India, Sept. 23 -- I am calling this colour 2026 burgundy. Or should we just address it as the iPhone 2026 colour? Assembly calls it Wine, but burgundy feels more accurate, especially in person.

And the timing of this suitcase entering my life could not have been better. It arrived around the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro, so the wine-coloured suitcase and the new phone made a rather good travel colour-coded combination.

The looks got my attention first. The finish is lovely, the zips have neat detailing, and even the handle and little hardware pieces work with the colour. My only first impression was that it felt a tad bulkier than my usual cabin suitcases, which is fairly expected when you add a dedicated laptop compartment. Then I took...