Most portable cellarettes were made of mahogany, and designs were varied, the shape governed to some degree by the shapes of wine bottles.
And from there followed poems in flowcharts, or made from Scrabble tiles, in Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, in the form of CVs, in the shapes of wine-glasses and light-bulbs.
"It affects the very shape of the wine," said Mr. Lynch, who does not buy wine without sulfur from any producer other than Mr. Lapierre.
The same goes for the color and shape of a wine's label: some labels make us think that a wine is more valuable (and, hence, more tasty), while others don't.
It proved to be a rewarding travel option — although sometimes challenging on the hills — with my favorite stop being the new viewing tower in the shape of a wine barrel in the vineyards above Mala Trna.
The plush chairs, specially ordered for the room, cast a shadow on the walls in the shape of a wine glass.
I must also mention the name of Beppe Colla, Tino's older brother, who is one of the living legends of Langhe wine, a forward thinking person who helped shape the direction of wine in this area for several decades.
The shape and size of wine glasses determines nature and type of wine to be served.
Saatchi, "The egg diet" - Nine eggs in all the possible shapes, a glass of wine and a small tank with a shark - his well known lost shark.
The modern tower built in the shape of a wooden wine barrel offers beautiful views of the Tokaj region, overlooking the green border between Slovakia and Hungary.
