As the holiday season approaches, the spirit of giving takes center stage, providing the perfect opportunity to express gratitude to your valued business clients. In the world of corporate gifting, few gestures convey warmth and appreciation as elegantly as a carefully selected bottle of fine wine or a curated gift set. This holiday season, consider elevating your client relationships with the timeless gift of exceptional wines. Whether you’re looking to celebrate successful collaborations or simply express your heartfelt thanks, a thoughtfully chosen wine gift is sure to leave a lasting impression, turning the festive season into a memorable occasion for your business partners. We’ve made the task of finding that perfect wine easy. Below are sixteen wine gifts for business clients sure to make a lasting impression.
Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2021
Founded in 1902, Argentina’s Catena Zapata is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting the Malbec grape and in discovering extreme high-altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza. Nicolás Catena Zapata is the only South American to have received Wine Enthusiast’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Decanter’s Man of the Year Award, and Wine Spectator’s Distinguished Service Award. The winery’s Adrianna Vineyard holds several 100-point wine ratings.
Catena Zapata’s Malbec Argentino 2021 makes a bold statement to any of your business clients with its alluring wine bottle design and the rich dark violet color of the wine. The label for Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino pays tribute to the Malbec grape’s history in France and its rise in Argentina. The Four female figures shown embody different landmarks in the history of the grape. This well-balanced wine is 100% malbec and full-bodied on the palate, naturally rendering fruit and fine-grained tannins. Your clients will enjoy its aroma of blueberries and violets with a strong suggestion of soil tones. They’ll love the flavors of mocha, dark berries, spice, and minerals. This spice, rich wine pairs perfectly with lamb chops, beef tenderloin, and goat cheese. Retails for $124.99 at wine.com.
St. Supery Elegant Blends Gift Set
St. Supery Estate Vineyards and Winery was founded in 1982 in Napa Valley and produces 100% estate-grown, sustainably farmed, and certified Napa Green wines, focusing on Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and additional red Bordeaux varietals. St Supery’s Estate Vineyards include the Rutherford Estate Vineyard located in the celebrated Rutherford wine-growing region and the Dollarhide Estate Vineyard located in the northeastern hills of Napa Valley.
St Supery offers several holiday gift sets that make special gifts for business clients. The St Supery Elegant Blends Gift Box comes with both of their elegant Bordeaux-varietal blends: 2022 Napa Valley Estate Virtú and 2018 Napa Valley Estate Élu. Virtú is a fantastic wine with a great texture and offers a brilliant pale yellow hue. It has aromas of pink grapefruit, lemongrass, and kiwi with an undercurrent of seductive toasted French oak. Its flavors are citrus including lemon and key lime, and dried peaches encouraged with creamy, toasted oak. Élu offers a finely textured silky structure with density and grace. It has deep shades of reds and purples and aromas of juicy black plum, milk chocolate, and anise with elements of toasted vanillin and molasses. It tastes of dark plum and cassis, followed by mocha and toasted barrel attributes. St Supery Elegant Blends Gift Box retails for $145 at stsupery.com.
Fanciulle Vini Gift Set
Fanciulle Vini is a winery in Tuscany that brings Tuscan winemaking to the prestigious level of fine French Burgundy but at a fraction of the price. All harvesting is done by hand to preserve the juice in the grapes. As a result, Fanciulle wines have a delicacy and subtlety, unlike other Tuscan wines.
Fanciulle’s Gift Package includes either their Vigneto Grande 2020 or their Villaggio 2019 as well as a 500ml bottle of their freshly-pressed Extra-Virgin Olive Oil. Both wines are made from 100% Sangiovese grapes with Fanciulle’s Vigneto Grande 2020 coming from high-altitude, old-vine limestone vineyards and Fanciulle’s Villaggio 2019 coming from hillside clay vineyards. Vigneto Grande 2020 is their most floral and delicate wine and captures the complexity of red fruit flavors Sangiovese offers perfectly. This wine will age into layered complexity. Villaggio 2019 is juicy and full of the signature, ripe cherry flavors recognized in Sangiovese wines. No matter the wine you choose for Fanciulle’s gift box, your business clients will be delighted in this taste of Tuscany. Retails for $75 (Villaggio 2019) and $95 (Vignetto Grande 2020) at fanciullevini.com.
Napa Valley Quilt 2017 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Quilt & Co. was founded in 2020 to showcase the wines crafted by renowned winemaker Joseph Wagner. Joseph has been crafting wines since 2021 that have been delighting wine drinkers ever since. Napa Valley Quilt 2017 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon makes a bold statement for your business clients with its sensational expression of what a Napa Valley Cabernet represents. There’s a reason it was recently awarded 96 points by The Tasting Panel Magazine!
Napa Valley Quilt 2017 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon winemakers tasted the developing wine throughout the fermentation and aging process and set aside the best 2% for this reserve bottling. The winemakers sought their selection based on intensity, complexity, and boldness of expression that could withstand a longer aging cycle and heavier use of the new French Oak. Your business clients will love its deep layers of dark black cherry, rich coffee, potent blackberry, sweet strawberry, dark currant, and notes of milky chocolate and hazelnut cream. This refined wine is a beautiful expression of what Napa Valley cabernet represents with a long, smooth finish and fine-grained tannins. It’s a sensational wine sure to impress and deliver luxury on both taste and price points. Retails for $110 at quiltandco.com.
Belle Glos Pinot Noir
Gifting a top-rated Belle Glos wine is a holiday gift any business client will appreciate. Belle Glos Pinot Noir has a variety of selections that are produced in top growing coastal regions of California. Though all Belle Glos’ pinots come from a vineyard on the Pacific coast, each showcases their vineyard’s climate differences beautifully. Each pinot varies due to different amounts of fog, wind, sunlight, and soil type.
Belle Glos is well known for its notable red wax top and deep purple and garnet color. The pinot noir consists of lavish aromas of warm blackberry pie, licorice, and white pepper and sophisticated flavors of dry cherry, crushed lavender, and chocolate-covered fruit. The texture is rich and velvety which leads to a long, structured finish. Their pinot noirs pair all the beautiful stews and meats that come along with the holiday season. Retails for $55 (starting) at belleglos.com.
Aurora Cellars Gifting Program
Aurora Cellars is a leading name in the Michigan wine industry that grows, produces, bottles, and sells its own wine. Their vineyard grows a broad range of grapes to create many different wines sure to impress any wine drinker. Aurora Cellars’ Gifting Program is an exciting new program, designed to elevate the art of gift-giving for all occasions. Known for its exceptional handcrafted Michigan wines from the Leelanau Peninsula, Aurora Cellars brings together the best of local viticulture and personalized luxury packaging to create an unforgettable gifting experience for your business clients. Their gifts make a memorable experience for your clients, as the wine comes from a region they may have not experienced before.
With the help of Aurora Cellars’ Personal Gifting Concierge, the Gifting Program allows you to customize one-bottle or three-bottle gift sets complete with their custom luxury packaging. The thoughtfully designed tubes and boxes that exude sophistication and style create a memorable unboxing experience for your business clients. Each gift box also comes with a handwritten note card to add that special touch. There is also an option to engrave a special message or company logo on the wine bottles to transform them into cherished keepsakes. Engaging Aurora Cellars’ Gifting Program is easy. All you need to do is fill out a simple form outlining your needs and budget, then you will be contacted with a tailored gifting program, finally, you provide all the shipping addresses of your clients and Aurora Cellars handles the rest. Retail varies at auroracellars.com.
San Felice Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino 2018
San Felice’s Capogiovanni Estate is located on the southwestern side of Montalcino, an area best known for the production of Brunello. Of the estate’s 23 hectares, 14 are dedicated to the production of this San Felice Estate flagship wine. With the San Felice Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino 2018, your business clients will enjoy softness and elegance in flavor due to its Montalcino terroir.
Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino’s composition is 100% Sangiovese grape and is deep ruby red in color. Its aroma offers well-riped wild berries, blackberry preserves, tobacco leaves, and tanned leather. Your business clients will enjoy its generous palate is rich and lengthy finale. This is a very memorable wine pairing perfectly with holiday meats and cheeses. Campogiovanni Brunello is recognized for its finesse and longevity and is a five-time award-winning wine in the TOP 100 Wine Spectator. Retails for $79.99 at wine.com.
Chocolat Moderne Comfort and Joy Collection
Gifting a box of beautiful, decadent chocolates from Chocolat Moderne with your wine gift is a gesture your business clients will appreciate. For the past 20 years, Chocolat Moderne, a New York artisanal chocolatier, has been making the holidays sweeter with its beautiful holiday gift sets. Chocolat Moderne’s Comfort and Joy Collection is a perfect match for the special wine you will gift this holiday season. It features seasonal favorites like Gingerbread, Maple Magic, Chestnut, Peppermint Stick, Eggnog, and Pumpkin Cappuccino. But there’s more – Trifle and Banoffee Pie from Chocolat Moderne’s Great British Desserts assortment, plus Blood Orange Bergamot and Berries and Lavender, two of the most requested flavors from its Avant-Garde Bars. This box is stunning as well making it a perfect gift on its own. This is available in 12-piece and 24-piece box sets. Retails for $51 (12-piece box) at chocolatmoderne.com.
Brendel Cooper’s Reed Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Brendel makes wines that are 100% organically farmed Napa Valley fruit and free of any unnecessary ingredients. They let the grapes speak for themselves and use minimal intervention from birth to bottle. They make wine that stays true to the land and their roots. Brendel’s Cooper’s Reed Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is reminiscent of the post-prohibition era in that its organic grapes are sourced from pristine valley-floor vineyards. The wine is aged slowly in large oak casks that bring out the purity of the fruit. This Napa Valley cabernet is meant to be a crowd-pleaser that evolves with each sip, impressing any business client. It has a slightly reserved beginning that leads to an exuberant end. Retails for $50 at brendelwines.com.
VINEBOX 12 Nights of Wine
Delight your business clients this holiday season with the annual sell-out sensation, VINEBOX 12 Nights of Wine. This offers an exclusive journey into the world of fine wines chosen from around the world in prestigious wine regions like Italy, France, Spain, and California. VINEBOX offers two different sets, Chill Collection and Cozy Collection. Chill features a delightful mix of rich whites, invigorating rosés, and even a few chillable reds. Cozy delivers 12 delicious reds curated for fireplace chats and cozy blankets.
In both the Cozy Collection and Chill Collection, your business clients will receive 12 wines, 100 ml each with a wine guide that includes tasting notes and pairing recommendations. They’ll also appreciate the sommelier-led virtual tasting notes for each wine. It also comes in beautiful packaging that is ready to gift. Standard shipping is free. Retails for $129 at getvinebox.com.
BIANCO VENETO IGT EDIZIONE III
Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine is an Italian family-owned winery with a long history dating back to 1925. The winery is located in the Veneto region of Italy, a well-known wine-producing region in the northeastern part of the country. Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine often combines traditional winemaking techniques with modern approaches to produce high-quality wines. Pasqua’s BIANCO VENETO IGT EDIZIONE III, also known as ‘Hey French You Could Have Made This But You Didn’t’, is a white wine of great aging potential. The Garganega grapes give the wine structure, freshness, and fragrance with floral notes and intense minerality. The minerality is due to the vineyard’s volcanic-origin soil composition. When tasting, it expresses aromas ranging from chamomile, almonds, and citrus to delicate notes of white pepper and tropical fruit. This is a memorable wine fit for the celebratory occasions of the holidays. Retails for $44.99 at pasqua.it.
Elouan 2021 Pinot Noir
Elouan was a result of California winemakers venturing up to the world-renowned Pinot Noir region of Oregon. Elouan Pinot Noir is the perfect gift for business clients to enjoy with family as it has incredible depth of flavor, vibrancy, and suppleness as well as concentration resulting in the perfect pair with favorite fall comfort food favorites such as savory French onion soup, warm baguette slices, fresh fall desserts, or a well-curated charcuterie board. This wine brings together fruits from three distinct terrains along Oregon’s premiere Western vineyards. These vineyards have long growing seasons which gives the wine intense structure and vibrant acidity making them unique from other wines. These vineyards also get ample sunlight making them ideal locations for the resonant style of Elouan Pinot Noir – after all, Elouan means ‘ample light’. The wine was aged for ten months in both new and seasoned French oak barrels. Retails for $22 at elouanwines.com.
Wiens Cellars 2021 Solace
For over 20 years, Wiens Cellars has managed its own four vineyards residing in Temecula Valley, California. They understand that producing world-class wines starts in the vineyards. Their relationship with the land as well as its terroir contributes to the beautiful wines found at Wiens Cellars. Wiens Cellars’ 2021 Solace features fresh breezes of lychee, white peach, and limestone, and on the palate, a hint of honey and pear with ample crisp acidity to assure a refreshingly clean finish. Solace’s composition is a blend of 41% Chardonnay and 59% Viognier. Because Solace is unoaked, it’s crisp, clean, and refreshing, giving any business client an uplifting experience to remember. They can pair Solace with grilled fish tacos, margarita pizza, or buttered popcorn! 2022 Vintage Available. Retails for $31 at shop.wienscellars.com.
Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio 2022
The 500-acre family-owned winery, Livio Felluga, is known for producing lush, crisp, and well-balanced wines. Located in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, its wines are recognized in a class with the most esteemed producers worldwide. Livio Felluga’s Pinot Grigio DOC has finesse and elegance your business clients will love. It also has faint coppery highlights that Pinot Grigios are known for. Its nose is subtle, minerally, and layered with ripe peach and apricot fruit, candied orange peel, melon, and lychees. The palate is full-bodied, soft, and nicely put together. Your business clients will appreciate Livio Felluga’s Pinot Grigio as this wine variety is the best-known Friulian wine around the world. Retails for $29.99 at wine.com.
Pio Cesare Barbera d’Alba 2021
Pio Cesare Wines are known for their consistency and regional expression. Their method of winemaking experiences minimal intervention, giving the authentic taste of the region their wines are known for. Your business clients will love Pio Cesare’s Barbera d’Alba 2021 DOC as it represents the traditional character of the Barbera grape. They can enjoy it now and experience all the flavor and complexity of the 100% Barbera grape, but if desired, the wine will age quite well. The Barbera grapes grown in the Barolo region give full structure, plummy, and complex flavor with spicy and ripe fruit, blackberry aroma, and a hint of toasted tobacco. It’s aged 18 months in French oak barrels. Retails for $19.99 at wine.com.
Case Alte 16 Filari
Case Alte began Camporeale, a small farming town in the province of Palermo, Italy, in the 1950s. The hilly land’s soil and climate conditions enable great production of wines with excellent character. The Case Alte 16 Filari is a Nero d’Avola with a vivacious taste and long finish. It boasts juicy and rich notes of blackberries, cherries, raspberries, balsamic rosemary, tobacco, and cloves. On the palate, it has a large structure with balanced acidity and fine tannins as well as the right vivacity and length to the wine. Not only does this wine offer a taste of Sicily, but it also comes in Casa Alte’s signature large bottle that makes a lovely gift for your business clients. For more, visit casealte.it.
