I would like to put together a wine basket for my brother for x-mas who loves all kinds of wine a good cheeses.I live in a small town in Ohio so no access to imported stores,and I like to make it personal by not ordering a ready to go gift basket.So what good(not brake the bank) wines should I put in it,I know he loves Cabernet Sauvignon,and port,but I have no idea when it comes to names and don’t want to ask not to apoil the suprise.And what else besides the wine,I mean a mini wine rack or a single wine holder or a decanter?Cheese and cracker,or cheese and a nice cheese cutter set?What would make a perfect wine lover’s basket after all.Thanks in advance.

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I have a Sheffield Tawney Port. I am a wine lover but I don’t know how this got on my wine rack and I don’t know what to do with it. I think someone gave it to me.

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I’ve been invited to attend a three-day birthday celebration for a friend who is an internationally mobile business executive. This guy has EVERYTHING. I can hardly show up at the party empty handed….what do I get him that costs, say, between 0 and ,000???? He’s a wine lover, lover of golf and exotic cars.

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Hi,

Hoping someone can offer me some advice. Being the wine lover that I am, I often buy small bottles to have at home. One of these, which I can only pressume had been sitting there for over two months was tucked away in my room. Tonight I bought a bottle with the same label and stupidly ended up confusing the two and drank a glass of the old wine that had been sitting there for A LONG TIME. It had been open about two months ago although I had replaced the screw cap on the bottle.
Just realised my mistake and am sick with worry, Have heard stories about people dying from mold-infected things such as this, and that it can cause brain damage etc. Not sure what to do?
Has anone ever done similir and how did you fare?

Any advice welcomed.

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I am wine lover and love to learn about wine all the time. I recently went to Traverse City, MI & visited 4 wineries. Those 4 wineries all had the same wine tastings. I was looking for more of a variety. Is there only certain times of the year that particular varietals are grown? Or does MI just not have the soil to grow, say, a petit syrah??

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Hi All!
I’d love to plan a trip to California (currently in Atlanta) and I wouldn’t DARE come to California without visiting a really nice vineyard! I am a WINE LOVER, and I’d like to bring some goodies back for gifts for loved ones too….

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I need some ideas of what to put in a gift basket for a wine lover…
Obviously I'll put a few bottles of wine.
But what else could I put with this that they would not already own?

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I am traveling to France to visit a good friend. His family owns a winery and is a huge wine lover. Me? Not so much. I wanted to surprise him with the best wine California has to offer, but I know very little about wine.
What wine bottle would you prefer I surprise my friend with? A wine that screams CALIFORNIA!!!

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