Consigli DiVini - » 7 Gift Ideas for the Ultimate Italian-wine Lover (Part 2)

Continuing on from the gift ideas suggested in the previous post (did you try any of them, by the way?), here are 4 more for you to sink your teeth into!

The following are very simple ideas, but the wine lover in your life will love you for being so thoughtful.

IDEA 4: Corkscrews…

Yes. The humble corkscrew. As essential as it is to have one, many wine lovers have been known to misplace theirs on a regular basis. The solution? Buy them 5 or 6 corkscrews and place them in strategic places all over the house – beneath the coffee table, beside the computer, on the pile of magazines, hanging behind the kitchen door, etc. That way, they will never have to look for a corkscrew again. I know this method works because it’s the strategy I use with my pens. I haven’t had to look for a pen in a good while!

(p.s: Obviously, corkscrews are sharper, so be careful where you place them.)

IDEA 5: Wine vouchers…

Why not buy them a handful of wine vouchers? There are several wine stores that sell these.

IDEA 6: Magazine Subscriptions /Books…

You could buy them a year’s subscription to a wine magazine (or two!). Or buy them a book. There’s one called ‘The Wine Bible’ which you could buy from Amazon, or you could get them ‘Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopaedia’. To be even more specific, you could buy them ‘The Italian Wine Guide: The Definitive Guide to Touring, Sourcing and Tasting’ – it would be quite a useful book for them to read if you plan on treating them to Idea 7 below!

IDEA 7:

The Not-As-Simple, But-So-Worthwhile Idea is…

…take them on a wine-tasting holiday in Italy!!!

Do read previous posts written here about wine-tasting holidays in Umbria, Sardinia, Piedmont, Sicily and Tuscany to give you an idea of how magical it can be!

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