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> As the holidays near, the usual flood of catalogs has started, and I
> have noticed more new or recent wine gadgets than usual. I will mention
> a few that I think I can live without.
>
> There is fusion stemware called virtually unbreakable. Instead of lead,
> the glass contains magnesiuum. It is called the lightest and most
> break-resistant glassware in the world. Move over titanium containing
> glass of last year. I can see the advantage of being virtually
> unbreakable. However if a normal wine glass is too heavy for you to
> lift easily, I think you should go to the nearest hospital emergency
> room at once, as you likely have a very serious health problem.

Of all the gewgaws that you list, this one strikes me as at least
somewhat useful. I can well imagine having a set of "unbreakable"
glasses for parties where appreciation of the wine may not be te
foremost concern.

<SNIP remaining oddities>

This reminds me of the British notion of "silly season." As the
gift-giving season approaches at the end of the year, marketers come up
with all these new and useless gizmos for perplexed relatives to give to
their family oenophile.

Mark Lipton