| If your budget is tight, making up a discount wine gift | | | | try to find out off the store manager as to when the |
| basket with products that you can find at your local | | | | store moves its current stock to the discounted |
| store will surely save you plenty of cash and best of | | | | section. If you are preparing a gift for Christmas or nay |
| all, you will have the satisfaction that everything | | | | gift giving season, try to get in early in order to get the |
| including the basket were hand picked by yourself. | | | | best deal possible. Getting in early will also mean that |
| Choosing the right basket. | | | | you will have a wider choice for your gift baskets. |
| When choosing your empty basket, try to see if you | | | | The right food for the occasion |
| have a basket that is lying around at your house. As | | | | When you are deciding on what type of food to add |
| long as it is still in perfectly good condition, it is | | | | to the discount wine gift basket, try to stay focus on |
| acceptable to re-use it. It can also be a basket that | | | | the theme that you are trying to achieve. If you have |
| you have previously received as a gift or any other | | | | been invited to dinner with Italian on the menu, try to |
| container that you feel will be appropriate. | | | | include packets of dry pasta, cans of crushed red |
| Be creative | | | | tomatoes, a jar of sun-dried tomatoes, anchovies, |
| Do not be scared to let your imagination run wild. Try | | | | olives or even herbs like basil or oregano and of |
| using themed-based containers or experiment with | | | | course a nice bottle of red. Including items that project |
| different colors. An idea would be to use a red basket | | | | a theme will not only make your life easy but will |
| if the gift is intended for a special someone or | | | | definitely get your message across. |
| Valentine's Day. You can include more than one bottle | | | | A bottle of red wine and some dark chocolates can |
| of wine or exotic fruits like mangoes for a more | | | | make a healthy but inexpensive wine gift basket and |
| tropical theme. Try to include food than area bit | | | | add to that a nice box of crackers and some other |
| unusual to give your basket extra character and really | | | | delicious spreads and cheeses and you have yourself |
| make an impression. You can always also find | | | | a simple discount wine gift basket. |
| baskets a craft shops and are usually inexpensive. | | | | For a full gourmet basket, you could include both a |
| Choosing the wine | | | | bottle of red and white wines or even a bottle of rose |
| If you visit your local liquor store, chances are that | | | | wine. Thrown in some pretzels, various mixed nuts, |
| there is an area where discounted bottles of wine are | | | | dried fruit, wholemeal crackers or biscotti for added |
| kept for reasons like close outs or maybe that they | | | | character with some nice cheese spreads and there |
| were not strong sellers. This section is the perfect | | | | you have it. Your gourmet discount wine gift basket is |
| place to find the discounted wine needed for your | | | | ready. |
| discount wine gift basket. The prices are often marked | | | | Utensils |
| down by 25% to 50% off the original price. | | | | To finish your wine gift basket, just include some |
| If you are not going to give the gift in the very near | | | | utensils like a knife, a few plates, a tray, some wine |
| future, it pays to visit your local liquor store before and | | | | glasses and don't forget the corkscrew. |