Holiday Gift Guide

For the Wine Enthusiast

Have a friend or family member who just can't wait to decant? Is tickled to tipple? Here are gift picks for those who prefer to savor their Sauvignon Blanc in style. "Un pranzo senza vino è come una giornata senza sole," say the Italians. "A meal without wine is like a day without sun." And there's hardly a soul who wouldn't love a little help bringing a dash of sunshine to wintertime.

Naughty/Nice Bottle Stopper Set

Designed by: Jonathan Adler
Price: $48
More Info: jonathanadler.com

A diavolo for rosso and an angelo for bianco, perhaps? These playful plugs let Santa know the scoop on your selected sippers.

Alessi Bolly Wine Cooler by Jasper Morrison

Price: $207.00
More Info: velocityartanddesign.com

Cava will keep ice-cold in this sleek, silvery, and sexy bucket, designed specifically for Bollinger bubbly but perfect for any bottle that needs chilling.

Gump's Wine Bottle Carriers

Price: $48.00-135.00
More Info: gumps.com

These tasteful leather totes inspire visions of medieval monks delivering the fruits of their distilleries to the faithful. Brother Cadfael and Friar Tuck would approve.

Stanley Classic Flask

Price: $20.00
More Info: shopstanley-pmi.com

Sturdy and functional in industrial-strength minty green, this hardworking flask will keep your pinot a private affair.

Steady Stick Wine Bottle Holder

Price: $10.00
More Info: crateandbarrel.com

Prepare your pals for hosting spring picnics and bocce-ball bashes with this lawn spike that eases drinking en plein air. If you are lucky, your recipient will let you be a stakeholder in the events.

Fishs Eddy Italian Wine Glasses

Price: $33.00
More Info: fishseddy.com

When we tipple together, my soulmate-in-sauvignon-blanc and I harbor a sweet spot for these small, dainty bicchieri italiani garlanded with delicate flora. A set of all six designs can be had, though you can buy singles if you’d like a set of all the same. (And, if you’re buying for me, feel free add to my collection of the Deco pattern.)

Govino Shatterproof Wine Glasses

Price: $14.00
More Info: thestore.madmuseum.org

For your clumsier cabernet crew, these stemless tumblers won’t fracture when dropped or knocked. A set of four is a great gift for those who like to revel in the spirit, or spirits, of the season.

Grapevine Wine Rack

Price: $21.00
More Info: umbra.com

Deck your favorite oenophile’s halls with this modish nod to the vine. In glossy red, black, or clear, this affordable rack holds a half-dozen fifths in holiday hues.

Recycled Windshield Glass Wine Decanter

Price: $50.00
More Info: uncommongoods.com

Vin blanc often gets short shrift in the carafe category, with most vessels geared for aerating les rouges. This decanter, handcrafted using recycled glass, has a simply smart shape and an ice pocket for keeping your colombard cool tableside.

Alessi Parrot Sommelier Corkscrew

Price: $60.00
More Info: yliving.com

Always-clever, always-fun Alessi offers this avian take on the garçon’s best friend. (If you happen to be shopping for me, I’m partial to the turquoise.)

Olive Green Papyrus Chair

Price: $349.00
More Info: yliving.com

For the wine lover who seemingly has it all already: the picholine-colored Papyrus chair, designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Kartell. What does this have to do with vin? Editor-in-chief Sam Grawesome purports the green of the seat was carefully created to match the precise vert of French wine-bottle glass.

Cheers Wine Glasses

Made by: CB2
Price: $20.00
More Info: cb2.com

Could these Cheers glasses be any more cheery? Fill ’em up with any international concoction—sangria, glögg, Glühwein, wassail, sake, et al., and toast the night away. Cin cin!