Canadian Gift Guide

What It Is: I don’t know about you, but it’s rare for the fiance and I to polish off a bottle of wine in a single sitting. More often than not, we’re interested in just a nice glass of wine with dinner – but as everyone knows, wine’s never quite as good once its been cracked open. Until, perhaps now, with the advent of the Air Cork. All you have to do is drop the deflated balloon into your half-drunk bottle, use the cutesy grape air pump to pump up the volume, and presto – you’ve got a genuinely airtight seal that will fit seamlessly against the walls of your wine bottle, extending the life of your vino for up to three days – or longer, if you keep an eye on it and give it an extra few squeezes.

Who It’s For: Your good friend and awesome hostess, as a fab dinner party gift. Your wine-brewing parents, to keep their home batch extra fresh. Your wine-swilling sister, after her honeymoon to France’s wine country.

What It Costs: $24.95 plus $10 shipping.

Where It’s At: You can order online at the Air Cork website. I noticed a handful of Canadian retailers on their website so stay tuned – I’m sure as the holidays approach you’ll be able to pick it up and more and more local wine boutiques.

Want a bonus entry into yesterday’s GloDea giveaway? The brand is also on Twitter. Follow them, tag them in a Tweet (and me @cdngiftguide) and leave a link back to your tweet below to earn another entry. While you’re at it, tell me what you think of the impressive Air Cork!