Best Gifts for Wine Lovers
Oenophiles, or wine lovers, can turn the act of collecting and drinking wine into a veritable art form. From the variety of the grapes and the region they are grown in to the vintage, color and taste, there’s no matching the skill of a wine connoisseur.
When it comes to buying a gift for the wine-loving people in your life, you may want to leave the actual wine purchasing to them. While they concentrate on building – and consuming – a fine wine collection, you can pleasantly surprise them on their birthday, anniversary, wedding or housewarming with a wine-related gift.
With so many accessories, gadgets and devices on the market especially geared to please anyone who has made wine a part of their every day delight, you’ll have no problem putting a smile on their face at the next special occasion.
We feature five gifts for wine lovers that you can purchase online. Read on to find the one that you like best.
Best Wine Opener: Oster Cordless Electric Wine Bottle Opener with Foil Cutter
There’s no use having a fine bottle of wine if you can’t open it, right? Automatic wine openers have been on the market for a while and because they are so easy to use, many people swear they wouldn’t go back to using a manual-style corkscrew.
This cordless model from Oster makes an ideal gift for the wine lover in your life who wants to uncork a bottle of wine in mere seconds.
This is a sleek-looking wine opener that will go with any décor, and is designed to fit all wine bottles. When fully charged, it can open 30 bottles, which is so convenient for anyone hosting a large dinner party or a celebration. And since it’s cordless and runs on four AA batteries, it can be used anywhere.
There is a built-in foil cutter, another cool feature, and once the foil is removed and the cork is exposed, the wine opener fits over the top of the bottle. Kept in an upright position, it just takes the press of a switch to get to process started. The unit’s corkscrew spiral will turn and dig into the cork, gradually pulling it up and out and stopping when the cork has been fully removed from the bottle.
The ergonomically designed bottle opener has a soft-grip handle that fits nicely in the palm of the hand. While it might be noisier than a manual model, it really does take seconds to get the job done with no strain.
This cordless battery-operated model takes no strength or dexterity to use, making it ideal for anyone with arthritis. Available in silver, merlot or champagne finishes, it would make a lovely housewarming or wedding gift.
Pros:
- Affordable
- Opens a wine bottle in seconds
- Makes a good housewarming or wedding gift
Cons:
- Takes six to eight hours to fully charge
Best Wine Fridge: Schmecke 33 Bottle Dual Zone Wine Cooler Refrigerator
If you’re on the lookout for a really unique gift for a very special wine lover, then we suggest the one thing a true connoisseur would appreciate – a good dual-zone wine refrigerator to keep their favorite wine collection properly chilled and stored.
Red and white wine needs to be stored at different temperatures. With the two separate areas in this wine cooler, individualized settings in each zone provide the optimal environment for long-term red and white wine storage.
The temperatures can easily be adjusted with a single touch by tapping the digital display on the outside of the wine cooler. Choose the settings and set it with the lock button. A bright LCD display can be seen even in the dark, so it’s easy to check on the temperatures from across a room.
The compressor technology in this 33-bottle capacity wine cooler ensures the interior temperature of the fridge is not affected by any outside heat sources. Conveniently versatile, it can reach temperatures low enough for sparkling wine with a 54 – 64-degree Fahrenheit upper zone range and a 41 – 57-degree Fahrenheit lower zone range.
The thermopane smoked glass door keeps the interior insulated and also protects the collection from harmful UV light that can damage the tannins and overall flavor of wine. An energy-efficient soft LED light illuminates the interior, making the labels easy to read.
And when it comes to flexibility, the shelves in the wine cooler can be moved and rearranged to accommodate various sized bottles from pinot noir to champagne. Finally, to keep the collection safe and out of the reach of children, the door of the wine cooler it fitted with a lock.
Pros:
- Dual-zone wine fridge ideal for red and white wine
- 33 bottle capacity
- Individual temperature controls
Cons:
- Expensive
Best Wine Glass Set: JHBO Hand Blown Italian Style Crystal Bordeaux Wine Glasses
It really doesn’t matter how many wine glasses someone has; between red and white wine, rosé and champagne, there’s always a need for extra glasses to make sure everyone around the table is outfitted with the right glassware.
A set of premium crystal red wine glasses is one of the best ways to gift that special person or couple in your life to enhance their wine drinking experience and add a touch of elegance to their table.
This set of four Italian-style crystal glasses is made from lead-free premium crystal glass that gives each glass a luxurious look and feel that will easily add a touch of sophistication to any bar or dining table of whomever you gift this set to.
Each wine glass is hand-blown using 23 procedures by experienced craft masters with more than 10 years experience in this field. Combining classic elegance and modern aesthetics and ingenuity, these glasses are the perfect way to elevate the presentation of a sumptuous red wine.
Ultra thin, the slim sidewalls are sleek, yet durable, providing increased mechanical strength, while the ultra thin beadless edge creates an exquisite beverage presentation. Although these glasses look delicate, they are strong enough to withstand daily washing. This set would make a perfect wedding, anniversary or birthday gift for the wine lover in your life.
Pros:
- Made from premium lead-free crystal
- Hand blown glass
- Chip resistant with normal use
Cons:
- Must be washed carefully to avoid breakage
Best Bottle Stopper: Sunbright Wine Bottle Stoppers
After a satisfying meal or a fun party, there are often bottles of wine that have not been finished and require a cork. Sometimes, though, the cork has cracked or crumbled when the bottle was opened and other times, it just gets lost sometime during the festivities.
That’s when it’s always handy to have some functional bottle stoppers nearby to preserve the fermented grape left in the bottle. This set of three whimsically designed bottle stoppers make an attractive and thoughtful gift to help your wine-loving friend or family member put the bottle away to enjoy the remnants the next day.
Each wine bottle stopper features a round shaped glass topper with flower design, a plated zinc alloy shaft and flexible rubber gasket that provides an airtight seal to preserve the product inside the bottle and protect it against harmful contaminants that may infiltrate an open wine or champagne bottle.
Measuring 1.5 inches by 0.79 inches by 4.12 inches, it can to fit into standard bottlenecks and is easy to insert and remove from the bottle; simply press the stopper into the bottleneck and remove with a single pull.
The set of three makes a perfect gift for an anniversary, bridal shower, birthday, housewarming or even a stocking stuffer or party favor.
Pros:
- Affordable
- Reusable
- Made from food-grade material
- Easy to clean and store
Cons:
- The flower design may not be for everyone
Best Wine Chiller: Huski Wine Cooler
Keeping a bottle of wine sufficiently chilled after it’s been taken out of the fridge can involve a wet messy partnership with a wine bucket and ice. If you want to spare a special friend or family member the trouble of setting up a chilling space for their next bottle of wine, then consider this award-winning wine chiller that will keep a bottle of cold wine chilled for up to six hours – with no ice needed.
The wine-loving friend or family member who receives this innovative wine cooler will thank you over and over again for making their wine chilling experience simple, easy and ice-free. Winner of the 2019 Good Design Award, the 2019 Best Design Awards Silver and the Best New Product, People’s Choice Awards 2019 at the New Zealand gift fair, this is an attractive and useful wine accessory for the home, BBQ, boat, pool – wherever.
The wine cooler fits most standard sized 750 ml bottles including white wine, red wine, rosé, champagne, prosecco and cava, with an option to adjust the height. The flexi-lock expandable design holds the bottle firmly while pouring.
Built with premium 304 (18/8) stainless steel for style, quality and performance, the internal copper plating offers improved thermal efficiency. And because there is no ice, the stay dry design means no condensation, so hands and tables don’t get wet and there is no sloppy melting ice to deal with.
This sleek looking wine chiller fits most traditional champagne bottles like Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, G. H. Mumm, Laurent-Perrier, Taittinger, Perrier-Jouët, Louis Roederer, but will not fit Dom Pérignon, Bollinger, Krug, Korbel or similarly wider or taller bottles.
Perfect as a wedding, anniversary, housewarming or birthday give, it comes beautifully packaged in a die-cut Kraft presentation box that is environmentally friendly and 100 percent recyclable. It’s available in five thirst-quenching colors: matte black, rosé, matte champagne, matte white and brushed stainless.
Pros:
- Keeps cold wine chilled for up to six hours without ice
- Can pour the wine from the cooler
- Innovative, award-winning design
Cons:
- More expensive than other wine insulators/chillers
What to look for:
Price: There are so many different items out there to gift to a wine lover, the one you choose will really come down to the personality of the person you are gifting, but also, how much you can spend.
Accessories associated with wine come in every price point imaginable and span the full gamut of the imagination. From T-shirt, socks and mugs with catchy or funny wine-related slogans to elegant wine openers, aerators, crystal glasses and coolers. There really is something for everyone in a huge range of price points, which means you won’t have trouble finding something that fits your budget and that will put a smile on the face of the person you are giving the gift to.
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