Wine Gift Baskets For All Occasions

Do you have a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion approaching that requires the giving of a gift? Then consider a wine gift basket. They can provide elegant gifts for wine lovers and can include additional products besides wine. They can also include such goodies 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. If you know the type of wine the reciever likes you can build your gift around that, or you can create a 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 stores will often sell wine gift baskets, especially at holiday times. You should be able to choose which wine you'd like to include in the basket and then add accompanying products.

Shop Online

The internet is a great place to order customizable gift baskets. Start by ordering one or more bottles of wine, then begin adding gourmet products from the wide range available. Complementary products could include smoked salmon and caviar, savory crackers or cheese crackers, soft or hard cheeses, cheese knives, nuts, exclusive mustards or honey … the sky's the limit in what you can add to them.

The organization then delivers the gift basket to you or straight to the gift recipient. This is a very easy option if you wish to thank a member of staff or for a corporate gift.

Make Your Own Gift Baskets

Making your own wine gift basket gives allows you to add that extra personal touch. Begin by purchasing an attractive basket. You only need a simple inexpensive basket because you can then decorate it yourself with colored tissue paper, fabric or silk flowers. Start by choosing your wine – or champagne for a special celebration – add some other items depending on the taste of the gift receiver. For example, it's not necessary to limit your basket to wine and wine-themed gifts. 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 gourmet delights to accompany the wine, pack everything into the decorated basket and wrap it all up in clear cellophane.

Personally deliver the gift basket to the recipient if you can so you can see the joy when they receive it. If you're lucky he or she might even share the bottle of wine with you.

You can still assemble a stunning gift basket for a non-wine drinker. 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 would appreciate a selection of teas from different regions, a teapot and strainer and a fine china teacup. A tea or coffee gift basket could be packed into a nicely decorated tray instead a basket. Again, wrap the whole package in clear cellaphane and add a ribbon.

The ideas for gourmet gift baskets are only limited by your imagination.