The Best Gift Ideas for the Wine Lover in Your Life

Being the oldest alcohol drink on Earth has little to do with wine being the favourite drink of so many people today. Although it had all the time to make it to the planet’s number 1 drink, its powerful ability to engage more of our senses than any other type of alcohol seems to be the main reason why so many people love drinking wine. Many describe this experience as the same we get when engaging in a tasty meal – it doesn’t affect our palate only, but also our eyes and nose, making it a well-rounded experience.

The adaptability and versatility of wine make it the ultimate drink that goes with any meal. The many health benefits we have when consuming it moderately are other favourites among the many reasons people love wine. Oenophiles, or wine lovers, are everywhere, and everyone seems to have one in their lives.

What makes a good gift for the wine lover in your life? Whether you’re a wine lover yourself or don’t know anything about it, you can benefit from some original wine gift ideas other than gifting a wine you bought at the store on your way to your friend’s house. Here are some ideas for the best experience gifts that can make the best wine connoisseur you know happiest they’ve ever been.

Sign Them Up for a Wine Subscription

What makes a better gift than a classic bottle of wine? Several bottles of wine – picked intentionally to your specific needs, packed in a box, and delivered to your doorstep regularly. Does it get better than this? Not for a wine lover. That’s why a wine subscription is the best gift for wine lovers.

Joining a wine club makes for an extraordinary experience. It’s a great way to treat your friends, family or yourself, and if you all happen to love wine, you can turn wine tasting into a bonding moment. Is a wine subscription worth it? Not only do you get to try award-winning wine picked by experienced connoisseurs, but you can often get them at discount prices. Wine club members are the first to try some new wines, even before they’ve been released in their exclusive packaging. You get to be among the first ones invited to special wine events, like wine tasting and winery visiting. This makes a wine club subscription so much worth it.

Having so many wine clubs online, how do you choose the right one for you or those you’re giving it to? Choose a well-known supplier. Depending on your taste, you get to choose your option out of several packages made out of only whites, only reds or mixed wines. You must decide on the size of the packs as they change every few months. So, opt for a supplier that will put you in complete control of how many of what gets sent, when and for how long. Once you’re up and running, at any stage you should be able to choose from automated orders or set as many packs you want of any of the selections to be delivered every day, twice a month or once a year, or to cancel it altogether. This is what makes the wine subscription gift personalised and unique.

By signing them up for a wine box, you are gifting your loving wine friend for a valuable experience, so they can tap into their inner sommelier.

Organise a Romantic Trip to the Winery

The winery may be the second-best wine lover’s favourite word. Wineries are where the wine is made, often fitted near a landscaped vineyard in the countryside. A trip to one may be the perfect gift for your best friend or partner for the perfect together getaway or the perfect engagement gift for a romantic couple.

Why choose wine tours instead of visiting a big city or going sightseeing? Visiting some of the most visited cities in the world is great, but it’s more of a standard. It’s not equally enjoyed by everyone, as not everyone enjoys staying in crowded places, dining in a full of people restaurant and going on museum tours that you can also attend online. There’s nothing different nor exclusive in the standard. Going on a wine tour is a different escape-from-crowd, stress-free experience that you can enjoy at your own pace. There aren’t many things in life that feel more relaxing than tasting wine in such perfect surroundings.

Organise an Event They Will Never Forget

Wine club and a trip are valuable gifts but may exceed your gift budget. You shouldn’t worry about it as the price tag needn’t set the value of your gift. These are some ideas for organising purposeful events to show the wine lover in your life how much you care about them:

• Organise a wine tasting night out. It can be at your favourite restaurant or a fancy bar. If it is for your partner, it can be a romantic dinner. If it is for a friend, it can be a girls’ or boys’ night out. And if it’s meant for your mum or dad, you can invite your whole family.
• Organise a picnic including wine. Pick a spot and make daytime wine memories together.
• Organise a cheese and wine night. Wine goes well with any food but goes best with cheese. Whether at home or out, organising a wine and cheese night (or day, or weekend) can make for a tasty experience.
• As no two people are the same, feel free to accommodate these ideas to your specific needs.

Bottom Line

As the world has dramatically changed in the last 20 years, people and their preferences have changed too. People used to value things and expensive gifts over the experience, but this isn’t the case anymore. People that love wine are all about the enjoyment the wine gives, which makes a point by itself, and they likely put experience over things, and that’s why these gift ideas make the best gifts for the lover of wine in your life.