Eater Wine Club somms recommend gifts that go beyond the bottle
There are so few people you can confidently gift wine to. Outside a best friend or significant other you’re often sipping alongside, it’s a bit of a gamble to give a bottle to a boss, the front desk team at your doctor’s office, or landlord when you’re not certain if they prefer whites to red, skin contact to something pink, or even classic to natural.
Instead, consider getting the avid wine drinkers you know something to accompany the bottles that they might prefer buying themselves. Maybe it’s a fancy carrier for them to transport wine to a holiday dinner, or a book on the regions of Italy because that’s where they honeymooned.
For the very best in wine-related presents, we asked former Eater Wine Club hosts — folks who are overseeing the best wine lists and bottle shops across the country — to share their favorite (and most useful) gifts that don’t come in 750 milliliters. And of course, if you’re set on gifting something drinkable, Eater Wine Club can help ease the guesswork of picking, with bottles that are selected by a new wine pro each month and show up right at your loved one’s door.