Gifts from Hand Picked Burgundy

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GIFT SERVICES

If you wish, we can ship your choice of gift in a wooden gift box. Prices range from £ 6.50 for a single bottle box up to £ 12.50 for a three bottle box. Included in the price (if you want it) is gift wrapping, the inclusion of tasting notes with the case, and inclusion of a personal message card.

To assure a safe delivery, the bottles inside the box are in bubble wrap bags and the wooden box is packed in a cardboard transit box.

To order a gift-boxed delivery, please first buy the box of your choice. You will have the option to request gift-wrapping and tasting notes, aswell as to enter your message at the point of adding the box to your shopping cart. Then choose the wines to go in the box, add them to your shopping cart, and check out as normal.

CHOOSING A GIFT

Of course the actual choice of gift for a Burgundy lover is far from easy in itself. If you don't know the recipient's preferences in detail, we would recommend the following as a guide.

Firstly, in general, most Burgundy lovers would rather have an interesting wine from a good producer than a more prestigious wine from an unknown producer. So don't just pick out the cheapest Grand Cru and hope to impress, but seek out a wine at your budget level from a really good producer. I have added a listing of my personal selection of excellent and reliable producers in the FAQs if you want to have a look. Or do call us for advice !

Secondly - unless you know the recipient has particular preferences - try to pick out something in what I would call the "middle ground". So in Fruit terms, Red/Black, in Body terms Medium/Ample, and in Flavour terms try to include Earthy, but probably not Gamey.

Thirdly, choose a wine to match your price budget. As a general guide I would suggest to consider the following :

at under £ 30, look for a Bourgogne Rouge, or "Villages" level wine from a good producer

at £ 30 to £ 50, most Burgundy lovers would enjoy a good 1er Cru from Volnay or Vosne-Romanee

between £ 50 and £ 100 then Grand Crus from a good producer should be in range - particularly from Gevrey-Chambertin and Clos Vougeot

above £ 100 then a really good choice would be a Grand Cru Musigny

Finally do remember to choose a wine without damaged or stained labels. We carry very few of these, and they are always noted in the product descriptions. If you do order such a product with a gift pack then we will try to contact you to check that you are aware of this, and whether you wish to go ahead.