Apparently, not so bad. But you might have to try it out yourself by grabbing a bottle of of Meteorito. The wine was basically a fusion of interests for Ian Hutcheon, who runs a vineyard and this astronomy center in Chile called the Centro Astronomica Tagua Tagua.

What he did was ferment the red wine by putting the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes with the three-inch meteorite inside the wooden barrel. The wine is then bottled twenty-five days later.

So how does Meteorito taste compared to the non-meteorite version of the wine? According to Hutcheon, it is “livelier.” But hey, maybe that’s what something from space can do either to you (or to the wine.)

Each bottle of Meteorito costs just £7 (~$11 USD), and over 10,000 have so far been fermented.

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The Baggy Winecoat, as this bag is called, isn’t just for wine. Fill her up with beer, soda, juice, ginger ale, and any other drink you want to take with you on the go. It’s fashioned from polyester or leatherette, and comes in five colors for you to choose from: black, red, white, lilac, and black leatherette.

The Baggy Winecoat was actually designed by Jakob Wagner and can hold up to 3 liters of your poison of choice. The bottom is made from solid rubber construction, and it has a built-in spigot so you can dispense your drinks anytime and anywhere you want to. You can find the Baggy Winecoat over at Scandanavian Design Center for about $53 (USD).

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My Japanese isn’t very good, but it looks like you’ll be able to get a pair of these glasses, along with a set of collectible Pac-Man wine coasters for about ¥5250 (appx. $50 USD). Here’s a bit of machine translation which should help you with your purchase decision:

“Wine glass wine glass set used in the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man is the home of a wine glass wine made in France. The glass we perform our 30th anniversary logo of Pac-Man. This product is full of playful fun and celebrate. Intensity than ordinary glass of soda, have a reputation as a professional. You can use the dishwasher. Glow in the endurance test of 2,000 was not lost. Coldcut – finish the mouth. The taste is smooth, you can enjoy the taste of wine more.”

Now I don’t quite get the tie-in between Pac-Man and wine – all I can think of is that Bandai Namco designed these glasses for the game’s little-known fifth ghost, Drinky.

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Perfect for a little Springwine, am I right? And they’re nice, thick glass, so they might be useful in case someone dares make fun of your geek glasses. I’m always in favor of dual-use objects.

They’re available at Etsy for $18, if they don’t keep selling out, that is. Apparently, wine glasses and Star Trek fans go together like a Ferengi and money.

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NEC’s Tasting Robot has achieved the unique distinction of the “world’s first robot sommelier” in the 2008 book of records. The robot is designed to be able to quickly determine the flavors and composition of a bottle of wine using its internal “taste” sensors. I’d still like to see it distinguish the finer points between a bottles of MD 20/20 , Night Train and Thunderbird.

I find it kind of ironic that a wine-tasting robot would make the Guinness Book. Shouldn’t it be a beer-tasting robot?

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The MyFountain computerized beverage machine sits on top of your counter and can automatically crank out booze, mixed drinks, soft drinks, beer and wine with the press of a virtual button.

Just press the appropriate button on the LCD touchscreen, and you’ll have your favorite beverage in just seconds. Their Virtual Bartender software lets you create your own ingredient lists and set all the proportions for your own custom concoctions. If you don’t know what to make, there’s even an online drink recipe generator that’ll help you out.

A small refrigerator sits below your countertop and holds up to a dozen types of alcohol and mixers. There’s also lines for beer, wine, water and carbon-dioxide for cranking out fizzy drinks. When it’s done pouring your drink, it even automatically sanitizes the drink lines with hot water, so your Cosmopolitan doesn’t taste like a Negroni and vice versa. The system also offers password protection to keep those who shouldn’t be pouring drinks from going to town.

Manufacturer Digital Beverages is still wrapping up the final production version of the MyFountain, but expects to have them available for consumers, restaurants and bars by Spring 2008. Prices are expected to start just North of $2500 USD.

[via PopSci via BornRich]