Christmas 2010, Chic Gifts for Wine Lovers

Wine aerators, preservers and futures are high on the list for festive wine connoisseurs this holiday season. Whether you're looking for great corporate gifts, hostess gifts or something for your dearly beloved, these high-tech and wow-factor tokens will wow even the most discerning wine aficionado.

Wine Aerators

For the perfect glass of wine, your vino needs to breathe. Red wines sometimes need to develop for up to four hours in a decanter before they are properly mellowed to drink - with all the bottles you'll be opening this season, a wine aerator is a great, timesaving gadget that will improve the taste and body of all your favorite vintages.

The Wine lovers who are looking for funky as well as functional should look for a series of wine aerators that come in great festive ruby and emerald jewel tones that would compliment your holiday bar. They can also adjust from a single glass to full bottle setting, to ensure that just the right amount of air is passed through your wine on the way to the glass or carafe.

Bottle Sealers

Both vacuum pumps and preserving sprays prevent air from further affecting an opened bottle of wine, slowing down the aeration process, allowing a single bottle to be recorked or capped and enjoyed in more than one sitting.

Vacuum pumps suck the air out of the bottle, while preserving sprays fill the bottle with an inert gas that sits on top of the wine, keeping the lighter air and oxygen from contacting the liquid. Both are effective, useful and appreciated by wine enthusiasts.

Wine Futures

Why not give a gift that will last for years? Bordeaux Futures are the most established of all wine investments, allowing single or multiple cases to be reserved for individual buyers, long before the wine is bottled or the grapes are harvested. French wine futures are known to pay off tremendously, as the quality of each year and season is established, some vintages see their prices skyrocketing, or entire batches snatched up by collectors.

You can't get more elegant than knowing that a fine French case that will increase in value and enjoyment is yours to cherish. Some bottles need up to 30 years to reach their maximum potential and taste - wine futures make a thoughtful, sophisticated gift for a college grad or newly married couple.