Gizmodo: Champagne

Bullet-Shaped Bollinger Champagne Cooler, For 007's Giant Gun

Kit Eaton — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:10:00 EDT

A giant gun that fires bullets containing chilled bottles of Bollinger...sounds like a psychedelic James Bond-theme dream. But at least the bullet bit is nearly a reality. Bollinger has come up with this 007-themed champagne bottle cooler in time for Quantum of Solace that actually is bullet-shaped, though there's no giant Walther PPK to fire it. It's fabulously silly, and presumably fabulously priced since it's a strictly limited edition run of just 207. Maybe Bond should worry about it though: you know, the saying goes "somewhere out there there's a bullet with your name on it"... [Sybarites via Luxurylaunches]

Veuve Globalight Cools Your Champagne, Gives Romantic Glow Too

Kit Eaton — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:33:45 EDT

Designer Karim Rashid has turned out this multifunction champagne cooler just in time for the upcoming Milan Design Fair, and we have to admit it's rather beautiful. Produced in collaboration with Veuve Clicquot, the Globalight is supposed to keep your champers chilled for two hours and also sheds a halo of pink light: sitting on stepping stones in the middle of a lake is optional. Why that pink light, though? Might have a romantic impact on a special evening, perhaps. It'll certainly have an impact on your wallet: it's a 500-piece limited edition and costs $4,000. [Luxury launches]

Porsche's Futuristic Champagne Tower for Veuve Cliquot Is a Fridge by Any Other Name

AddyDugdale — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:30:05 EST

If it weren't for my obnobvious headline, you'd all be wondering what the hell this is. Just 15 of these Champagne tower chillers, with room for a dozen magnums in individual, lit drawers, have been designed for Veuve Cliquot by Porsche Design. Want to see what it looks like open?

Almost six-and-a-half feet in height, expect to see these stainless steel monstrosities in the kitchens of F1 drivers in time for their Christmas parties. [Sybarites]

First Day of Summer: Keep Those Brewskis Cool

Charlie White — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:10:28 EDT

Since today is the first day of summer, it's a good time to start thinking about how to keep your brewskis cool—and these byobags have a good chance of actually working.

Don't these little insulated carrying cases just scream "take me out to the ballgame?" Might be a good deal, since a nice cold frosty one is going for around $6 at the ballpark these days. But then, it might be kind of hard to sneak one of these byobags into the park, especially since they're so eye-catching and brightly colored.

They're available for a single wine/champagne bottle ($18.50ish) or a sixpack (around $28), and take a look at that convenient carrying handle. You can even pull it down and serve wine right from the bag. – Charlie White

Product Page [Firebox, via ShinyShiny]