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Shopping · November 19, 2024

Affordable Gifts for Wine Lovers from Amazon

Affordable gifts for wine lovers from Amazon.

(Updated Nov 2024) Looking for an affordable gift for the wine lover in your life? I’ve picked out some of my favorite inexpensive gifts from Amazon. Prices were valid a time of publication, but they may have changed since. Please note this post contains affiliate links where I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. This post may also contain some products I received as samples, but I was not under any obligation to include them in this post. I only recommend Items I truly enjoy.

Repour Wine Saver

Repour wine savers are an affordable way to preserve a bottle of wine. I’ve been using them for the last couple of years and the results have been great! It’s a much less expensive alternative to using a Coravin.

RePour
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Electric Wine Opener

While I don’t have this model of Electric Wine Opener. Several of my friends do and it’s really easy to use.

Electric corkscrew
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Bath/Shower Wine Glass Holder

This Bath/Shower Wine Glass Holder might be more of a gag gift, but if you enjoy a glass of wine in the bath it could be very handy. It would make a fun and inexpensive stocking suffer.

Wine shower holder
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Funny Wine Socks

Another novelty item, but who doesn’t love comfy wine themed socks? To be honest, I feel like you can never have enough fuzzy wine socks.

Wine Socks
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Insulated Wine Tumbler

This insulated tumbler is perfect for keeping your wine cool by the pool, a BBQ or even at the beach.

Metal tumbler
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Wine Chiller

This stainless steel wine bucket is a great way to keep white or sparkling wine cool and looks great on the table. I have a similar model and it comes in handy in the summer.

Stainless steel buckt
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Wine Pourer

I have this wine pourer that also doubles as an aerator, I use it for most of my red wines. It’s very easy to use and fits almost all wine bottles.

Aerator
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Wine Glasses

This set of 4 white wine glasses is on sale. I feel you can never have too many wine glasses, but that might just be because I am clumsy.

White wine glasses
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The @slhwine Sun, Wind & Wine Festival is coming u The @slhwine Sun, Wind & Wine Festival is coming up next month on May 3rd. If you’re a fan of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, this event is for you - it’s almost a master class in tasting the terroir of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. You can even taste some older wines and large format bottles in the first hour if you purchase VIP tickets. 

I also love that there is a shuttle to the event that leaves directly from Monterey Peninsula College’s parking lot and drives you out to the event location. 

It’s so handy and saves you coordinating travel to Mer Soleil and back. Ubering out there is easy enough, but getting an uber to pick you up there is tricky! Just a heads up, shuttle tickets are an additional fee from entrance tickets and the VIP ticket holder shuttle that gets you there for the extra hour has sold out before. 

Sun, Wind & Wine Festival
May 3, 2025
Mer Soleil Vineyards

Check out @slhwine for more information.
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You’re going to want a traditional method brut sparkling wine with this. Brut is one of the driest (not sweet) styles and that’s what’s going to taste best with the salty popcorn. I went with @roedererestate. 

I lie to pop my own popcorn on the stove but you can always use microwave or ready made popcorn. While I don’t use butter because I’m lactose intolerant, butter is a great edition to this recipe and makes it feel even richer. 

The acidity and effervescent bubbles go great with the salty popcorn, and if you use butter, it cuts through the richness of the butter. 

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Sabrine’s wines from both Scratch and @wrathwines were excellently paired with a multiple course dinner prepared by the excellent Chef Selene Johnson (@mamachefselene)

This was truly a dinner to remember. Thank you again for the invitation!
I took basic winemaking this semester at Cabrillo I took basic winemaking this semester at Cabrillo College and there was a lot more math in it that I thought. 

If you’ve been following me for a while, then you know I’ve been in the Cabrillo College Wine Studies program since 2021! 

My good friend @fannys.wine.bliss went through the program and encouraged me to take a class taught by @deborahparkerwong. After my first class I was hooked and have been taking classes since. This is actually my last semester! 

Basic Winemaking was taught by Mikael Wargin of @warginwines. I couldn’t ask for a better instructor, he is so knowledgeable. 

His degree is in Microbiology, so we really leaned into the science side - but thankfully we didn’t have to memorize any equations for the tests. 

To be honest, I almost cried when he first started balancing equations - I haven’t had a chemistry class since 11th grade and I studied Art History in the Visual Arts in college. Lucky for me our tests were open book and you can even take the class pass/no pass. 

If you’re interested in learning more about wine in an academic setting I recommend looking into Cabrillo College’s Wine Studies Program. They offer a certificate and have just started their Associates Degree program too. While this class was in person, most of the classes are hybrid And you only go to the Aptos campus a few times a semester for tastings.
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I really enjoyed tasting their lineup, especially the Russell Joyce label, which I am not as familiar with. I was especially impressed with the Proprietary Blend, a Bordeaux style red blend from Carmel Valley AVA. 

Thank you for inviting us Joyce Wine Co. we appreciate you hosting us! 

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If you’re a foodie like me, then this event is not to be missed. While there are plenty of events including seminars, walk-around tastings, lunches and dinners, I think the crown jewel is the Tasting Pavilion on Saturday and Sunday. 

This is event is a walk-around tasting like no other. You actually can meet award winning chefs as they and their teams serve you small bites. You can also sample handmade cocktails from mixologists and of course there is wine tasting. 

I was lucky enough to receive a media ticket to attend and I also volunteered at some of the wine seminars and revived access to some events. 

#pebblebeach #pebblebeachfoodandwine #pbwf #foodfestival #gourmet #winepairing #mixology #mixologists #jamesbeardfoundation
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