Vintage Vine Lover Gifts

"Am I the only guy at the table who goes back to when this stuff was two hundred and fifty dollars a bottle?"

Cocktails on the verandah.

Wine Lady

Pashminas are sooo noughties!

'Plastic corks, then screw caps; when they come out with a flip-n-sip Chateau Petrus I'm hanging up my tastevin.'

Military Medals

'We don't 'skimp' on the pour, sir; we're just generous with the glass.'

'Eight years old, huh? If it's so good, why didn't somebody drink it eight years ago?'

Early Piety

"Wheel, schmeel—check these babies out!"

'A Ball at the Mansion House'

Illustration from an Unpublished Novel

Abandoning the computer for a typewriter.

A Macaroni in 1772

'No, I'm not the sommelier; in fact, I don't even work here - I've just always wanted to try this wine.'

'Why, thank you. When they started the vineyard five generations ago, I heard they were shooting for freakin' awesome.'

'Jerry's 'old school'.'

"Are you looking to accentuate or camouflage?"

"Diamonds are so three billion years ago..."

An old-time engineer enters the cockpit on a flight.

'This is a wind-up, isn't it?'

"Of course, I'm perfectly willing to pay my income tax, but I stayed home all day on the fifteenth, and nobody came."

'I know I complimented you on that outfit last time you wore it, but that was in 1980.'

Opening the Barrel

Redhead

'No, you can't just watch the end of Bargainhunt!'

Swells - Men's Fashion

"They lead a simple life - they don't even put gas in their cars."

Portfolio, 2011

DIY enthusiasts find a time portal behind their old wallpaper

Notice: this dress will be out of style by January 2009.

'Are you sure this wine is ten years old?' - 'Yes, I remember opening it ten years ago.'

Girl's hair comes unfastened as a dance is about to begin

'Oi son, you're not going out dressed like that.'