19 Great Wine Gifts We're Giving This Year

These new glasses were designed by Kurt Zalto, the glassware genius behind Zalto glasses (much loved by sommeliers). They're an ideal gift for a true wine lover—the design amplifies a wine's aromas beautifully, and they are perfectly balanced as well, a joy to hold and drink from.

To buy: $151 for two at amazon.com

2019 Black Stallion Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($28)

If you need some warmth on a winter evening — or just an excellent, affordable red to go with holiday roasts and so on — this Napa Cabernet, with its sumptuous dark fruit and fine-grained tannins, is one to seek out.

To buy: $28 at wine.com

2020 Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio

A breath of springtime in the middle of winter, this white from northern Italy has a pretty nose of spiced pears and mint, plus more substance than you often find in Pinot Grigios at this price. It's ideal for cocktail hour at holiday parties.

To buy: $19 at totalwine.com

2020 Château Minuty M de Minuty

Not all rosé is created equal, especially these days when every single winery on the planet seems to be making one. Provence's Château Minuty specializes in rosé, and their expertise shows in the elegant, crisp flavors of this cuvée.

To buy: $23 at totalwine.com

NV Mionetto Prosecco Brut

Holiday and New Year's parties need bubbles—lots of bubbles. Champagne is pricey, so pop for Prosecco. Mionetto's apple-lemony brut bottling is incredibly reliable, year in and year out.

To buy: $14 at wine.com or totalwine.com

The ingenious folks behind the Coravin have, after several years, finally created a Coravin system that will preserve sparkling wines of all kinds for up to four weeks. No longer will you open a bottle of top Champagne and wonder how on earth to keep what's left alive till tomorrow.

To buy: $400 at coravin.com, amazon.com, or bedbathandbeyond.com

We're big fans of wine decanters that work brilliantly to aerate wines but can also double as a water carafe in a pinch. This hand-blown crystal one from wine glass maker Grassl is both beautiful and functional, and fairly priced as well. It's a no-brainer. 

To buy: $70 at amazon.com

A cool Soft Machine corkscrew, made from steel, chrome alloy and polycarbonate, will set a hip tone for the holidays, or please any adventurous wine lover.

To buy: $100 at amazon.com

If you've popped a bottle of bubbly and want to save some for mimosas the next morning or a toast the following week, a champagne cork is a great tool to have around.

To buy: $15 at amazon.com or surlatable.com

Murray's Cheese, one of the top resources in our recent guide to wine and cheese pairing, has stellar gift basket options for the holidays. But for the wine lover you know, it's hard to resist their Red Wine Lover's Collection, full of cave-aged Gruyere, Jasper Hill Farms Bayley Hayzen Blue, and other smartly chosen cheeses and snacks. 

To buy: $95 at murrayscheese.com

Got someone around who loves bubbles? Zachary Sussman's Sparkling Wine for Modern Times ($20 at amazon.com) is a lively, straightforward, and surprisingly comprehensive guide to the equally surprisingly extensive world of sparkling wine. Puzzled by pet-nat? Flummoxed by Franciacorta? Those categories are here along with many others, and Sussman's lists of producers to seek out are impeccably chosen.

If you're looking for a gift for a traveler who loves bringing special bottles home, this is the best wine suitcase out there. 

To buy: $349 at amazon.com.

Crate & Barrel's Tour stemless wine glasses are fun, affordable, and great for gatherings.

To buy: $10 at crateandbarrel.com

Cookies and wine? Generally not a great idea. But Seattle-based Bite Society's savory cookies are just what they say - savory rather than sweet (or at least not crazy sweet), and they go weirdly well with a glass of good wine. Try the Orange Fennel with a white Burgundy or California Chardonnay or the Chocolate Chipotle with a robust red (our fave). And order them in the double-size decorative tin tube. A super present for anyone.

To buy: $16 at hellobitesociety.com

Want a rock-solid way to keep your white wines cold (or your reds at cellar temperature)? Designed by Francisco Corvi, this stackable, modernist-feeling chiller works in a very simple, effective way: concrete retains cold due to its density and mass. Place the chiller in your freezer until it's ice-cold, remove it, put a bottle in, and there you have it. Smart, simple, and attractive.

To buy: $89 at intoconcrete.com

Chocolate-star Jacques Torres teamed up with Woodford Reserve to make these absurdly delicious Bourbon-infused bonbons. And, a portion of the proceeds benefits the Jacques Pépin Foundation, which helps disenfranchised people learn culinary and life skills.

To buy: $26 at mrchocolate.com

The long stems on Riedel's Max series glasses are inspired by roses that grow near its factory in Austria.

To buy: $40 at target.com or amazon.com

L.A. area wine authority and former F&W Sommelier of the Year Taylor Grant launched this excellent wine club to focus on organically and sustainably farmed wines from throughout the world. Wines include those from acclaimed stars like Chiara Boschis in Barolo and Genot Boulanger in Burgundy to up-and-coming names like the Oregon's James Rahn and Australia's Deliquente.

To subscribe: $165/quarterly at salutay.la

Jane Anson, former longtime Bordeaux critic for British wine magazine Decanter, recently launched her own Bordeaux-focused website featuring critical ratings of new vintage wines, vintage reports, Château profiles, and more. There's no one more expert on France's greatest wine region than Anson, so a gift subscription to the Bordeaux fan in your life is a stellar idea.

To subscribe: $145/year at janeanson.com