The best gifts for wine lovers this Christmas

published 7 December 2021

There is a lot to be said when looking for the best gifts for wine lovers. These are people who have a particular palette, so nothing too gimmicky will really work as a present. And that's how we approached this best wine gifts list - thinking about what people will really want to complement their wine tastes.

With that in mind, now’s the time to start thinking of those special people in your life, and what they might want for their next birthday.

There’s almost certain to be a wine buff among them. Someone who gets a kick out of obscure French village names, grape varieties, and improbably florid taste notes.

So what do you buy the wine lover in your life? Here are a few potential items to consider - so make like a sommelier and slurp them up.

The best corkscrews and bottle openers revealed.

Here are the best wine gifts for wine lovers.

Gifts for wine lovers

Majestic Wine's Ultimate Christmas Case consists of 12 bottles of fantastic wine for just £159 (including delivery). It's packed with all the wines you will need to celebrate the festive season - featuring exclusive wines from world-renowned producers, historic estates and up-and-coming regions - with champagne and port mixed in with some rather ace white and red wines. Order by 23 December and they endeavour to deliver before Christmas

If you're buying a gift for a loved one who really likes their wine, then they're not going to want to work up a sweat opening up bottle after bottle – even some of the fanciest ones are particularly tricky to get open, after all. With that in mind, you should consider buying them the Cuisinart CW050U Electric Wine Opener. This simple and practical gift allows them to quickly and easily open any bottle of wine, working as well with natural and synthetic corks. It also has a vacuum sealer in order to preserve freshness.Not only is this a great gift for opening wine, but its sleek looks and black and gold finish make it almost a work of modern art for any kitchen. That base at the bottom charges up the device, so it's ready to go whenever you're ready to pop.

This compact wine fridge that can sit on any table top has space for 12 bottles of beer or around 4 wine bottles. It not only saves space in your main fridge, it also lets you control the precise temperature of your wine. As any wine buff will know, keeping and drinking wine at the right temperature is crucial to its proper enjoyment, and this wine cooler has a temperature range of 5-18°C. Meanwhile, a glass door and internal light let you see your current selection without having to compromise that temperature.

If your wine buff acquaintance has a purist streak - or your budget is simply a little constricted - the Joseph Joseph BarWise One-Pull Waiter’s Friend is a much better pick than one of the more elaborate mechanical corkscrews. As the name suggests, this is a refined all-purpose bottle opener, with a unique bent shape that lets you wrench a cork out in one fluid motion. It also features a foil cutter and a magnetised bottle opener for those beer-swilling heathens.

There are countless wine books out there vying for space on your coffee table. But The New Wines is a true connoisseur’s choice from one of the most authoritative wine writers in the business. Despite its provenance, Jon Bonné’s book cuts through a lot of the highfalutin' nonsense that tends to clog up the topic like so much bottom-of-the-bottle sediment. You’ll learn how to choose, store, serve and enjoy your wine, and you might even have a little fun along the way. It's a few years old now (was written in 2018) but still essential and now has a brilliant price!

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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.