The Best Gifts for Wine Lovers
If you’re on the hunt for the perfect gifts for wine lovers in your life, you’ve found it! We’ve compiled this gift guide to help you choose the perfect, unique wine-centric present that’s both fun and functional. From wine glasses to decanters, wine travel accessories and more, you’re sure to find one or more wine lover gifts that strike your fancy!
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Hey-o! It’s time for our next gift guide!
Today’s gift guide is no different, and it’s featuring one of my favorite things: WINE. And wine gifts, of course. 🙂
My friend, Valorie, and I have searched high and low for fun gifts for the wine lovers in your life.
We’ve got an array of different types of gifts, from those that are less spendy (but still feel special!) to ones that are more costly.
How to use this gift guide for wine lovers:
Whether you’re looking for a birthday present, a holiday gift or just because, these wine lovers gifts are good any time of year.
Heck, you could use this gift guide as inspiration for a present for yourself.
We’ve got a bar cart, as well as a wine subscription service if you want your wine loving friend or family member to enjoy a few bottles on you! (More on this below.)
More ideas for wine lovers:
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If you’d prefer to gift your person a bottle of wine, you can do this, too!
There are several wine subscription services, too, if you want to go that route!
Here are a few thoughts on those:
- First Leaf is a wine subscription service that we’re members of, and we really enjoy it! When you enroll, you answer some questions so they can customize a box for you and your tastebuds. Every month (or whenever you receive a box), you can offer feedback on the wine sent so that they can recommend more wines that you might like. You can also send your loved one a gift card to spend as they see fit!
- Winc is another wine subscription service that friends have spoken highly of. When you enroll, you take a quiz so they can send you a personalized box. They offer more than 20 different categories of wine—everything from chardonnay to vegan wine to Portuguese wine to grenache. You can also give your wine lover a gift card to Winc so they can put the money toward a subscription.
How to choose a bottle of wine for a friend or loved one
What do they like? This is going to be key in deciding a good bottle of wine for them, as well as possibly asking for help if you’re not well-versed in wine.
Workers at your local liquor store will be able to help guide you to the right bottle, depending on your price point, as well as your person’s favorite type, whether that’s a sparkling wine, cabernet sauvignon, sauvignon blanc or anything in between.
Why I love this gift guide:
I love guides like this one because I have the best time researching and then delving into the product information.
We’re highlighting gifts that are wine-centric but not actually wine.
You’re bound to find several great gifts for the wine drinkers in your life here.
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The best part? When it’s not being used, it easily collapses and can be folded, so it’s not taking up room in your closet. It hardly weighs anything, so it’s not a pain to fold up and bring in your luggage on the way to your destination. This is great for any of your loved ones who love wine and travel in equal measure.
They catch the light beautifully, and the designs will always morph as they are filled with different wines.
They’re made with lead-free paint and each glass was hand-blown by an expert artisan. They come packaged in a beautiful box, ready to be wrapped and given as a gift. If you can find it, there’s also a matching decanter, though it seems to be sold out as of this writing. The glasses do need to be hand washed, so make sure you tell your loved one that!
This is a great primer for all the big topics in wine. It teaches about the basic wines: red, white, rosé and bubbly.
After that, it tackles big questions like how to pair wine with food, understanding terroir and why some wines cost so much money.
It may not make your vino lover friend or family member an expert, but this short book will leave them with a lot more answers than questions.
The author, Jancis Robinson, is a British wine critic and journalist. She provides advice for the wine cellar for Queen Elizabeth II, so you know she’s the real deal.
This is perfect for bringing wine into places you miiiiiiiight not be allowed to have it, because even if you’re asked to open the bag, it won’t look suspicious inside. There’s an easy pour spout that is hidden as a pocket.
The lining is BPA-free and the insulation will keep your wine chilled for a few hours. Just don’t forget to bring some cups with you! Consider these unbreakable silicone ones.
These wine tumblers are equally perfect for white wine on the beach and mulled wine at a holiday parade. They come in a lot of really fun colors and designs, including this rose quartz, copper, stardust, turquoise and unicorn magic. These make a great gift for anyone who likes to enjoy their wine somewhere other than the dining table.
There are more than 70 unique recipes inside this cookbook, and each one not only uses wine as an ingredient, but also suggests a wine pairing to drink as you eat. The pictures are stunning, too, making this book an all-around treat.
Author Fiona Beckett isn’t just anyone—she’s an award-winning food and wine writer and once won Food Journalist of the Year from the Guild of Food Writers. She’s been writing about wine and food for some of the biggest publications around the world for years.
This wine decanter was made to decant a standard sized bottle (750 ml).
The design creates plenty of surface area for the wine to mix with the air, which is the key to aerating a wine evenly and quickly. There are thousands of wine decanters out there, but this one is a perfect bet for any classic wine lover.
The have the classic gold rim and the lovely artwork that has made Spode so famous.
The Spode line is actually a great ongoing gift set for loved ones—a friend’s grandmother gave my parents a piece every Christmas for ten years until they had a full set of Spode dishes, bowls, silverware, and glasses; and my mother has her own set, too!
As long as they’re handled carefully, these will stay beautiful for decades.
About the Author:
Erin Parker is a Southern gal living in Texas with her husband and two daughters. She started The Speckled Palate to share what she was cooking as a newlywed… and over the years, it’s evolved to capture her love for hosting. Specifically, the EASIEST, lowest key entertaining because everyone deserves to see their people and connect over good food. Learn more about her…
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