Giving just the right gift can be really, really hard.
Sure, it’s not “create world peace” hard, but it’s difficult nonetheless. What you give and how you give it really matters. What’s more, choosing the right gift has the potential to make or break a friendship or romantic relationship.
No pressure, right? I’m sweating just writing about how to give wine as a gift.
But just when you thought the pressure-cooked couldn’t get any hotter, here comes the cool breeze to make it all better, a universally loved gift that you can personalize just for the person to whom you’re giving it. It’s been around for centuries but it’s still one of the hottest gifts around.
The answer: a bottle of wine.
It may have been around since 4000 BC, but you’ll need to dress it up for the 21st century to make sure it’s epic. Here are the three steps you should follow so that your gift of wine is becomes just the right gift for any occasion.
Step 1: Choose the Wine
It may seem like a no-brainer that the first step in giving wine as a gift is choosing wine, but don’t fly through this one. Stop and take your time, because you want to make sure that you’re choosing the right bottle for the right person.
Take each of the following things into consideration to make sure that you’re choosing the right bottle of wine for each person in your life.
Step 2: Make it personal
We all know that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but you can judge wine by its bottle. So how do you make yours memorable and attractive? Personalize it.
This step is where you can set your gift apart from all the others and make it truly memorable. Many people might choose to gift wine, but most won’t think to take it to the next level and personalize it for the recipient. Do this, and your gift will stand out over all the others.
Once you’ve selected the perfect bottle, now choose whether you want to engrave your bottle or create a unique label for it.
Whichever way you choose, engraving or label, it’s important to take your time on this step. Make informed choices that really show the person you’re giving the wine to that you know her, you love her, and you wanted to give her a really special gift.
Step 3: Package makes perfect
Remember when you were a kid and the package that the present came in was just as important as the gift itself? Maybe you remember taking the boxes and building a fort or using one as a crib for your doll or making it a treasure chest for all of your super cool stuff that was really important to you.
Who says fun packaging has to end when you grow up? Good news: it doesn’t!
You’ve taken the time to select the right bottle of wine and the right way to personalize the bottle. Don’t skip quickly over the last step in giving wine as a gift. Take your time with step three as well and make sure you select the right packaging for your perfectly chosen bottle.
The two most popular ways to give a bottle of wine are in a box or in a bag.
Successful gift giving can be a tricky thing. But giving wine – and making it personal by using these three steps – is one of the closest things to a surefire hit gift that you can get.