Wine as a gift

You know it - it's Friday and you're going to a reception, birthday, dinner with friends or something else. And what should you take with you? Many of us rush past the grocer or the wine merchant and buy a few bottles of wine, which the recipient gets in the hand when you arrive.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but can't we make it a little better? Certainly in a way where you as the giver and not least the recipient get a little more out of the gift.

I tried it myself recently, when I was going to a reception and hadn't come up with anything. Hmmm - what to do?? I do not know the recipient in detail, but could remember that he and his wife like to vacation in Italy. Aha - then it must be an Italian wine. Go down to the basement and look, because the budget has to last as well. I found a Rosso di Montalcino from Tuscany, which I like a lot myself. I wrote a card in which I partly wished congratulations and partly wrote a little about the wine and tips for food composition and serving. You could say I added a little value to the wine gift itself.

A few weeks later I was sitting on the couch and a message ticked in, where the recipient of the gift had taken a photo of the wine with the dinner they enjoyed with it, adding a sweet greeting. Of course I was happy about that - especially because I was sure that the recipient of the gift of wine partly appreciated it and partly remembered it was from me.