Are you trying to find some top gift ideas for wine lovers on your gift list? Keep reading, because I’ve put together a list of gifts which are sure to delight the oenophile in your life. Now of course, a personal vineyard is the ultimate gift for your favorite wine lovers; but if this is out of your budget, then these ideas may help you find a great gift for that special someone.

10 Great Gift Ideas For Wine Lovers

1. Well, like I said before, you’re favorite wine lover could use their own vineyard. However, there is another option available if you can’t quite swing the whole vineyard. You can become a part owner in many wineries for a cost. This is definitely worth a look – it may not make you or the recipient rich, but it makes a great gift for any wine lover on your shopping list.

2. You cannot go wrong if you select an assortment of wine glasses as a special gift. This will be a welcome and useful gift that will probably see action immediately. Those huge, deep-bellied glasses for richer, full-bodied wines are also lovely just to see perched on a bar or table.

3. A cute and inexpensive gift is the royal purple “Instant Youth” bottle bag. You can fit the drawstring bag around an empty or full wine bottle and present it to one of your friends. The writing on the bag declares “Instant Youth just add wine”. This will get a chuckle from the recipient and if you toss in a selection from a particularly great year, it will be twice as appreciated.

4. Personalized labels. You can order a bottle of Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Sauvignon or Petite Syrah which comes with a personalized label. You can have this printed in any design you like – you can even have a photograph of your choice printed in the label!

5. One ideal selection among wine gifts is a portable wine box or basket. These come in an amazing variety. You can choose one made from leather, wicker, or even wood. Some of these carry single bottles of wine while others have room for 2 or more. There are also higher end models that include wine stoppers, corkscrews, glasses and napkins that make them perfect take-a-longs for a concert or picnic.

6. Both fun and educational, the Wineopoly board game makes a great gift for your favorite wine lover. You can learn fun facts about wine while playing this game in which the game tokens include wineglasses, carafes, cheese and other wine-themed designs.

7. Wine glass charms are always appreciated. These decorative items are collected by many wine lovers and you can even order custom made sets of these wine glass charms from some companies.

8. A wine club membership is a great gift for anyone on your list. This is a wonderful way to introduce them to your favorite winery or vineyard. These memberships have wine lists that can be tailored to please even the most discriminating palates.

9. Cookbooks with wine-related recipes also make great gifts for wine lovers. Food and wine were made to be together, after all. Healthy eating recipes aren’t hard to find, and they will compliment your wine selection very nicely. You could even create your own gift basket featuring one of these cookbooks, a god bottle of wine and any other additions you care to make – some assorted cheeses or napkins add a nice touch to this gift.

10. A novelty T-shirt with an original or inspired saying can be worn by any proud wine lover who is worth a bunch of grapes.

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The wine glass you choose to drink out of is nearly as important as the wine you choose to put in it. If you have joined a wine club and have been acquiring a collection of fine wines, you will want to give your glassware some consideration.

Each different kind of wine style has a different wine glass that will compliment it best. First, how people perceive the wine is affected by how it is presented. If the finest wine is served in a plastic cup… well you get the picture. When selecting the perfect wine glasses to sample your wine out of, take into account the shape, clarity, stem, and material.

The shape of the wine glass affects not only the temperature of the wine in the glass, but also the aroma and flavor of the wine. The clarity of the wine glass will affect how the wine appears to the eyes. The stem of the glass will also affect the perception, but more importantly the sturdiness of the glass itself.

There are three kinds of wine glasses most commonly used. Red wine glasses feature a rounder mow wide bowl. This shape allows for better cooling and breathing of the red wine, bringing out the real flavor, and holding in the bouquet. Two different styles of red wine glasses are Burgundy and Bordeaux. White wine glasses are straighter, more tulip shaped. This kind of shape helps keep the wine cold since most whites are meant to be drunk chilled. Champagnes glasses are in the form of a flute, tall sides with a narrow bowl. This enhances the effervescence and maintains a cool temperature.

Don’t forget to consider the stem, as it will likely determine how long the wine glass will last. The glass itself should be no bigger than two servings, with one serving taking up no more than half the glass. Glasses can either be made out of glass, or crystal. Crystal being more expensive, but far more durable and clear. Consider your wine glasses a natural extension of your wine, it should capture the best color, bouquet, and taste possible.

Truly there are endless options when choosing a wine glass. These are just some basic principles to take into consideration.

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The Celebrations Wine Club was formed 20 years ago by Anna Maria Knapp. For the past 2 decades she has been providing her clients with the finest Italian wines and Californian wines avaliable on the market. They search the regions for truly gifted wine makers. Searching out the small family-owned wineries that produce boutique wines and hand-crafted vintages that are nothing short of world class.

The Celebrations wine club does not deal in large scale wine operations. While acknowledging that they have their place as an everyday drinking wine due to their inexpensive nature, you will not receive this in a shipment from the Celebrations Wine Club. The wines shipped by Anna are selected for their flavor, aroma, authenticity, and “balance of components that melts into a gloriously integrated whole.”

This wine club comes highly recommended by many wine enthusiasts, as every shipment is carefully selected by the president, tasted and tested to ensure quality, and sent out with love to their members. It’s part of what has helped this wine club stick around for the past 20 years. The Italian Wine Club offered by Celebrations has many options to choose from. Any and every taste has been accounted for.

Celebrations Italian Wine Club Options

Italian Artisan Series- $34/month - One red & one white wine delivered monthly.

Italian Winemaker Reserve Red Wine Club- $62/month - Two Italian reserve red wines delivered monthly.

Italian Collector Series- $112/month - Two super-premium Italian red wines delivered monthly.

Italian Wine Club Combo- $87/month - One super-premium Collector red & one reserve Winemaker red delivered monthly.

All the wine clubs includes their famous newsletter. In the newsletter, you’ll read about the winemakers, the wines, the regions where the grapes are grown, and the foods that the red wines complement. Anna loves to write, and has published books and columns in news papers about the world of wine. You get to enjoy that passion in their newsletter.

Each club also offers a prepaid membership for 3, 6, or 12 months. This makes it perfect if you are looking to give a wine club gift membership. They also have a number of California wine club memberships available. We will look into that soon.

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The 4 Seasons Wine Club is another of the biggest and most popular monthly wine clubs online. They are a quarterly wine club, shipping you a case of wine each quarter (plus one bonus shipment). One shipment for each of the seasons. Each seasonal shipment features a unique selection of wines chosen specifically to pair well with the foods of that season. A unique idea, and a good value if that is what you are looking for.

4 Seasons Wine Club- $100 a case, 4-5 bottles of wine to the case, a complimentary wine opener

Four Seasons Spring Wine Sampler

Winter becomes a speck in the rear view mirror, blossoms emerge and adorn the trees in pink and white, and the garden wakes from its slumber. This can only mean one thing - Springtime. And to celebrate the welcome arrival of the warmer months, your 4 Seasons Spring Sampler will arrive chock full of delectable wines like crisp clean Sauvignon Blanc’s, lush earthy Pinot Noir’s, or Unoaked Chardonnay’s.

Four Seasons Summer Wine Sampler

Hot days, long balmy nights, pool parties, fresh cut grass, baseball, barbecues and 4th of July - Summer abounds with warmth, smiles and a sense of wellbeing that often eludes other seasons. And to match those good feelings, your Summer Sampler will feature classic wines that will cool, refresh and delight - such as light but invigorating Pinot Gris’, refreshingly dry Riesling’s, or zippy-BBQ-friendly Zinfandel.

Four Seasons Fall Wine Sampler

Days shorten, the familiar sound of leaves crunching underfoot, nature hunkers down for the onset of winter and Thanksgiving brings us all together for family celebrations. Your Fall Sampler will be bursting at the seams with wines that match perfectly with hearty soups, turkey and the foods that are part and parcel of Autumn. Silky smooth Merlot’s, spicy Gewurztraminer, Zinfandel’s, or lively multi-textured Viognier’s.

Four Seasons Holiday Wine Sampler

Family, Friends, Fun, Food and Festivities abound – it’s the Holidays! To insure you have holiday fare-friendly wines on hand – your limited edition Holiday Sampler is comprised of wines that will accommodate all of your holiday needs – from cocktail parties, to dinners – from appetizers to desserts, to wonderful holiday and hostess gifts.

Four Seasons Winter Wine Sampler

Snow settling gently on the front lawn, the icy blast that greets you as you leave the house… football, the holidays and the alluring comfort of an open fire…all very familiar features of the cold season. But fear not - your Winter Sampler will instantly warm your heart with big bold Cabernet Sauvignon’s, fat oaky Chardonnay’s, or even full bodied Shiraz’ - all carefully selected to take the chill off and match perfectly with the hearty foods that are synonymous with Winter.

We have read some mixed reviews about the Four Seasons Wine Club. Most agree that it is a decent value, not the best, but not the worst, and the wines are of good quality.

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California Reds Wine Club Review

This wine club has been founded in Napa Valley and in business since 2001. They have developed high quality friendships with the local wineries and wine makers in Napa Valley California which translates into deals and great finds for their customers. California Reds Wine Club focus their attention on the finest, hand crafted red wines in the Valley, many of which are overlooked by other wine clubs. If you are looking to give a wine club gift memership, then this would be a great one to consider.

Each of their wine of the month club selections has been carefully chosen by their team of wine making experts who visit hundreds of wineries and sample countless wines each year. It’s all part of the painstaking process they undertake to bring their members incredible new wines month-after-month.

California Reds offers three different wine clubs to a their subscribers:

• World Wide Reds- $38.95 Per Month - their International wine of the month club is for the adventurer in all of you! Each month they’ll deliver two different bottles of hand-crafted, specialty wines from boutique wineries around the world. This club is a great choice when you want to experience wines from exotic locales across the globe.
• Dynamic Duo- $44.95 Per Month - their most popular club features a monthly delivery of two different bottles of California red wines from interesting, up-and-coming wineries - many of which have yet to be discovered by the national wine experts. If you like the idea of being the first to sample a new winery, this club is a great choice.
• Ultimate Reds- $94.95 Per Month - the California Red premium wine of the month club features three bottles every month of highly-rated, hard-to-find wines from boutique, family-owned wineries across the Napa Valley. This Ultimate Reds Wine Club is a wine gift guaranteed to satisfy even the most discriminating wine connoisseurs

The price and value offered by California Reds Wine Club is very high. We recommend them if you are looking to join a high quality California wine club. They also offer gift memberships, so you can give your loved one the joy of fine California wine’s right to their doorstep.

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This is an excellent UK based wine club. A newcomer to the wine of the month club scene, but it has already built up quite a name for itself. The name of the club refers the three most important aspects of wine making- the earth, the vine, and the sun shine. Only with adversity from the ground does the grape reach its full potential on the vine, while becoming nothing more than contained sunshine.

The Stone Vine and Sun wine club has received rave reviews from major wine authorities, as they focus their wine club on regional wines from around the world. We think the club has a big focus on French wines, thus we are calling it a French wine club. But more acuratley it is an internaitonal wine club delivering region specific wines from around the world.

They do not offer a monthly wine delivery service like other wine clubs. Rather they focus on selling wine by the case. Each case contains 12 different wines from a specific region of interest.

Price per Case: Around £87.50 (it varies with the kind of wine, and the offer you buy with)

We recommend this wine club very much if you are looking to get some amazing wines that you can store in your wine cellar. There is no minmum order, and no monthly recurring fees, so you have absolute freedom to explore these amazing region specific wines at your own pace.

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How Wine Experts Rate & Review Wine Clubs

Wine clubs are quickly becoming one of the most popular enrollment and gift activities associated with the food and beverage industry. A wine club is not a “set in stone” arrangement and they are available in an enormous number of styles and options. There are clubs dedicated to California wines and there are those that focus entirely on Champagnes or Sparkling wines. The choices are almost limitless, but it is a good idea to investigate some of the wine club reviews before making a choice.

Even though most wine clubs use a panel of experts to make their monthly or seasonal selections there may still be some issues with the club’s choices, so it’s important to do your own research or read reviews. Wine club reviews analyze the following areas:

Quality of Wine

This is, of course, a major factor in the success of any wine club. If the members receive unpopular or “clearance” items they will probably not enjoy their membership as much as those who receive specially selected vintages. Unfortunately there are some clubs that do utilize discounted bottles and vintages as a portion of each month’s shipment. This is usually quickly and easily identified by the critic who will comment on every single selection.

Additionally, any critic is going to have some good knowledge and background about the type of wines the club has promised and will be able to let potential members know if the vintages selected match the criteria of the club, or its standards. For example, if a club promises the best California “boutique” wines, a knowledgeable expert will be able to point out any discrepancies in the selections.

All of these factors can affect the overall quality of the wines delivered to the members. Generally, the wine club reviews will itemize the traditional characteristics of wine on a bottle by bottle or vineyard by vineyard basis. Most reviews rely on the classic “gold star” system to identify how well the club performed.

Wine Education

One reason that many people decide to enroll in a wine club is for the newsletters and printed information that accompanies their monthly or seasonal shipments. Generally they will discuss the grapes, region and particular vineyard where the wine was produced. This is not all “fluff”, but is intended to educate the member about the wine industry and its practices.

All of this is important because it can really help to train their palette and enable them to recognize things like bouquet, flavors and aromas. For instance, you might purchase a bottle of wine that was aged in oak. It could have a very distinctive flavor, but as a novice you would not be able to say, “oh, it is the oaky overtones that I am detecting”. A good wine club will provide such training, and a good wine club review will praise the club for delivering these materials.

Additionally, a wine club review should scrutinize the club’s educational materials for food pairing information. Wine is not always intended to be sipped without the benefit of food and many people are unaware of the best food and wine pairings. A wine club review should indicate if this information is included along with every shipment.

Value

Any wine club review should let the consumer or potential customer know if the wines and educational materials come at a reasonable value. For example, if a club makes a habit of delivering substandard vintages, the wine club review should be able to identify this fact and alert a consumer to the lesser value of such a membership.

Additionally, it requires the comprehensive knowledge of an expert to know if a certain type of wine club is actually providing a valuable service to clients. For instance, a club dedicated to enhancing the value of a cellar will offer premium cellaring vintages at a good cost. A wine club review will point out if this is true or if it fails to meet such clear cut terms.

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Article originally by:
David Lett is a wine lover who has subscribed to wine clubs for over 15 years. It all started years ago during Thanksgiving when his friend gave him a six-month wine club subscription. His love affair with “wine at his door” had begun. Discover David’s Wine Club Insider Blog and Wine Club Reviews at:
http://www.WineClubGuide.com

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Coastal Vineyards Wine Club

Coastal Vineyards is a wine club that has focuses on California wineries in the Paso Robles and
Santa Barbara Regions. They focus their efforts on finding you wines that have yet to be discovered. They believe that you should drink a wine not for the artistic label or fancy name or even worse the Wine Spectator rating, you should drink the wine because it was custom crafted by specialty winemakers who are still faithful to the art of making wine with passion that can be tasted in each and every bottle opened, poured and enjoyed.

That is why their tag line has become so popular, when they say, “you’ll be saying I knew them when…” meaning Coastal Vineyards only feature wines that have yet to be discovered but they certainly will be.

Coastal Vineyards features only premier, top quality vintages, custom crafted by specialty winemakers who are still ever faithful to the art of making wine with the dedicated passion and devoted love for the time treasured process that can be tasted in each and every savory bottle opened, poured and enjoyed.

CVWC is proud to deliver only the very finest quality, “small production,” premium, boutique-style wines to your doorstep, for your personal palatable pleasure, as well as that of your treasured friends, family and associates.

There are absolutely no “Membership Fees”, no cancellation costs, shipping is always included in the price, and we offer you a complete 100% guarantee your absolute satisfaction!

There are more wine clubs available with Coastal Vineyards than we have seen any place else. 12 wine clubs in total are offered from a Merlot club to a Chardonnay club to a South African wine club and Premium wine club, you will find a club to fit any taste.

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Signature Wines is a wine company that specializes in personalized wine accessories. They create custom wine labels, wine gift sets, champagne bottles, and anything with the word wine in it. They allow you to literally Create Your Own Bottle Of Wine. Recently they have started their own wine club, shipping out 2 bottles of wine a month to their subscribers for a great price.

The price is only $29.95 a month, and for a limited time they are giving three bottles of wine for the price of two to new members for the first month. They even give you the opportunity to start your own wine club for your friends and coworkers, this is truly a unique feature. We might be trying this in the near future.

They give you the option of selecting your preferences for types of wine: reds, whites, or mixture. If your tastes run in a certain direction, then this will make you happy.

Here’s what you get every month with the Signature Wine Club:

• Two bottles of wine specially selected by the Signature Wine Club team of wine experts delivered to your door.
• Delicious recipes perfectly paired with the wines.
• Tasting notes explaining the origins and characteristics of each wine.
• Background information on the winery and the fascinating characters behind the wines.
• The ability to reorder your favorite wines at a member’s only discount. (20%-70% off)
• Your satisfaction guaranteed!
• Only $29.95 per month.

They are also affiliated with the Sunset Magazine Wine Club.

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