The Best Wine Tasting Gifts & Gift Ideas

Henri's Tasting Sampler Gift Review

$195.00 at Henri's Reserve

Henri's Reserve is a boutique Champagne seller (and importer) featuring family-owned grower Champagnes typically not available in the U.S. For a true Champagne lover, any of their products would make an amazing gift, but this one rises above the others, promising to let them share their Champagne goodies with 5-7 friends at a tasting party. The Tasting Party guide includes food pairings, which really helps everyone make a real night of it. Giving this gift during the holidays means you might be providing your recipient with New Year's Eve plans, too!

Gift Details

• The perfect way to discover Family Estate Champagnes & various styles of Champagne
• Three exquisite Champagnes from acclaimed Private Estates
• Each of the three Champagnes is a unique style - Blanc de Blancs [blahnk duh blahnk], Rose [rose-ay] & Blanc de Noirs [blahnk duh nwahr]
• Tasting Notes plus a guide with Champagne "Tips & Tricks" & Food Pairing recommendations
• Perfect for entertaining — a Champagne Tasting "party-in-a-box." Serves 6-8
• Gift wrap designed by Margaret Hurst, a Parsons artist

One night of fun not enough? Get them a family-owned grower Champagne Subscription to enjoy every quarter.

Henri's Reserve Ships Wine to:
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

The Discovery Collection Gift Review

$160.00 at If Only

Wine tastings are loads of fun, but the experience doesn't always translate well outside of a formal tasting room. This gift brings a heavily-curated wine (and cider and ginger brew) tasting to your living room. Premier wine styles from leading wine regions around the world have been selected to showcase the world of wine (and cider and ginger brew).

The best part? Because they're all half-size bottles, the perfect size for sharing a glass or polishing off a bottle on your own, you really can experience it like a tasting and try a little bit of a few things without worrying about spoilage or drunken abandon.

Gift Details

• Case of 12 half-sized bottles curated by Debbie Zachareas
• 5 red wines from Willamette Valley, Cote du Rhone, Portugal, and various regions of California
• 1 rosé from Provence
• 1 sparkling wine from Trentino, Italy
• 3 white wines from Willamette Valley, California, and Piedmont, Italy
• 1 cider from Suffolk, England
• 1 ginger brew from Japan

About Debbie Zachareas
Wine Expert, International Wine Judge

Debbie Zachareas is a highly regarded wine expert, international judge, and lecturer. Her passion is on display at the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant and Napa?s Oxbow Wine & Cheese Merchant, where she is both owner and managing partner. Over her career, she has helped shape San Francisco?s wine culture through innovative wine programs, emphasizing small-production and sustainably farmed wines. She has developed wine programs at bacar, Ashbury Market, and EOS. Her expertise has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Food & Wine and Saveur. Debbie works closely with Family House and Make a Wish Foundation and consults with organizations to help fundraise for local and national institutions.

If Only Ships Wine to:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Wine Tasting Party Kit with Wine Gift Review

$99.00 at Gold Medal Wine Club

Gold Medal Wine Club is more than just a wine club, it's a great resource for wine gifts, especially for California wine gifts. One of our favorite gifts they offer is their Wine Party Tasting Kit. You may have seen similar versions of this kit, but this one is better for two key reasons. First, it includes the aroma wheels helping you to better learn about the wines you're blind tasting. Second, it includes the wine!! In this gift you'll get four different award-winning California wines to try blind. The wines come from the Gold Medal Wine Club's Gold Series Wine Club — one of the most popular wine clubs on our site (it makes a great gift, too). In the Mixed Red & White Tasting Party, the wines are a selection Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Zinfandel or Proprietary Blends.

This Kit is also available in red wine only ($119.95) and white wine only ($99.95).

This Wine Tasting Party Kit includes:

• Four different bottles of our award-winning Gold Series wines (two red and two white varietals).
• An 80 page illustrated book that explains all the details of hosting your own wine tasting
• 4 Tasting Notepads
• 4 Cloth Wine Bags
• 4 Tags to label the Wine bottles when you are doing your tasting
• 1 Wine and Cheese Wheel that helps you pair delicious wine and cheese combinations
• 1 Wine Aroma Wheel that will help you identify and describe wines in a more detailed way

Designed especially for wine connoisseurs and wine lovers who love to throw a party and share great wines. This complete kit is a great gift. Forget about having to spend time making checklists of what you need and what you don?t. Dan Amatuzzi?s "How to Host a Wine Tasting Party" contains everything you?ll need to host a wine tasting in your own home.

A wine tasting party is fun and educational for everyone from novices to sophisticated wine drinkers. Within this all-inclusive kit are the elements to be a terrific host, including cloth wine bottle covers, tasting score pads, a cheat sheet, glass markers, and an entertaining book that introduces you to the ins and outs of tasting wine in a comfortable, festive, social setting your own home.

Prefer just red or white wine?

No problem! This kit comes in red wine only ($119.95) and white wine only ($99.95), too!

Gold Medal Wine Club Ships Wine to:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Three-Month Wine Tasting Subscription Gift Review

$87.00 at VineBox

You can choose red, white, or mixed — and they can change that later if they want to. This gift is perfect for people who would like a little wine during the week but rarely have more than a glass and don't want to open a bottle, lest they waste the remainder. Single-serve wine gifts... we love it! Read our full VineBox review for more details

Gift Details

• Nine "glasses" 10 cl each (3.3 oz)
• Nicely-designed gift box
• Personalized gift card

Since the VineBox is a wine club gift, we thought we’d share the pricing options if you want to spend more. If you're buying for a couple, we suggest "doubling it" which saves you 10%.

• 1-time wine tasting box for 1: $87
• 1-year of wine tasting boxes for 1: $288
• 1-year of wine tasting boxes for 2: $518.40

VineBox Ships Wine to:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Champagne Tasting and Sabering with a Master Sommelier Gift Review

$800.00 at If Only

Champagne is a luxurious gift, and the best gifts are not just received, but experienced, because we don't remember what we get, remember how we feel. Combining a champagne gift with the enthralling experience of seeing a bottle sabered (cut open with a sword!) for the first time is something you'll never forget. Plus, after the excitement of the sabering, there is a custom-curated Champagne tasting to celebrate the joy of the new experience.

Note: Catherine Fallis is based in the San Francisco area, but she'll travel for this gift. The travel fees are either $300 for a semi-local or $3000 for anywhere else in the U.S.

Gift Details

• Custom curated champagne tasting led by Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis
• Champagne sabering performance included
• Consultation prior to event to select champagne
• $600 per person, a minimum of two people, a maximum of 24 people
• Travel fees apply more than 25 miles from zip code 92241

About Catherine Fallis
Master Sommelier

Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis, aka grape goddess®, is an extraordinary wine aficionado, amazingly informative, and plenty of fun. She is the creator of planet grape®, your go-to source of wine news, knowledge, reviews, and recommendations. As a Master Sommelier, Catherine is a highly informed wine scholar, expert judge, consultant, and writer. She is available for keynote speaking engagements, wine tastings, weddings, parties, and any other event that is about, or is enhanced by, the joy of wine. Don't miss an opportunity to see her Champagne Sabering Performance.

See more Catherine Fallis Experience Gifts at IfOnly.com.

If Only Ships Wine to:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming