For the wine lover you may like to consider one of the superb Vinopolis gift sets this Christmas. Over the past 10 years the company has built a sterling reputation for its famed wine tour and tasting under dramatic Victorian railway arches on London’s Bank End, a short walk from Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
This year the company have compiled a good range of gift sets for most pockets:
Under £50
Try something that little bit different this year. Teach someone about the joy of wine by giving them two tickets to the Vinopolis Grapevine Tour. For just £39, your loved one and a friend can enjoy a ‘How to Taste Wine’ session, five regular wine tastings, a Bombay Sapphire cocktail and a Vinopolis tasting notebook.
Under £60
Treat wine lovers with The Grapevine Vinopolis in a
Box – enjoy two tickets to the Grapevine Tour with five wine tastings and a Bombay Sapphire cocktail, and a bottle of Vinopolis red or white wine to take home.
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Just a few years ago digital photo frames would have cost into the hundreds of pounds, but with the pace of technology, these are now more affordable than you think.
You’re looking at what we consider to be the best value 7” digital photo frame on the market at £39.99 from Robert Dyas. It comes with its remote control, has slide show or manual picture scroll, date/time and alarm function, supports JPEG, MPEG, AVI and MP3 files (can play images, movie clips and music) and boasts an impressive 480 x 234 resolution colour display.
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Food hampers don’t come much better than from online retailer My Secret Kitchen. The company have launched a range of delicious gift hampers this Christmas that touch every taste sensation imaginable.
The products are nicely packaged, free of artificial colours and flavours, and taste divine (trust us we’ve had the opportunity to taste first hand).
There are two great sets we recommend:
CHRISTMAS CONDIMENTS - £22
• Three-windowjute gift bag
• Tapenade with Smoked Garlic
• Fig Pudding Pickle
• Jumping Jack Chilli Jam
THE ULTIMATE MY SECRET KITCHEN HAMPER - £125
• Large wicker hamper
• Full range of delicious products
These make a fantastic gift idea for the house proud this Christmas. There are two types, a round and a square box, which when opened give off a delightful Cinnamon fragrance that will fill the room.
If you don’t fancy using these for decoration then you can always use them for storing sugar for coffee or baking. Both boxes come with a lid so you can very easily retain the smell if it becomes too powerful for you.
The smell is in fact from the wood which is in fact sustainably harvested cinnamon bark.
These retail for £10 each on ALSO Home.
I was recently introduced to a company who are doing some rather ingenious things with old bottles. They are the ECOutlet and as you’d expect many of their products are produced from recycled materials, such as these very stylish old wine bottles.
As you can see, you have a cheeseboard and a server, both very affordable and both would make nice presents for the discerning foodie.
The Cheeseboard retails at around £14 and the Server at around £16.
There’s loads more inspiration and gift ideas on their website including Carafes and Wine Bottle Vases.
