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Wine Gift Elegance
A Bottle of Wine is a Simple and Tasteful Wine GiftBut, what should you buy? 1) The Wine Lover's Favorite: The perfect wine gift. However, the wine may be too expensive or unavailable? 2) Inexpensive Wine: You may be watching your wallet, but you don't want to buy schlock wine. Luckily, there are many good wines under $20. 3) Top-Rated Wine: Want something really classy? A top wine may fit the bill. Or, you can kick it up a notch and buy a collectible. 4) Collectible Wine: This is an impressive wine gift, but you need a good source for rare, fine wine. Collectible wine can be bought retail, or through an auction, or you can purchase a wine future. Morrellwine.com - Source of Rare, Fine Wine, Auctions and Futures Note: Wine futures usually require a minimum purchase of 6 bottles. 5) A Certain Type of Wine: Champagne for a celebration, dessert wine for someone with a sweet tooth, kosher riesling to go with latkes for Hanukkah, organic wine for the health nut. 6) Wine from a Popular Wine Region: Spanish wine is en vogue these days. Top regions are Rioja and Ribera del Duero. 7) Wine Bottle Size: A magnum is rarer and makes a more impressive gift than a standard bottle. Or, if you want to buy a really nice wine but can't afford a standard bottle, try a half bottle. 8) Wine in Unique Packaging: How about a chocolate -covered wine bottle. No, I'm not kidding! Each bottle of wine is hand-dipped in gourmet Guittard dark chocolate for a beautiful and unforgettable wine gift presentation. Simply pull the ribbon "zipper" to release the chocolate jacket from the bottle, pour the wine into glasses, and enjoy! Chocolate-Covered Wine Bottles
Want Something Even More Decadent?9) Wine Gift Baskets: A gift basket can be as simple as Champagne and Godiva chocolates, or as lavish as a premium selection of French or California wine with cookies, chocolate truffles, a wide variety of cheeses, gourmet food, even caviar. They make great corporate gifts.Many Wine Lovers Dream of Owning a Winery10) Winemaking Kit: Winemaking is a hot, new trend. Do you know someone who likes to cook or is always fixing something? A beginner's winemaking kit is a great gift for someone who is creative but doesn't mind getting their hands dirty.11) Make Your Own Brew: If you're a creative person or an accomplished winemaker, give someone a bottle of your own wine personalized for the occasion. Personalized wine labels are easy to make. You can even make wine for a specific occasion. Your wine can be ready in as little as 4 weeks.
Need a Quick Wine Gift?12) Wine Club Membership: A wine club membership is a fun, easy way for a novice to discover their favorite wines. Two bottles of wine are chosen by experts and shipped to them on a monthly basis. Prepaid memberships are available for 3, 6 and 12 months.Monthly wine clubs at Wine.com
13) Wine Gift Certificates: Ahh...the savior of the procrastinator, or the hard to please wine lover. The good thing about gift certificates is they can be delivered and used almost immediately if you choose the E-delivery option. Don't worry a gift certificate will be physically mailed to the recipient as well.
Wine Lovers Need Their Tools14) Wine Accessories: There are many aspects to wine appreciation and most of them need a tool. Stoppers, corkscrews, wine glasses, decanters, even a wine refrigerator would be a great gift for an oenophile.Wine glasses, decanters and more.
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15) Personalized Wine Accessories: You can add an initial or a name to a wide variety of wine gifts. The most popular are personalized wine glasses, but you can also personalize coasters, trays, wine chillers. You can even buy a personalized wine jail (decorative metal wine rack with lock). Personalized items can take 4 to 6 weeks for delivery so plan accordingly.
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Wine Education16) Books: Three excellent books for the novice
17) Wine Magazine Subscription: Ratings and reviews of hundreds of wines and spirits, food pairing articles, as well as expert commentary on wine trends, vintages and wine regions. 18) Wine Taste and Aroma Kits: Wine lovers can learn to identify flavors and scents like a pro. 19) Electronic Wine Guides: The Wine Master Pocket Wine Buying Guide 2008 offers over 10,000 wine and spirit reviews, ratings and suggested retail prices. Wine lovers never have to make another wine buying mistake again. There are also great deals on the 2007 and 2006 versions. Wine Master Pocket Wine Buying Guide
20) Cellar Software: Know someone still using a journal to keep track of their wines? The Personal Wine Curator Wine Cellar Software 2.0 allows oenophiles to categorize their wines into 500 sub-regions. They're alerted when cellared wines have reached maturity, and are even given food pairing suggestions. Personal Wine Curator Wine Cellar Software
Games21) A Taste for Wine and Murder:22)
Wine-opoly Board Game:
23) Shut the Box Game:
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Wine Party Kit:
Wine Art26) Cork Art: Winos love their corks. Collecting corks is a way to remember all the great wines they tasted. Help put those corks to use. There are kits available for making wine cork trivets, bulletin boards and trays.27) Wine Bottle Holders: Some are handmade works of art. The wine bottle holders by Festco are unique creations of steel and river rock. They're perfect for table tops, walls and corners. Provides the finishing touch in kitchens or wine cellars.
28) Wine Glass Charms: Usually in a set of 6, they're a fun way to identify everyone's glass. There are Faberge charms or Swarovski charms, you can even make them yourself. Choose your theme.
29) Ceramic-Tile Art: Wine-themed coasters and trays, perfect for the entertainer. You can even buy a ceramic-tile mural.
30) Art Prints / Posters: Wine-inspired landscapes, still lifes, or photographs may be just the thing for someone's kitchen, dining or living room wall. See the huge selection below.
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