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Article: A VINTAGE TIME FOR POPPING THE CORK.(wine accessories sales)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- July 7, 2003
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Americans are drinking more wine, and that's making the market for wine accessories one of the fastest-growing sectors of the barware business.
It helps that consumers here are jumping into wine drinking in the same way that Americans typically approach any hobby: by collecting the right gear and lots of it. Manufacturers said that as consumers learn more about wine, they enjoy adding the gadgets that go along with drinking it, which is no longer as simple as getting a bottle open and to one's lips.
Now consumers can choose from a hugely diverse product range that includes wine charms, high-end corkscrews, ice buckets and even thermometers that confirm ...