Added on 11/13/07

This unique and valuable kit allows you to speak about wine like a true professional. Learn how to taste wine while you are guided through its mysteries and pleasures. The kit is based upon international studies that have identified nine principal... See more

This unique and valuable kit allows you to speak about wine like a true professional. Learn how to taste wine while you are guided through its mysteries and pleasures. The kit is based upon international studies that have identified nine principal components of wine. The principal "essences"—along with their level of concentration and intensity—are what ultimately determine a wine’s flavor and character. The kit includes these nine essences—sweet, bitter, sour, smooth, acetic, flowery, fruity, oak and tannin—individually bottled and carefully prepared so that the suggested dilution corresponds to their concentration in wine. The more you use the kit, the better you’ll be able to identify the separate tastes in wine and understand the countless ways in which they can be blended. You’ll also enjoy wine more and feel completely at ease when you’re ordering it in restaurants or discussing it with other Wine Enthusiasts. Kit also includes, a detailed instruction booklet, all necessary... See less

Highlights: $69.95

Added on 11/13/07

Crème brûlée is an irresistible restaurant treat, hiding cool, creamy custard under a crackly warm crust. Our set provides everything you need to make this luscious dessert at home. It includes four French Apilco porcelain ramekins; a professional... See more

Crème brûlée is an irresistible restaurant treat, hiding cool, creamy custard under a crackly warm crust. Our set provides everything you need to make this luscious dessert at home. It includes four French Apilco porcelain ramekins; a professional culinary torch for quickly caramelizing the sugar on top, with adjustable, antiflare flame and safety lock. (Butane fuel is not included.) The torch also caramelizes sugar on fruit tarts and meringues and is handy for roasting bell peppers, melting cheese on onion soup and browning gratins. This set is an excellent gift for anyone who enjoys dessert making and entertaining. Ramekins are 4 fl. oz. each. Five-piece set (4 ramekins and torch). See less

Highlights: $49.95

Added on 11/13/07

Fifty years ago, Piaggio shook up the scooter world with its Vespa GS (Gran Sport), at the time the fastest Vespa, the first to reach speeds of more than 60 mph and the first Vespa model with 10-inch wheels. Today, Vespa makes history again by... See more

Fifty years ago, Piaggio shook up the scooter world with its Vespa GS (Gran Sport), at the time the fastest Vespa, the first to reach speeds of more than 60 mph and the first Vespa model with 10-inch wheels. Today, Vespa makes history again by renewing the GS blend of speed and style in the Vespa GTS 250, an uncompromising fusion of breathtaking performance, technical superiority and classic Vespa design, to become the most exciting model to date. See less