The final stretch of lazy summer days are here. Before we know it, pumpkin spice will take over…well, everything, and you’ll be reaching into your wine cabinet to make sure you have room for hearty reds in place of the lighter white wines that scream summer.
Before you make that switch, there’s still time to obsess over all the latest and greatest white wine gifts out there that make it feel like summer for just a little bit longer. Going to a Labor Day BBQ? Have a friend with a late-summer birthday? Maybe you have one or two more weddings to attend before fall? We’ve got your back.
Here are seven great white wine gift ideas that will remind you of all the things you love about summer and crisp white wine before the first autumn leaves hit the ground.
Tags: White Wine, Wine Gifting, Gifting, gift ideas, personalized gift
Celebrated on the first
Monday
in September, Labor Day is a holiday that honors the contributions that American laborers have made to the prosperity and cultural wealth of the nation. It also functions as the unofficial end of summer, and in fashion, it is the last day when it is acceptable to wear white.
With all of this in mind, we’ve selected a group of American white wines that will make perfect accompaniments to any Labor Day celebration:
Tags: White Wine, Wine Gifting, Gifting, Holiday, gift ideas
When you’re planning your wedding and you take a look at all you have to do, sometimes it seems like it’s all about numbers.
It can be stressful to keep them all straight, and you definitely can't overlook the most stressful number: how many bottles of wine do you need at your reception to keep your guests happy?
We can scratch that “wine bottle” number off of your to-do list right now. This is your definitive answer to just how much wine you need at your wedding– and that takes into account your “fun” Uncle Bob and “really fun” Aunt Joan who seem to always have a glass in their hands no matter the occasion.
Follow these formulas and getting the right amount of wine for your wedding will be the least stressful wedding number you’ll deal with during all your wedding prep.
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Throwing great dinner parties can be really fun – and cause crazy stress at the same time.
One of the biggest stressors is how much wine will you need to have on hand so that you don’t run out during the party.
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Megan Mallen [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
By any measure,
France
is the greatest
wine
-producing country in the world.
France
was the first nation to implement a system of legislation that codified viticultural practices and protected geographical designations of origin, and its laws served as a model for the rest of the winegrowing world.
France
is also the original home of the world’s most famous
wine
grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Grenache, and Syrah for red
wines
, alongside Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling for whites.
No other country produces such a large volume of fine
wine
, and at Personal
Wine
, we’ve tasted through hundreds of bottles to bring you the very best
wine
gifts that
France
has to offer:
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Italy is the world’s largest producer of wine by volume, with a staggering 36 million cases exported to the United States alone in 2016.
Italy is also home to over 2,000 indigenous grape varieties, by far the largest number of any winegrowing nation, and each of the country’s twenty regions produces a unique range of wines according to highly differentiated local traditions.
This dizzying variety of Italian grapes and winemaking styles can be daunting to the uninitiated, but at Personal Wine, we’ve tasted hundreds of bottles to find the very best
wine gifts that Italy has to offer:
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You’ve been invited to a wine and dinner party. There will be people to mingle with, wine to be drunk, and food to be eaten. Sounds like a fun evening out, right?
Maybe, maybe not.
The pressure is intense. One faux pas, one little slip-up, may be the difference between you getting lots more dinner invitations or heating up some ramen noodles while binging-watching Netflix in your pajamas next weekend.
Read on for the five worst wine mistakes you can make attending a wine and dinner party.
Tags: party tips
It’s entirely possible that when you think of a baby shower gift, your natural next thought is not “wine.” But it should be.
Sure, the expectant mother can’t start drinking during the shower, but that doesn’t mean that she isn’t already looking forward to that first glass of wine she’ll enjoy once her baby arrives.
Help her get through the last few weeks of pregnancy with a baby shower wine gift that is a reminder of her goal: delivering the baby and having a great glass of wine.
Tags: Wine Gifting, gift ideas, personalized gift
Stan Shebs [GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0]. from Wikimedia Commons
On the heels of last year’s devastating wildfires in Napa Valley, one of the best ways to support recovery efforts is to purchase wines from the region. What's more, a recent string of outstanding vintages in Napa Valley has yielded wines of extraordinary quality that also represent some of the best values in today's marketplace.
For both of these reasons, we strongly recommend wine gifts from Napa Valley for any occasion, and Personal Wine is proud to offer a wide selection of critically acclaimed bottles:
Tags: Red Wine, Wine Gifting, gift ideas
