Tag: Christmas

Spirits and beverages

Shopping For Your Wine Racks Is Easier When Done From Your Sofa

Everyone knows that shopping over the internet is both a blessing and a curse. While there is nothing like being able to shop from the comfort of your sofa in your favourite pyjamas with a cup of steaming coffee or hot chocolate, especially at this the busiest shopping time of year. However, the frustration of the World Wide Web can sometimes be so overwhelming when it comes to finding a special gift for someone special that it drives you to the verge of insanity. During the holiday season it’s great to be able to avoid the crowded shopping malls but that doesn’t necessarily mean that finding the perfect gift is going to be any less daunting a task. Let’s say …

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Spirits and beverages

Holiday Gourmet Food Gift Guide

It’s official, people of all ages love to receive gourmet foods as a gift. For any occasion, for birthdays, for anniversaries, for Christmas, for Mother’s Day, for Father’s Day, it doesn’t matter. Gourmet foods are one of the few gifts that you can count on to please the recipient. Everyone who receives a gourmet food gift basket or package feels special. Here is a guide to the most popular types of gourmet food gifts and what type of gift recipient they are perfect for: Cheeses Cheese is a great gift for the true “foodie”, or anyone who also enjoys wine. Gourmet cheeses are available from all over the world, but the very best specialty cheeses tend to come from France, …

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Tips and Tricks

Wine Country Gift Baskets: Your Buying Options Reviewed

Are you looking for that perfect gift for your special someone? Whether your special someone is a close friend, family member, or a romantic partner, you may want to take the time to examine wine country gift baskets. As long as your intended gift recipient is twenty-one years of age or older, a wine basket may make for the perfect gift. As nice as it is to hear that wine country gift baskets make great gifts and for just about any occasion, you may be curious as to how you can go about finding them for sale. The good news is that you have a large number of options. A few of those options are highlighted below for your convenience. …

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Wine advice and tips

Our Visit To Door Peninsula Winery In Door County Wisconsin

If you like wine, stop at the Door Peninsula Winery in Carlsville, Wisconsin the next time you get to Door County. The winery is north of Sturgeon Bay on Hwy 42. It is located in an old schoolhouse. My husband, one of my grown sons, and myself stopped there during a recent trip to Door County. The evening before we had dined at Shipwrecked in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin (also in Door County), and had been given a coupon for a free tour of the winery and free wine tasting. It seemed like too good of a deal to pass up. Even if you don’t have a coupon for the tour, it’s a bargain at $2 for each adult. And if …

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Wine advice and tips

Gifts For The Wine Lover On Your Shopping List

If there are persons on your shopping list who enjoy drinking wine, consider giving them a wine gift for this gift giving occasion. Wine gifts are a very thoughtful gift that the recipient can actually use. And depending on the type of wine or the type of wine gift, it is usually an inexpensive gift. Prices on bottles of wine can vary according to brand, the type of wine, and the year in which it was produced. However, there is sure to be a bottle of wine that is well within your budget. When Is It Appropriate To Give A Bottle Of Wine As A Gift? If you are attending a celebration party, a bottle of wine makes the perfect …

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Wine advice and tips

Enjoying Gourmet Food And Wine With Just A Click Of The Mouse

Great news everyone! Are you planning to have a very special meal with that special someone or you are simply trying to treat yourself? Are you running out of options on what gift you should get for your boss for the holidays? Now you no longer have to spend a lot of time on your phone book or even drive to different specialty shops. Ordering gourmet food and exquisite wine is as easy as a click of your mouse. The Internet brings you the very best selections of the finest food and wines. Whether you are looking for unique gift ideas that would surely be remembered or ingredients for that special meal you have planned or just simply to give …

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Wine advice and tips

A Breath Of Fresh Air, Why You Should Decant

This year Christmas came early for me when my fiancée gave me my Christmas presents early. As I sat opening my many attractively wrapped packages, the one that excited me and intrigued me the most was an attractive glass wine decanter. Even though I am an avid drinker of red wine, it has never occurred to me in all my years that I should ever use one. Usually I would just set an open bottle of red wine on the counter for a little while before finally drinking it. However, after having used a wine decanter for the first time, I have decided that I will never go back to the old ways again! A decanter is a vessel, usually …

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Wine advice and tips

10 Fantastic Christmas Gift Ideas For Kitchen Lovers!

The Christmas season is upon us, and stress has begun to fill the air! Sometimes we just don’t have the time to be creative! As giving should never be a source of stress I felt the need to share my personal gift ideas for Christmas this year for those who find it difficult to get out of the kitchen. I hope you find inspiration! 1. Cookware. Every cook loves new cookware. No surprise there, but there are ways to make this gift more special. For example a new sauce pan would be a wonderful present for under the Christmas tree, but in addition, find a great sauce recipe to be used as a stocking stuffer along with all the required …

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Wine advice and tips

Alternative Brews For Your Coffee Machines

A number of coffee loving nationalities, along with coffee snobs worldwide will let you believe that straight and black is the only way to consume this fashionable drink. All I can say is that they don’t know what they are missing out on. The vast possibilities for coffee drinkers today means there is a different taste and combination for every possible mood and occasion. We should start with coffee blends. Far from sticking to one bean to produce a single flavor, blenders invent fantastic combinations that can be a real treat to the palate. In Indonesia, Sumatran and Papua New Guinean beans are combined to produce a distinctive, rich brew. Sumatran beans are also combined with Columbian to create a …

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Wine advice and tips

A Breath Of Fresh Air, Why You Should Decant

This year Christmas came early for me when my fiancée gave me my Christmas presents early. As I sat opening my many attractively wrapped packages, the one that excited me and intrigued me the most was an attractive glass wine decanter. Even though I am an avid drinker of red wine, it has never occurred to me in all my years that I should ever use one. Usually I would just set an open bottle of red wine on the counter for a little while before finally drinking it. However, after having used a wine decanter for the first time, I have decided that I will never go back to the old ways again! A decanter is a vessel, usually …

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