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Unpretentious

The bag: Padded nylon duffel bag with ice pack, $7.99, Larchmont Village Wine & Cheese.

For the record:

12:00 a.m. Nov. 14, 2002 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday November 14, 2002 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 13 inches; 496 words Type of Material: Correction
Wine tote prices -- An article in Wednesday’s Food section gave incorrect retail prices for two wine totes from International Wine Accessories. The zippered black leather tote is $79.95, not $49.95. The flip-top Connoisseur Wine Bag is $39.95, not $29.95.

The statement: You’re no wine snob, but modest in all pursuits. Wine, plain and simple.

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Minimalist

The bag: B.Y.O. Chiller in hard white plastic with freezable molded insert for two bottles; accommodates champagne bottles; $49.95; from Artisans on Web, (www.aoweb.com).

The statement: You live in an architectural home, hate clutter and give gifts from the Museum of Modern Art, where the carrier earned a permanent spot in the collection, despite looking like Jane Jetson’s picnic basket.

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Party girl

The bag: The Double, a thermally molded foam, fake ocelot fur wine tote with corkscrew and carrying strap, $27, from Surf to Summit (www.surftosummit.com), or Top- line Wine & Spirits in Glendale.

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The statement: You and your date, Bacchus, just want to have fun.

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Corporate

The bag: Connoisseur Wine Bag, a discreet, two- or three-bottle flip-top case in black vinyl, with corkscrew pocket, $29.95; from International Wine Accessories (www.iwa wine.com).

The statement: You’re high enough up the corporate structure to have received this as a bonus last year, but you didn’t rate the 1997 Chianti that came inside the boss’ tote.

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Luxurious

The bag: Two-bottle, zip-around black leather tote with sleeve for corkscrew and carrying strap; $49.95; from International Wine Accessories (www.iwawine. com).

The statement: The black leather doesn’t clash with the leather interior of the Jaguar.

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