Chances are that a newly married couple will be doing a lot of entertaining at home, and wine will be a part of their lifestyle.

For simple candle-lit dinners for two to relaxed football afternoons with friends and family barbecues, gifts revolving around the vines will be more than welcome.

Glassware is always a useful gift. Beautifully designed glasses, ice buckets and decanters can be found in every price category. Clear glass should be the first choice because it allows you to see the delicate color of wine. A clear glass also allow you to see if the wine is cloudy, a signal that the wine may have some defects.

Red wine seems to taste better when it is served in big, round-bowled Burgundy glasses, sometimes called balloons, or large tulip-shaped Bordeaux style glasses. White wine glasses have smaller bowls because the chilled wines emit less flavor and they do not need to be swirled.

There is a universal glass with a size somewhere in the middle of the other two. If the bride and groom have limited storage space, this is an excellent option.

Sparkling wines are best served in a flute, a tall, narrow glass that minimizes the surface of the wine exposed to warm air and keeps it cooler. You can also watch the teeming bubbles dance.

There is a new look in wine glasses that is very trendy. These glasses are cup-shaped and lack stems. But if you are serving chilled white wine, the heat from your palm will warm the wine too quickly. And part of the pleasure of drinking fine red wines is swirling it gently in the glass and observing the "legs," those streaks that descend gently into the cup. You need a stem to maximum these pleasures, so stick with stemware classics.

Although screw caps are becoming more common, most wine bottles have corks, so tools for removing corks are necessary. The classic "rabbit" will stand the test of time. You clamp the bottle top in the vise grips, lever up on the handle and out pops the cork. It runs about $90. The "cork pop" also is very easy to use. You insert the needle and press lightly on the button located on the top and the cork pops out. This is especially useful for synthetic corks. Both tools can be found at kitchen stores.

Canvas wine carriers with wheels can go almost anywhere from the beach to the backyard. They are lightweight and also have compartments for food storage. Canvas totes run between $30 and $50.

There also are rolling stainless-steel beverage chests with compartments for ice cubes and bottles that can be wheeled right onto the patio for parties. They start at about $200.

Refrigerated storage units protect wine from light and maintain temperature and humidity. Some units have separate compartments for white and red wines. Prices start at about $200 and go up. For top-of-the-line models, check out Sub-Zero and Viking.

You also can find racks and bins for storing wine, especially useful if space is limited. These can be stored in closets or under a bed.

A starter cellar is an excellent gift for the newlyweds. You can buy two cases of assorted wines, one red and one white, around $12 per bottle, for a total of less than $300.

Last but not least, you may want to include a few bottles of Wine Away stain remover with any wine gift. It is available from evergreenlabs.com. This product is especially helpful when the groom spills a glass of red wine on the new berber carpet.