5 Gifts For The Wine Enthusiast In Your Life

By Akshay Sharma February 9, 2017 LifeStyle

Your dear friend has been asking about the food you intend to prepare for a dinner. You’ve seen them at the office cooler, swishing water around in the little paper cup before tasting it. There’s no denying it. They have caught the wine bug.

Wine has long been a popular beverage to share with friends and colleagues. Vinting is as much an art form as painting, and with the masterpieces being bottled both globally and domestically, it is small wonder that wine collecting is a burgeoning hobby. If you aren’t familiar with wine culture or are new to the wine lifestyle, it can be hard selecting the right gift for a friend who is passionate about vino. Here are a few ideas for gifts that are both fun and practical.

A Stylish Wine Tote – As wine’s popularity has skyrocketed, designers have put more attention into crafting exquisite accessories. An attractive wine tote can be one of the easiest gifts to give. Just as the name sounds, a wine tote is a specially designed carrier for wine bottles, a simple enough concept at its heart. After all, the job was admirably held by paper bags and the odd paperboard tube for years. For years, wine in a box gift is termed as a perfect gift for any occasion and these wine totes are further enhancement to that gifting trend.

Today’s wine totes are as varied as the purses and courier bags you see on the streets of any major city or fashion capital the world over. Available in designer patterns and styles, wine totes are often meant to be seen and appreciated in their own right. If you are worried about a clashing pattern, you can still find plenty of traditional one and two bottle models that resemble a canvas grocery bag or to truly impress, you can opt for a model that sits inside a briefcase with its own glasses and corkscrew.

Wine Cooler – Wine is best maintained and served at a particular temperature that depends on what type of wine it is. The classic image of a wine cellar with its rows upon rows of bottles comes from the very notion that is should be maintained in a cool, dark environment where temperatures would not rise too high, nor fall too low. While some still have the ability to dig out and maintain a traditional wine cellar, there is an easier way.

A wine cooler is a small, purpose-built refrigerator with the needs of the wine enthusiast designed in. The optimal wine cooler will have ample storage, precise temperature controls, and shelves that not only hold your bottles but protect them. Ideally, it will also have a quiet, efficient compressor that doesn’t keep you awake at night and an outward appearance that is easy on the eyes.

An Aerator – For the best wine experience, the wine mixes with the air in the glass, the bouquet and flavor are both matured, and the entire act becomes a treat for the senses. Do you like waiting? Me neither. That’s why I love aerators.

An aerator mixes your wine with air as part of the pouring process. The result is a glass of wine that is mature and ready to drink as soon as it’s poured. Some models are incorporated into a special glass while others take the shape of a glass sculpture that rivals any work of art.

A Leather Bound Wine Journal – Wine journals are the enthusiast’s diary. These notebooks give the wine drinker a handy place to write down their thoughts and impressions on a particular vintage. This allows them not only to keep track of their favorites but also to refine their own tastes by thinking about and understanding what their senses tell them.

More Wine! – The one thing you can always count on a wine enthusiast needing is more wine. This is an easy gift if you are familiar with their tastes. If Merlot is a maze and Pinot a puzzle to you, however, all is not lost. The rise in trendy subscription boxes has not left wine connoisseurs behind.

Winc ships a selection of wine monthly to their subscribers starting at a reasonable $13/bottle. What better way to help someone explore their passion than a sampler of fine wine delivered to their doorstep?

With a little thought, the wine enthusiast in your life is pretty easy to shop for, especially with an abundance of quality wine product retailers like KingsBottle. There are thoughtful, personal gifts that are right for any budget and will make exceptional additions to their wine routine. Whatever you choose, don’t forget to remind them: Sharing is caring.

Author Bio:Carolyn Clarke has been writing about wine, food, and the good life for nearly 10 years. She has worked as a consultant with companies like KingsBottle to develop high quality products that reflect her passion for food and wine.