Is a bottle of wine à shit gift?

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Got a mate of mine a bottle of wine for Christmas - is it a shit gift? Should I have got her something more thoughtful? It's her favourite wine.

Just reading the thread about the Thortons chocs and it got me thinking

Well I’d be delighted with it...

Nah you're alright

If it’s her favourite wine then I think it’s a thoughtful gift.

Absolutely not, I love chocolates or my preferred drink (not wine personally now but when I deal it that was a great gift).

If it is someone’s favourite thing, you can rarely go wrong.

It's a bit impersonal (it's what I give when I can't think of anything) but as it's her favourite I'm sure she'll appreciate it.

It totally depends on the wine. A bottle of cheap Pinot would be a pretty poor gift.

If it’s her favourite, you’re good.

Anyone who knows me, knows I hate Sauvignon blanc. So a bottle of that would be crap. And be regifted. But a bottle of Chablis, or even Chardonnay would be well appreciated.

If you know what her favourite wine is, you are a true friend indeed.

If it’s their favourite then, no.

I get given alcohol mainly if anyone buys me a gift but I don’t drink and neither does anyone in my immediate family. The majority of people who gift me wine are completely aware I don’t drink and will hand it to me, wait for a big thank you and then say something along the lines of “well I know you don’t drink but you’ll find someone to give it to!”. That is shit and I’d honestly prefer it if they didn’t bother. Your case is pretty much the opposite, you’ve put thought into something she’d want.

As long as they're not an alcoholic or teetotal, I think it's good.

(I wouldn't get too hung up on mumsnet present threads btw, 99 times out of a 100 they're not about the present, they're about what the poster feels the present says about an already fractured relationship.)

Definitely not.

I don't really do Christmas gifts but if someone insists on spending money on me, I'd much rather they'd bought me something I will use/eat/drink than something I won't.

I hate waste.

Your gift will not be wasted OP if it is her favourite wine.

Stop fretting.

Phew!

I'm in the clear 😁 🎄

I’d rather a consumable than a ‘thing’, so that would be perfect for me

@HerRoyalNotness

I’d rather a consumable than a ‘thing’, so that would be perfect for me

Me too.

I give consumables.

We all have enough stuff.

If she drinks wine then it’s fine! 😂

Do they like wine?

When you love wine it's a wonderful gift. I would much prefer a nice bottle of wine over some useless tat or sweets I wouldn't want to eat.

Oooh what's wrong with Pinot? I love the stuff.

A few bottlers of Pouilly Fume would be very acceptable, thank you very much!

Bottle of my favourite, you're good to go. Bottle of bubbly, impersonal (I dont do anything fizzy - champagne, lemonade, lager).

I think wine has a lot of potential to be a bad gift for someone if you don’t know much about their drinking preferences as it’s easy to get it wrong, for example buying red for someone who prefers white. Receiving a bottle of wine if you don’t usually drink wine definitely seems fairly thoughtless. However if you know someone well enough to know not only that they enjoy drinking wine but that you’re buying them their favourite wine then that’s definitely not a bad gift.

I really think people get too heavily invested in Christmas presents. Birthdays are special to each of us, that is the time to buy something really thoughtful, Christmas is more the giving of tokens in my opinion. A bottle of wine, especially as it is her favourite, is something which will give her joy and can be used - much better than something which she probably doesn't need or want.

I know someone who gets a bottle of wine every year from a friend even though they know she can't drink

If it were me and I opened my fav bottle of wine I'd be over the moon. If however in secret Santa I wrote I like nice pinot grigio and someone got me Chardonnay I'd be annoyed....