will reflect onto nearby walls and even the ceiling. What better way to enjoy wine than with decorative elements on the theme of vineyards and grapes.

The iron caddy is made in New York and is a quality piece that will last for many years and even generations. When not in use as a wine bottle and glass holder, it can be placed on a kitchen or dining room shelf and even be complimented with a small potted plant or indoor ivy-like flora.

You can buy this caddy from here: Grape Themed Iron Wine Bottle and Glass Holder.

Price: $59.99

The floor standing globe bar has been made to match as near as possible the real globes from the 1500s in Italy. Similar materials have been used and the same skills employed so as to bring the replica very much as close as possible to the real thing. The globe will appeal to men especially due to the geographical elements of the map designs. If you’re considering buying a gift for a special man in your life, who perhaps loves cartography and history, and who also likes a drink, then this globe bar is an ideal choice.

Room enough inside the globe for spirits and crystal stemware, the attractive old-world globe bar will function as an accent piece as well as its main storage feature. Placed in a home bar, library or dining room, it will become a firm favourite with visiting guests and a simply irresistible highlight for card playing evenings, movie nights or for quiet periods of reading and writing in a study.

Read more about it here as well as the positive reviews: Sixteenth-Century Italian Replica Old World Globe Bar.

Price: $115

On the side of the metal bottle cork cage is an artistic label with the word “Corks” on the front. Directly opposite on the other side there is a decorative grape label highlighting the origins of the wines enjoyed. As well as storing memories of special moments, the various corks will also be reminders of wonderful wines that were savoured over the year or even decades. Glass marble-like accents adorn the sides of the cork cage and are held in place with wonderfully intricate spirals of wire.

Place it on a mantel in the living room or alternatively on a shelf or table in the kitchen, home bar or dining room, from where fond memories will never be far from the eyes. The corks are simply dropped through the top of the bottle and become a decorative element which makes up part of the cork cage. In certain lights, the glass beads with shine and reflect light thus adding further beauty to the decorative wine sculpture. Visiting wine-lovers will want to know from where you got this beautiful piece.

You can buy it from here: WINE BOTTLE CORK CAGE.

Price: 24.90

A spigot, in case you are unfamiliar with the term, is a type of faucet or tap, which traditionally comes as part of a wooden or metal cask. In the case of these glass beverage dispensers, the spigot acts as an easy-to-use open and close mechanism for the pouring of drinks. The design of the dispensers means the vessel as a whole does not need to be lifted off the table in order to be poured and can instead be left in place.

The beverage dispenser made from glass is refilled by simply removing a glass lid from the top of the vessel. This allows guests to take their drink as and when they do desire, whether this be wine, fruit juice, sangria or chilled water, and then to carry on with their conversation and enjoyment of the gathering.

There’s a nice collection of these vessels on the following page: Glass Beverage Dispensers with Spigots.