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7 Desirable Wine Gift Sets For The Holidays

Author Gina Birch

This is the time of year when producers of wines and spirits curate creative packages for giving. I love seeing what they come up with every year. If you have a wine lover on your list, here are 7 desirable wine gift sets for the holidays and for Wine Wednesday.

Let’s start in France and with Champagne. I think you should always have some on hand. However, this gift is extra special.

Wine Gift Sets From Dom Pérignon

Wine gift sets of three champagne bottles with colorful labels by Dom Perignon
Dom Perignon
Dom Pérignon Vintage 2015 Special Edition – Tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat

Famous Champagne house, Dom Pérignon , is out with a special edition of the Vintage 2015, with gorgeous collectors bottles. They pay tribute to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. The complexity found in Basquiat’s work and in Dom Pérignon’s wines represents a convergence between aesthetic ideals, heritage and the spirit of both. $305

Wine Gift Sets From Silver Oak

Silver Oak has two great gift sets. The one pictured at the top of the page is two-bottle gift including Silver Oak’s famously American oaked 2020 Alexander Valley and 2019 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. It comes in the brand’s classic holiday gift box. $300

But wait, there’s more. I really love this set below. It not only has the same bottles of Silver Oak wine, but also wine suitcases to carry them in.

Three different sized suitcases on the floor with bottles of Silver Oak Wine
Silver Oak
This gift set celebrates the art of travel and wine. Different sizes of eco-luxe suitcases feature custom-built interiors to hold two, three, and six bottles of Silver Oak wine. Perfect for the wine lover on the move. $895-$1650

Wine Gift Sets From The Donum Estate

This collectors item is from The Donum Estate, a trio of the Estate’s flagship Carneros Estate Pinot Noirs. The zodiac labels are created by acclaimed artist Ai Weiwei and feature art from the years of the Rat, Ox, and Tiger. $325

Three bottles of Donum Estate Wines with one glass of red wine
The Donum Estate
Each bottle in the Zodiac Vertical pays tribute to Donum’s dedication to sustainability. Art is also a big deal in the vineyard. They have an ongoing mission to harmonize art, agriculture, and sustainability. The estate is home to an open-air art gallery of more than 60 sculptures from artists around the world, including Ai Weiwei’s zodiac sculptures,

Wine Gift Sets From J Lohr

If the wine lover on your list loves wines from Paso Robles, one of these gifts should work just fine. J Lohr has several. The Cuvée Collection featuring three, elegant Bordeaux-style red wines. One leans heavily on merlot, the other on cabernet sauvignong and the third on cabernet franc. $165

Three bottles of wine in J. Lohr Purely Paso Collection
J Lohr
J. Lohr Purely Paso Collection is billed for the “wine novice.” Wines included are the J. Lohr Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon which serves as the flagship red. Next is the Tower Road Petite Sirah, and J. Lohr Pure Paso® Proprietary Red Wine, a harmonious blend of J. Lohr’s sustainably grown Cabernet and Petite Sirah. $117

Finally, for the collector and wine geek there is the Signature Cabernet Vertical Collection. It has three bottles of Signature Cabernet, 2018, 2019 and 2020. $330

There is still plenty of time to order these or other gift sets and have them arrive for Christmas or Hannukah. Cheers to the holidays.

 

Gina Birch brings the sunshine to Sunny 106.3 every weekday morning from 6-10. She has worked in radio, television and print in Southwest Florida for nearly 30 years. During that time, she has become an advocate for numerous charities including those that support animals, children, women and wellness. In addition, she has written for numerous local, regional and national publications about food, wine and travel. Those are her longtime passions...along with shoes.

5 Festive Christmas Cookie Recipes

I’ve been invited to a cookie exchange party this weekend and have no idea what to make. When scouring social media for ideas, I found these 5 festive Christmas cookie recipes and thought I’d share with you for TikTok Tuesday.

I love cookies and the idea of making them. However, I’m more of a savory home chef. Last Christmas I tried to make snowman cookies from scratch and they were a disaster. I looked for a photo to share here but must have destroyed all of the evidence.

I’m still not sure what I did wrong but it was raining outside and the dough did not hold up. I blame the humidity as I’m sure it was nothing I did wrong. Ha.

I did find these chocolate cookies I made from scratch one year and they tuned out great. Although not exactly festive looking for

Christmas cookie recipes, a plate of round chocolate cookies on a green table cloth
Gina Birch
From scratch chocolate Christmas served for the holidays.

Christmas Cookie Recipes

You can have so much fun with Christmas cookies. Adding food coloring and shimmery sugars are great touches. Then there are all of the different shapes from bells to gingerbread men. So the question becomes, “Where the heck do I start?”

If you don’t have a TikTok account, don’t worry. I’ve made it easy by taking these links from mine. Simply scroll down and watch from this post. Some of the recipe details are in the captions so you might have to click to see in full.

Also, some have links in their bios if you need help. Turn up the volume as well for good advice and instructions.

Finally, share these videos and recipes with friends who also enjoy baking and might be looking for some new cookie ideas.

Enjoy These 5 Festive Christmas Cookie Recipes

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