Who doesn't love wine-themed Holiday Gifts?

With the Holiday Season seemingly just around the corner (crazy), I have begun doing some Christmas Shopping. Whether looking for stocking stuffers, Christmas Gifts, or some hostess gifts, I tend to turn towards wine-themed items for a number of my purchases. In no particular order, here are ten great Christmas (Wine) ideas for this year:

1. Rabbit Wine Stoppers. These items work perfectly, and are super easy to clean. They also come in a variety of colours and you can usually find them at the likes of Home Sense, Winners, etc.
2. Chalkboard Wine Glasses. I bought these from Pier1 as a Secret Santa gift last year. They come with some chalk, and they are cute while still being very practical.
3. Small Bottles of Champagne/Sparkling Wine. You can usually get a pack of 3 of Prosecco, or Cava for around $15.00. This was a special request from my mother, as she loves enjoying something bubbly, but doesn't always want to commit to a full bottle!
4. The Corkcicle. I have posted about this in the past, and still think it is an ingenious creation (see old post).
5. Wine Aerator. These items are spectacular. They can turn any just opened from mediocre to spectacular. They allow you to decant a little bit of a bottle of a time, way less of a commitment than the traditional glass decantors.
6. LCBO gift cards. Always an amazing present.
7. Half Bottles of Wine. The LCBO is getting better about this (more red however, than white) and are increasing their offering. You can find 1/2 bottles of Santa Margerita, a number of Australian Wines, Californian Reds, etc. They are perfect to open during the week, when you really don't need to be opening that full bottle of wine!
8. Wine Lines. Cute little tags that are rubber and go around the stem of the glass. They have different themed packages. They are hilarious, colourful, and help to make sure that you don't lose your glass at a party.
9. Wine Fridge. This was one of my FAVOURITE gifts of all time. There will be another post on the wonderfulness of this later. It is a big ticket item, however, any wine fridge is just incredible.
10. The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil. I had to get this book for a wine course and it provided very interesting and meaningful information on wines, regions, the history, etc. It is a great book and should be only any wine enthusiast's book shelf.

Happy Friday!

HM