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They’re fun, edible, and people absolutely love giving and receiving them on all sorts of special occasions.  No, not a Chia Herb Garden, but rather a beautiful gourmet gift basket filled with a mountain of goodies that’ll keep a smile on your face and make you do a happy dance until the last tasty morsel is gone.

I was fortunate enough to have been a recipient of a Ravenswood Red Wine Gift Basket from the nice peeps at GourmetGiftBaskets.com.

Rather than keeping the goodies for myself, I thought it would be more fun to give my little basket of joy to a friend in exchange for her answering a few questions for me.  Besides agreeing to provide her thoughts, she paid it forward and shared the love with some of her friends as well.   Here’s a little Q &A about the Ravenswood Red Wine Gift Basket with Val and company:

After placing an order with GourmetGiftBaskets.com, how soon would you expect to receive the gift basket?  In other words, how long is an acceptable amount of time from the time you place your order to the time it’s sitting on your or the intended recipient’s doorstep? 

2-3 days max. 

Bingo!  The shipment only took 2 days to receive. 

What was your initial opinion of the packaging?   

Pleasant to the eye.  The coloring and decor of the box was very nice.

How well did GourmetGiftBaskets.com pack/protect the contents of the gift basket? 

The additional packing fit nicely with the basket in the box, ensuring that it didn’t move around in transit. 

When you took the gift basket out of the shipping package, was anything noticeably broken or damaged? 

No, everything looked as expected. 

What was your initial reaction of how the gift basket looked?  Were you impressed by its appearance? 

My initial reaction was that I was very impressed that everything fit so nicely in the basket. 

When you took the bow and plastic wrapping off was there anything broken? 

Everything was intact, however it was a little difficult to separate the products from the glue and the decorations.

What kinds of items did the gift basket contain? 

A bottle of wine, smoked cheese, sausage, crackers, wine biscuits and bruschetta. 

Did you like the items that were inside the gift basket? 

I very much enjoyed the items.  I brought it to a girl’s night at a friend’s house and it was perfect for snacking.   

What was your favorite item? 

Unexpectedly, it was the bruschetta, it was “rock star” to say the least!    

Would you send this gift basket to someone that you know? 

Yes. 

What would you expect to pay for this wine gift basket?

$60-65

(Actual price: $69.99) 

On a scale of 1 to 10, how impressed were you by the gift basket?

8 

Thanks so much Val for sharing your thoughts on the Ravenswood Red Wine Gift Basket.  I’m glad everyone enjoyed it!

Stay tuned for details on a chance to win your very own gourmet gift basket from the folks at GourmetGiftBaskets.com.  You can also checkout all of the other delicious gift baskets that GourmetGiftBaskets.com has to offer by visiting their site.

Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it…Stop.  A perfect pour every time!

One of the most helpful wine gadgets that I’ve had the pleasure of using over and over again this past year have been these terrific portion controlled pourers from Drinker.com. 

These little babies are fantastic for conducting any size wine tasting.  Can I tell you how many tastings that I’ve been to where I’ve been poured practically an entire glass of wine?!  Not a bad thing when I like the wine, but otherwise wasteful.  The greatest beneficiaries, though, of this gadget are definitely any commercial businesses that serve wine and spirits that are interested in controlling over-pours in their establishment.

It’s simple:  You just push the pourer into the neck of the bottle, tip the bottle so that the bottom is turned to a 1-2 o’clock position, and pour.  The liquid flows out and stops when it’s reached the right amount based on the pourer size you’ve selected.  Another excellent feature about these super accurate pourers is that they’re also great for drip and spill control.  FYI, I’ve been using the 1 oz. pourers, but there are several different measurement sizes (and colors!) available.

Well, enough of my rambling and on with the show!  Checkout the “Hi-Profit-Pour” in action for yourself:

If you’d like to learn more, please visit Drinker.com.  If you’re interested in purchasing these dandy little pourers, don’t forget to use coupon code D005 to get a 5% discount on orders up to $150 and coupon code D010 to get a 10% discount on all orders over $150.