Hostess Gifts: How to Express Your Gratitude

If you’re heading out to a friend’s place for the evening, and you’re just thinking of taking a bottle of wine as a hostess gift, why not give that a little more thought?

I’m not saying that a bottle of wine isn’t an acceptable gift for the occasion, because it is, but it’s also been done to death, and it probably isn’t something you put a lot of thought into.  After all, you likely just grabbed a bottle from your own wine rack on the way out the door, right?

Show your host/hostess how much you really appreciate his/her hospitality by adding a little thoughtfulness to your gift.

So, how can you do that?  Well, first the bottle of wine itself.  Wine comes in a myriad of different bottle types; from the plain old ordinary bottle, to bottles that can be downright funky.  When choosing a bottle of wine as a gift, don’t just consider the contents.  Try to find a bottle that also matches the style and personality of your host/hostess.  See how thrilled they’ll be to get such a thoughtful gift.

And since you’re giving a bottle of wine, why not include a bottle opener as well?  For about twenty dollars, you can buy an awesome electric opener.  In fact, if you know that others will be taking wine to the event, why not be a bit different?  Instead of showing up with yet another bottle of wine, why not present your host/hostess with an easier way of opening those numerous bottles?

Let’s take this a little farther.  Depending on how much you want to spend, you could also consider a wine gift basket.  A basket with wine and a variety of gourmet foods, cheeses, and perhaps some wine glasses, would certainly be a step away from that plain old bottle of wine you were thinking of taking.

Another suggestion is all the small accessories you could add to the bottle.  You may want to add drip stoppers, wine charms, decorative corks or wine stoppers.