Wine Gift Baskets For Any Occasion
A birthday, anniversary or other special occasion that requires gift giving can be the right time for a wine gift basket. Baskets can provide elegant gifts for wine lovers and can include additional products besides wine. They can also include such gourmet treats as cheese, chocolates, fruit, nuts and wine accessories like corkscrews and bottle openers, drip stoppers, foil cutters or whatever else you decide to add to the basket. You can buy one already made or you can make your own for an extra special touch. All you need to understand is the type of wine the recipient enjoys, or you can create a special surprise basket.
Buying Prepared Baskets
If you’d rather buy a wine gift basket pre-packaged, stop into your local liquor store to see if they have a selection available. Liquor outlets will often sell gift baskets, especially during the holiday times. You’ll be able to choose the wine you’d like to include in the basket and then add additional products.
Shop Online For Wine Gift Baskets
The internet is the first place to search for customizable gift baskets. Begin by choosing a bottle or two of wine, then start adding additional products from the range of food and accessories. Similar products that could be included are smoked salmon and caviar, cheese crackers or other savory bites, small dairy cheeses, cheese platters and knives, nuts, whole grain mustards or regional honeys … the sky’s the limit in what you can add to them.
The online retailer will then arrange delivery the basket directly to the gift recipient. This is a very easy option for a corporate gift or as a thank-you to a member of your staff.
Make Your Own Gift Baskets
Making your own wine gift basket gives allows you to add that extra personal touch. Begin by buying an attractive basket. You don’t need an expensive basket because you can decorate it yourself with fabric, paper or flowers. Buy your wine of choice or choose champagne for a special celebration, add some additional products depending on the preferences of the gift recipient. For example, it’s not necessary to limit your gift basket to wine or wine accessories. You could include handicrafts for someone interested in arts and crafts, or a book about wine for a wine lover who is also interested in the history or the making of wine. Select some additional gourmet delights to accompany the wine, pack it all into the well-decorated basket and wrap the entire package in clear cellophane.
If you are able to, deliver the gift basket to the recipient personally so you can see their joy when they receive it. If you’re very lucky they might even share the bottle of wine with you.
For the non-wine drinker you can still put together a stunning gift basket. For a coffee drinker you could try a coffee-themed gift basket that could include coffee mugs, freshly roasted coffee beans from different coffee-growing regions of the world, gourmet cookies, toffees and, nuts. A tea drinker may like to receive a selection of teas from different regions, a teapot and strainer and a fine china teacup. A tea or coffee gift basket could, in fact, be packed onto a well-decorated tray instead that a basket. Again, wrap the whole package in clear cellophane and tie with a ribbon.
The only limit to ideas for gourmet gift baskets is your imagination.
