A recent newspaper article dwelt on the fact that India’s corporate bigwigs have been training their frequent overseas travelling employees on wine knowledge.Employees will be trained on how to order wines at formal do’s and also on the best food-wine combinations, all this in an attempt to improve international credibility. Another recent news item mentioned that wine consumption in Pune has dramatically risen this year. Where is all this spirited talk taking us? Well, if this wine consuming trend continues, Indian wine drinkers will definitely want to buy Brookstone’s new wine chiller.

Called the Sommelier’s Wine Chiller, it is aptly named, I must say. A Sommelier is a restaurant employee who has extensive knowledge on wines, and knows just the right wine that goes along with each food. The wine chiller cools or warms wines to the right temperatures using Peltier thermoelectric technology. This gadget comes pre-programmed with an internal database of 26 types of red, white and champagne wines. All one has to do is select the wine from the LCD screen, and the temperature adjustment process begins. When the wine reaches the right temperature for consumption, an alarm alerts you.

The Sommelier’s Wine Chiller is available on Amazon, and is priced at $100.00. Now that’s what I call a cool gadget to own.