A light little wine. For the Crikey outdoor set who spend weekends trekking up hills and down dales comes word of an important new product. Along with your powdered milk and Deb instant mash you can now put you instant wine powder in the knapsack. Just add water to the “Trek ‘n Eat Drinks Powder Type Red Wine” and you end up with a magic potion that’s eight percent alcohol by volume. The German made product has apparently been a steady little seller for years but escaped general attention until Italian chianti makers protested about the use of the word “wein” on the label, which has seen sales enquiries. An instant powdered beer is due to be launched next year.

Wonderful to behold. A group of world leaders who will all be well and truly gone from office in 20 years expect applause for agreeing to make a difficult decision about what tough rules should apply to their successors in 2050. Yet no agreement on what the world should expect in the near term when the G8 nations are run by them. If you believe in miracles you will believe that a meaningful agreement will be reached in Copenhagen on limiting carbon emissions.