Good Wine Bottle as a gift?

[bobdole369]

Do you happen to have a meal associated with this bottle? If so try and get what is being served and choose at minimum the wine style based on appropirate pairing. If not - well then try and get the preference of the gift recipient. If you don't know and can't ask, well, by all means just pick one. You really can't go terribly wrong in a wine store with a $30 budget.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Give them a bottle of mead, my favorite is Apis Poltorak Jadwiga (I'm sure I misspelled it, damn Poles!)

It's a bit on the sweet side, but it's fvcking awesome.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/apis-poltorak-jadwiga/24026/

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

I'm a fan of Chateau Ste. Michelle's Cab

http://www.ste-michelle.com/

They can be had for about $15-$20.

 

[rudeguy]

This if you want to go cheap. $7/bottle around here. Everything they make is good to me and my wife. Its our most drank wine.

If you want to go to about $50/bottle the Stags Leap Artimus Cabrinet is amazing i think.

I was never a wine drinker but chicks seemed to love the penguin.


OP it really depends who/why you are giving the gift.

 

[Kelvrick]

How about a little combo. Nice bottle of Taylor Fladgate Tawny 20 year old port. Combine that with a nice box of chocolates or a nice chocolatey flavored Haagen-Dazs.

http://www.thewineclub.com/r/products/taylor-fladgate-tawny-port-20-year-old

A nice desert that won't turn off the people who don't like "sweet" wines.

EDIT: I've found I could tell little difference between $10-$40. After that, you gotta make big jumps and I might say, "mmm, that is nice..." At least personally, there is little gain after say $20. Unless its a nice bottle of port.

 

[AreaCode707]

This if you want to go cheap. $7/bottle around here. Everything they make is good to me and my wife. Its our most drank wine.

If you want to go to about $50/bottle the Stags Leap Artimus Cabrinet is amazing i think.

That's what came to mind for me, actually.

Any Seghesio or Dry Creek red wine would be good.