If you love wine, just about any bottle worth drinking can seem like a gift. But when it comes to buying a present, some bottles feel a little more special than others. Maybe it’s a wine that’s hard to find. Perhaps it’s one that seems too extravagant for everyday drinking. Or it could be something you love so much that you want others to share the pleasure. In that spirit, here are suggestions for bottles that make for especially good giving, from the economical to the extravagant.
$10 to $20
A half bottle of dessert wine is a terrific treat that won’t break the bank. And a glass of sweet wine is a lovely change-of-pace dessert all alone or alongside some blue cheese or aged Cheddar, so while you’re at it, why not tuck in some cheese as part of the gift? (If you do, use a cold pack and be sure the package isn’t sitting under the tree for too long.) If the wine drinker in your life doesn’t like sweet wine, consider a bottle of dry Spanish sherry. It’s a delicious apéritif and tastes especially good with nibbles like salted almonds or green olives.
$25 to $45
Pinot Noir是许多人犹豫要抓住机会的葡萄酒,这就是为什么一瓶好东西会成为一件很棒的礼物的原因。在这个价格范围内,有很多可靠的选择,尤其是来自俄勒冈州和加利福尼亚的。黑皮诺很美味。它同样在家里,烤三文鱼,烤鸡和烤牛lo。因此,与瓶子一起,尝试在您喜欢的烤鸡或烤牛排食谱中加入一张食谱卡,以与皮诺搭配配对。
$50 and up
A bottle of rosé Champagne is one of the most fabulous wine gifts I can think of (anybody I know who’s reading this, take note). Aside from that beautiful color, pink bubbly makes for great sipping just about anytime: It goes with everything from buttered popcorn (what better way to watch a movie on New Year’s Eve?) to leftover chicken to simply seasoned beef tenderloin. Pol Roger, Billecart-Salmon, Laurent-Perrier, and Veuve Clicquot are all tops.
粉红色气泡的时髦替代品是老式端口。一定要与足够的朋友一起服务,以一次坐着杀死一瓶;一半饱的,重新注射的人会失去其魅力。可靠的生产商包括Fonseca,Graham和Cockburn的。港口是传统的伴侣,配以蓝纹奶酪(想想马萨诸塞州的Stilton或Berkshire Blue)。或者,对于令人着迷和引人注目的东西,请与港口一起提供一块丰富的黑巧克力。
Editors’ picks
Dessert wine
Lindemans Griffith Botrytis Semillon Late Harvest 1997, New South Wales, Australia
Quady Essencia, California
Peter Lehmann Botrytis Semillon, Barossa, South Australia
Bonny Doon Vin de Glacière, California
Dry Creek Soleil, Sonoma, California
干雪利酒
Gonzalez Byass Fino Tio Pepe
Lustau Puerto Fino
Lustau Manzanilla Pasada de Sanlúcar
Oregon Pinot Noir
Erath 1999 Yamhill County Reserve
伯特利高地2000 Willamette Valley West Block Reserve
Erath 2000 30th Anniversary Vintage Select
Witness Tree 2000 Vintage Select, Willamette Valley
玫瑰香槟
Laurent-Perrier
Billecart-Salmon
Pol Roger 1995
Veuve Clicquot
Pol Roger 1990
Vintage port
Cockburn’s Vintage 2000
Graham’s Vintage 1983
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