Decorative Wine Bottle Holders

From Coasters to Travel Containers

A starched linen napkin, folded around a wine bottle provides an elegant touch to the pouring of wine; however, the wrapped bottle can take on the look of a penguin in an overcoat if you leave the bottle on the table. Today the wine drinker has a myriad of choices of decorative wine bottle holders. These holders not only present the wine with all the fanfare due an excellent bottle of wine, but they also can provide several useful functions.

• Display – Showcase your wine bottle on your table.
• Drip Protection – Coaster-style bottle holders are excellent ways to catch drips before they get onto the table or counter.
• Insulation – Gel packs tucked into the design keep the wine chilled down to the last drop.
• Carry – Take your wine bottle with you, keeping it safely encased in a decorative covering.

For Serving, Not Storage

Decorative wine bottle holders are designed to showcase one bottle of wine for serving or traveling - not for long term wine storage. Holders are not designed to maintain the wine at optimal storage temperature. Additionally, the design of the holders may not keep the bottle at the correct angle to keep the cork moist.

Saving a bottle of wine from a special event is a great memento. However, you should resist the temptation to use a decorative wine bottle holder to permanently display this very special bottle of wine over a long period of time. The wine will not be stored in its best environment. If you purchase or are given a valuable bottle of wine you should keep the bottle in a wine cabinet that will hold the wine at the proper temperature to maintain the wine's character. Want to display that important bottle? Drink the wine and then proudly display the bottle in your bottle holder.

Styles For Every Household

There are a wide variety of styles available to match many decors and moods. Contemporary decors can be well accessorized with sleek bands of metal bent to encompass the bottle or the LeArc holders - wooden blades that seem to defy gravity while they balance your wine bottle in a horizontal position.

If you are into whimsy, you might enjoy the wide variety of resin designs available that feature an engaging French waiter holding a bottle of wine. Wine drinkers who enjoy the fantasy world might enjoy presenting their wine to their guests on the back of a medieval dragon.

Picnickers on grass or sand will enjoy having the safety of Steady Sticks bottle holders which have a metal post at the bottom to stick into the grass or sand to keep the bottle from being knocked over.

Wine drinks on the go will appreciate the safety and convenience of the neoprene wine bottle holders designed to hold a wide assortment of sizes – Mini wine bottles, splits, standard 750 ml and larger champagne bottles. Many of these holders have a loop built into the top of the holder which can easily be hung off a bicycle handle bar.

Leather and wood decorative holders protect wine bottles on their way to a party or picnic. They won't maintain the chill on a wine – but they are great for red wines or for wines that won't be enjoyed immediately at the destination.

Perfect for Gifts

Wine accessories always make terrific gifts for wine lovers; however, if you don't know what accessories they have, you run the risk of duplicating the accessories they already have in the drawers and cupboards. Even if they already have a decorative wine bottle holder they will probably enjoy having an additional holder, particularly if its design echoes their home décor and lifestyle.

The many styles and prices of wine bottle holders give many options for gift giving.

Where to Buy Decorative Wine Bottle Holders

• HomeWetBar.com – Large assortment of designs
• Stowe Craft Design – Metal figures
• Unique Box Shop – Wooden balance wine bottle holders including LeArc
• Amazon – Optical illusion chain link holder
• Tico Home Décor – French chef designs
• Sonrack.com – Wooden balance bars and French chef designs
• Wine Enthusiast Catalog – Unique designs including Steady Sticks and neoprene totes