A year's subscription to Decanter, the leading wine magazine, makes a super present - especially if you announce it by presenting the December issue wrapped around a bottle. (Irish subscriptions £47.80stg; credit card hotline 00 44 1622 778778)
Glass Studio `Gingko' coasters suddenly stamp style all over a category of drinking accessory blighted by an increasingly naff image . Made in Greece, these thick glass tiles with a gold leaf motif are lovely enough to leave casually strewn around all the time. (Terroirs, Donnybrook, £40 for six).
Elegance, the lever model bottle opener from Le Creuset's Screwpull range, is the king and lord high executioner of corkscrews - stronger and sleeker than the original model. Manufactured in Sligo, it comes with a wall mounting plate for constant accessibility (not to mention visibility). A shocking price, but it does the job with unparalleled ease. (Mitchells Kildare St & Glasthule, Berry Bros Harry St, Kitchen Complements Chatham St, McCabes Merrion and many other good wine merchants, also Arnotts, Brown Thomas, usually £195).
The Bacchus decanter, from the Cristallerie de Hartzviller in Alsace, is a beautiful piece in the sort of pure, simple shape that would look equally at home in a modern or a traditional setting. (Terroirs, Donnybrook, £70).
Sterling silver cufflinks in the form of claret bottles: what wine nut could resist such a stylish yet subtle indication their passion? They're smartly presented on dark navy velvet in a dinky matching leather box. (Berry Bros, Harry Street, £75)
The Champagne Duo stands a good chance of being put to frequent use, this year of all years. The two shiny steel objects are a star-shaped clamp to help ease out stubborn or crumbling corks, and a stopper to keep the bubbles in any liquid that may
perchance remain in an opened bottle. From Screwpull again, in a good looking black box. (Widely available from good wine and giftware shops, usually about £35.)