Wine

Accidents happen and when it happens with wine there is a company called Accidental Wine Company that buys the blemished but unbroken bottles of wine that the retailer doesn't want. They then resell the wine over the internet (www.accidentalwine.com) for a third of what it would normally cost. What great innovative idea! Accidents happen so why not take advantage of getting some good wine at a bargain price. The company buys wines that have misprinted, damaged labels, wines with discontinued labels, basically any wines that retailers won't sell. Everybody wins, the winemaker doesn't need to dump the leftover stock, Accidental Wine makes money and the customer gets quality wine at a discounted price. This site is definitely worth checking out. Don't forget to visit TwistedCorkscrew and pickup a corkscrew or decanter for that wine you buy from the Accidental Wine Company.

Internet shopping versus Brick and Mortar retail stores

I went to a couple of retail stores recently to pickup a few small items. Checkout took 30 minutes. These retail stores have multiple checkout lines but many of the cashiers have been laid off after the Holiday season. So the shopper pays the price by waiting in the checkout lane. On the internet you can shop multiple stores for many different products in the comfort of your home, office or while eating lunch at the local diner without wasting your precious time standing in a checkout line. You may argue that you get the product immediately when you shop at the brick and mortar stores and there’s no shipping. That’s true but you will pay sales tax which can be equivalent to the shipping cost. Our society seems to expect almost need instant gratification so if that’s what you need then there is no alternative other than driving from store to store to buy your product an take it home now. However, if you can reprogram your priorities and plan ahead you will save money and time by shopping on the internet. Spend your free time in a more enjoyable way, shop online. Check out TwistedCorkscrew.com for top quality wine accessories and gifts. Use this coupon (lad567) for a 5% discount on you next purchase through 28 Feb 2010.

Free Shipping

Everyone wants free shipping. This is an excellent way to market a product but you need to make sure the product isn’t over priced. Let’s be honest the retailer has to make money. The shipping cost is going to be captured either in the cost of the product or shipping fee. If the retailer is large they may buy the product cheaper and sometimes will pass the savings on to the buyer. It’s best to do some price checking but also check on shipping times. Sometimes you will give up faster delivery for free shipping but as long as you order early that may not be a problem. Also, don’t forget about customer service sometimes this is worth more than free shipping. Whatever you decide have fun shopping this holiday season and visit TwistedCorkscrew.com we pride ourselves on providing top notch customer service and try to go the extra mile to make our customers happy. Check out the Artful Winemaker a new innovative personal wine making system and we offer Free Shipping for this product.

True or Twisted

Stick lizards run through the desert holding a stick in their mouth when they stop running they the drop the stick and stand on it because the sand is hot and they have tender feet. Stick Lizards run fast, so the best chance to catch them is when they are standing on their stick because they have to hop off the stick and pick it up before they run off through the desert. The irony is that stick lizards are considered a delicacy and when the American Indians catch stick lizards they roast them over a campfire using the stick that the lizard was carrying. Leave your comments about TRUE or TWISTED on http://www.twistedcorkscrew.com/ and check out our products.

Twisted Discounts

Coupon Code

Additional 5% discount on all corkscrews thru Nov 09

Type Code Thanksgiving1023 during checkout

Save on your Holidays gifts at TwistedCorkscrew.com. Checkout our large selection of quality corkscrews. We have many styles of waiter's corkscrews, winged corkscrews, specialty openers, replica antique corkscrews and more. Check this blog for future discounts throughout the holiday season.

Wine Holders

Just in decorative whimsical metal wine caddies. We have great characters like “Biker Dude”, “Knight” and “Pirate”. We also carry wine caddies for different professions like “Doctor”, “Waiter” and “ Teacher”. These wine caddies are well made and are available in pewter colored and highly polished wine caddies which are especially classy looking. Compare our prices on these to others that you have seen, you will be pleasantly surprised. Any of these would be a great Christmas gift for a friend or relative. Check out the sports wine caddies like the “Tennis Player” or the “Fisherman”. Click this link to see the entire selection on TwistedCorkscrew.

Artful Winemaker - The Personal Winemaking System

I have been making wine at home for about 10 years and it is truly an enjoyable experience. It must be my right brain that drives this creative urge. Whatever it is, it sure is fun. I love the process all the way through bottling but I especially like giving bottles away to friends, taking a bottle to a party and receiving all the surprise looks and compliments about my wine making hobby.
Now this wine making experience that I love is available to everyone, even those who live in a small apartment or condo. After three years of extensive research and development, a revolutionary, one of a kind personal wine making system that offers an exciting and new innovative winemaking experience is available.
One of the newest most innovative products on the market today for personal wine making is the Artful Winemaker. The developers of this system set out to take traditional winemaking practices and produce a system that was easy and convenient to use, plus deliver 12 bottles of premium quality wine in just 28 days.
An important advantage to the Artful Winemaker is that it requires minimal space and time investment, plus this system offers a hands-on winemaking experience that gives wine-lovers the opportunity to handcraft their very own wines and express their creativity in 3 easy steps.
Each all inclusive Artful winemaker package includes: instructional DVD, premium wine refill kit of your choice, 12 bottles, toppers (corks), closures (bottle dressing), funnel, spoon, adhesive thermometer and ingredient packets.

The step by step procedures detail procedures for each step of the following process:
Day 1 – Assembly, Sanitizing, Mixing & Fermenting

Day 14 - Stabilizing and Clearing

Day 28 - Bottling
Current varietal choices include five of the most popular: Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Cabernet/Shiraz, Merlot and White Zinfandel.

You can be a wine maker even if you live in a big city apartment. Why shouldn't you experience the enjoyment of creating that special wine to share with your family and friends? This personal wine making system is designed for anyone that wants to make their own wine but doesn't have the space, time, money or patience it takes to make wine the old way.
The Artful Winemaker Personal Winemaking System makes no mess and requires no heavy lifting to hand craft 12 signature bottles of wine. The all inclusive Artful Winemaker Deluxe system includes everything you need to make wine.
The Artful Winemaker is available for $159.99 at http://www.twistedcorkscrew.com/