A Vintage Wine Purse

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 2 No tags 1

Wicker_Wine_Carrier

When I was in St. Louis recently, my friends and I spent a Saturday afternoon at a vintage pop-up street fair. There was SO MUCH good stuff. Everything in LA gets picked over, but whenever I thrift or look at vintage in other cities while traveling I notice some real gems, and for cheap too. I walked past a stall and something caught my eye. It was like the clouds parted (it was really sunny out with no clouds but let’s just go with it) and a ray of light from the heavens shone down on one particular item…this wicker wine carrier. I call it my wine purse. Because when you leave the house, all you really need is a bottle of wine. Right??

Wicker_Wine_Carrier_Bottom

Who knows when it was made or where, but I had to have it. I think I paid $10 or $15 for it and it was money well spent. I usually use my Bottle Stock leather tote when transporting wine to a party or what have you, but this is so fun for the summer and all those picnics and BBQ’s.

Wicker_Wine_Carrier_Bottle

I actually found one on eBay that is very similar if you feel like you need this in your life. But, if you want the wine pictured (2013 La Clarine Farm Rosé) you can definitely buy that right here. It’s unfiltered, a little earthy/yeasty/tangy, like peach fuzz. Totally unique and delicious.