Spirited Away
It isn't often that a product can reshape the way that millions of people live their lives. Maybe once in a generation something is invented that alters the course of human civilization. Bronze tools helped humans along the path towards organized agriculture. The automobile changed the way goods and people were transported. The printing press created the notion of mass media and nationalism. And today it has happened again.
Behold the Full Bottle of Wine Glass. It holds an entire bottle of wine. The sheer awesomeness of that fact, regardless of the tangible benefits, makes me quake. As the wine world finds itself engaged in an epic struggle with the increasing popularity of screw-top wine bottles and boxed wine, the Full Bottle of Wine Glass enters into our cultural consciousness at a crucial time. While the old guard of wine snobbery pooh-poohs the more avant-garde trends that are keeping the wine economy thriving, they are missing out on all the fun - chiefly, getting sloshed on just one really big glass of wine.
Think about it, if you usually limit yourself to just one glass of wine at the end of each day or with dinner, your whole world just changed for the better. No more wondering just how much it was you drank last night. You know the answer: honestly, just one glass.
Here are the stats: This beast clocks in at a towering 13 inches. Its robust 4.25-inch diameter is easily cradled in two open palms. The dynamic carrying capacity of this receptacle is a voluminous 750 ml. To properly use this thing in public you'll have to understand that on a scale of classiness, this falls somewhere between brown bagging it and doing a keg stand. If you can shoulder that social stigma, grab on to one of these puppies.
Maybe you aren't the type of person who can catch the subtle aromas of young raspberry or the velvet scent of semi-sweet chocolate in your Pinot Noir. If wine isn't your style, you could still use it as a display for floating candles or candy. But if you feel compelled to get a wine glass-shaped container that holds two liters of liquid, you and I both know the real reason you want it.Now, if they only made a glass that holds an entire box of wine...
