Wine lovers usually already have a rack full of bottles, a few good glasses and a corkscrew that works. A bottle as a gift is gone quickly. A gift that stays is something they use every time they open a bottle. Below are our two wine gifts, what to look for when choosing, and how it arrives on time without any wrapping.
What to look for in a wine gift
- Something used every evening. A corkscrew comes out with every bottle; a one-off gadget ends up in the drawer.
- Weight and material. Steel with solid wood feels different from thin metal with plastic, and you notice it the moment you pick it up.
- A box that is the gift. If it comes in a gift box, there is nothing to wrap.
The heaviest corkscrew there is
The Prestigio Corkscrew XL weighs 216 grams. An ordinary brandless corkscrew weighs 74 grams: you feel the difference in your hand straight away. The weight comes from the material, high-grade stainless steel and a solid hardwood handle in olive wood, rosewood or wengé.
The serrated foil knife cuts the capsule, the 8 cm spiral turns straight into the cork and the double lever lifts the cork out in two steps, without pulling. The body also holds a bottle opener. It comes in a wooden gift box with a magnetic lid.
Everything for the bottle in one box
If you want to give more than a corkscrew, look at the Avanza Wine Set. The gift box holds six pieces: the same 216-gram Prestigio corkscrew, two wine stoppers with wooden tops, a pourer, an aerator pourer and a stainless steel chill stick. The chill stick fits the aerator, so you chill and aerate in one go.
A good choice for someone still gathering their wine tools, or for a couple who just moved in together. Wash the wood by hand and dry it straight away.
Corkscrew or wine set?
If the recipient has everything except a good corkscrew, choose the Corkscrew XL. If you want a gift that feels complete, or you are giving it together with others, choose the wine set. Both hold the same corkscrew and in both you choose the wood: olive wood is light and warm, rosewood reddish brown, wengé almost black.
Delivered on time, no wrapping needed
Within the Netherlands your order arrives in 1–2 working days, with free shipping from € 50. For Sinterklaas (5 December) order by Wednesday 2 December, for Christmas by Monday 21 December. You can have it sent straight to the recipient: enter their address at checkout, the packing slip shows no price. If it isn't right after all, you have 30 days to send it back.