Top 10 Wine Gifts 2005

CRYSTAL CLEAR
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Ravenscroft Renoir Decanter; $62.50

Designed with Ravenscroft's typical elegance, this classy handmade red wine decanter allows wines to aerate, while taking up minimal space—its base is only 4.5 inches wide.

CASUAL ELEGANCE
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Mikasa Oenologue Collection; $20 and up

Designed by professional wine tasters, this stemware works perfectly for both casual and formal occasions. The affordable price and high-quality glass make it a great value for any bargain-minded gift shopper.

DOUBLE DUTY
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Le Creuset "Activ-ball" Corkscrew; $25

Available in both table and travel designs, this corkscrew employs “Activ-ball” technology, which allows the corkscrew to remove the cork from the bottle and push it back off the screw with just one pull of the lever.

SQUARE DEAL
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Bonjour Wine Cube; $180

Stop cooling wine in the refrigerator. This sixteen-inch cube holds two standing bottles and nine horizontal bottles in racks. A thermo-electric cooling system circulates air evenly without noise or vibrations.

KICK THE ICE BUCKET
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Vacuvin Prestige Champagne Cooler; $50

Leave the ice in the freezer next time you want a cold bottle of Champagne. Using Vacuvin’s Rapid Ice pack, this space-age-like contraption can cool a bottle of bubbly in less than fifteen minutes.

SEXY IN RED
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Julia Knight Red Leather Barware; $20 and up

Just more proof that leather looks good on anything. Reminiscent of a classic 1950s lounge, the seven-piece bar set comes wrapped in embossed Italian leather.

HAVE YOUR WINE AND EAT IT TOO
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Cocoa Vino Chocolate; $27 for a box of 12

These bonbons marry two holiday favorites: chocolate and wine. Each piece of organic chocolate is mixed with a flavor of wine or liqueur, such as Malbec or sherry.

WHO NEEDS NAPA?
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WineParty; $25

Throw your own wine tasting gala using this simple kit by the makers of WineSmarts. Use the colorful bottle wrappers to hide the bottles, tag the glasses to keep track of the wine, and then sniff and sip!

FOR BEGINNERS
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Wine Style; $25
by Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Ed McCarthy

What is the difference between Merlot and Pinot? Napa Valley and Rhône Valley? This book teaches the casual wine drinker how to classify wine by its style, such as “soft, fruity reds” or “rich, oaky whites.”

TO YOUR HEALTH
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Vinotherapy Treatments

We all know red wine is healthy for your heart, but now it can be healthy for your skin. Offer your loved one a vinotherapy treatment at one of the many wine spas around the world. Click here for a list of spas.