Shopping for someone who knows their Pinot from their Picpoul? Step away from another bottle and give them something they can actually experience.
From relaxed wine tastings and perfectly paired cheese to vineyard adventures and creative workshops with a glass in hand, there are plenty of brilliant gifts for wine lovers that go beyond simply wrapping up their favourite red.
Whether you’re looking for a wine gift for a birthday, anniversary, Christmas or special occasion, we’ve rounded up some of the best wine experiences you can gift on Yuup.
For the natural wine fan: Pour Decisions at KASK & KASK², Bristol
For someone who would rather discover a new favourite than drink the same bottle every week, KASK's Pour Decisions tasting makes a great gift.
This small, social tasting explores organic, low-intervention wines in a choose-your-own-adventure format. After the first glass, guests choose between contrasting wines for their next pours while KASK's team talks through the winemaker, grape and region behind each one.
It's informal, approachable and designed to make discovering wine fun – no encyclopaedic wine knowledge necessary. Hosted at their original North Street bar, as well as their new home on Cheltenham Road.
Gift it to: The natural wine convert, or someone who'd like to know a little more about what they're drinking.
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For the adventurous drinker: Choose Your Own Wine Tasting Adventure, Birmingham
Can't decide which wine they'd like? Let them choose.
At Arch 13 in Birmingham, everyone begins with the same first glass before the tasting branches off. For the next wines, guests choose between two different options, creating their own tasting journey through three speciality wines.
Hosted by a family-run wine business with roots stretching back to the 19th century, it’s a fun alternative to a traditional guided tasting – and a brilliant affordable gift for a wine lover in Birmingham.
Gift it to: The curious wine drinker who always wants to try something new.
For the creative wine lover: Wine & Wild Flower Arranging, Bristol
Not every wine gift needs to revolve entirely around tasting it.
This experience combines wine with a hands-on wildflower arranging workshop at KASK in Bristol. Guests can settle in with a glass while getting creative and making their own arrangement to take home.
It’s part wine experience, part creative workshop, making it a lovely alternative for someone who enjoys doing something while they drink.
Gift it to: The creative friend who likes their wine nights with an activity attached.
For the chocolate lover: Chocolate and Wine Tasting, Brighton
Chocolate or wine? Luckily, there’s no need to choose.
At The Wine Cellar in Brighton, this indulgent tasting brings together a carefully selected range of wines with artisan chocolates from local chocolatier Audrey’s. Expert hosts will guide guests through the different flavours, textures and tasting notes, exploring why certain wines and chocolates work so well together.
It’s relaxed enough for wine beginners but has plenty to discover for more seasoned wine lovers too, making it a deliciously easy wine tasting gift in Brighton.
Gift it to: The wine lover with a sweet tooth – or anyone who believes the best gifts are edible.
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For a really special wine gift: Wine & Cheese in the Somerset Valleys
Looking for a wine experience gift that goes a little bigger? Make a day of it.
Leaving from Bristol, this full-day trip heads into the Somerset countryside for a taste of the region's food and wine. Guests visit a biodynamic vineyard overlooking Chew Valley Lake for sparkling wine, stop for lunch, head to Cheddar to discover locally made cheese and continue on to another family-run vineyard overlooking Blagdon Lake.
With vineyards, wine tasting, cheese and lunch all rolled into one day out, this is the one to save for a milestone birthday, big anniversary or seriously deserving wine lover.
Gift it to: The person you'd usually struggle to buy for – or someone who'd choose a vineyard over another thing to unwrap any day.
For the foodie wine lover: Bristol Harbour Food Tour Through Time, Bristol
For the wine lover who’s just as interested in what’s on their plate, this three-hour food and drink tour explores Bristol’s harbour through 900 years of local history.
Starting at Wapping Wharf, guests eat and drink their way across the city, stopping at some brilliant Bristol independents along the way. The tour includes two food tastings, a sit-down meal and two drinks tastings, including a stop at Le Vignoble, Bristol’s independent wine lounge and shop.
It’s a great food and wine experience gift for someone who’d rather spend an afternoon discovering new flavours than sit through a more traditional wine tasting.
Gift it to: The wine lover who plans their weekends around where they’re going to eat.
For someone who likes to drink and draw: Cheers & Sketch at Carouse Wines, Bristol
Wine can get the creativity flowing – and this one puts that theory to good use.
Hosted by local illustrator Jess Knights at Carouse Wines, this playful drawing session combines illustration games and creative challenges with a welcome drink. Everything needed to draw is provided, and the emphasis is firmly on having fun rather than producing a masterpiece.
It’s a great choice if you're searching for a unique wine gift that feels a little different from a traditional tasting.
Gift it to: The friend who's always doodling on the menu between glasses.
