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My girlfriend sent me (I live in San Francisco, CA) a gift from Warsaw, Poland about 2.5 weeks ago. The gift as I found out contained a wine bottle and now we're thinking it may have been rejected since it was an alcoholic beverage. Can anyone answer this? Is sending alcohol to USA not possible? Do you have to be a certified something (importer)? Thanks guys.
It's not allowed according to u.s. custom laws
you can be sure someone is enjoying it though!

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There are many great gift ideas for wine lovers. Debbie showcased glassware, decanters, Savvy Selections, even wine trivia board games.

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It's not the Secret Santa game, but the one that everyone picks a gift and you can either steal someone else's gift or choose a new one from the pile.
Would a bottle of wine be an inappropriate gift?

Depends on the work crowd…if they are a party crowd, then it would be fine. If they are a stodgy crowd, then it would be….still Ok, I think.

It also depends on the level of professionalism that the company tries to project (whether everyone is really that professional or not is another question…..)

I think, though that the bottle of wine will be the most popular gift to "steal….."

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My boss is Italian and every Christmas, I get him a bottle or two of wine. I usually ask the store manager for recommendations, but figured I might be able to get great ones here. I believe he is partial to petite syrah. I have another gift, but I can go up to $40-50 for the wine.
He very rarely drinks white wine, so red is definitely more practical. I want him to be able to enjoy it, not let it sit and collect dust!

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Making your own holiday gifts from your kitchen, is a loving way, to spread the true meaning of good cheer around. Learn to make your own grape jelly How to decorate the jar How to save money… This makes a warm and charming item for any house-warming, or holiday party. Recipe for Holiday Grape Jelly 5lbs of grapes or 2 quarts or use 5 cups of grape juice 7 cups of Sugar 2 oz package of pectin plus 1tbls. of pectin Heat grape juice in large stainless steel kettle add:1 cup of hot grape juice to the pectin and stir until dissolved add the softened pectin to the remaining grape juice in the kettle. Bring to a boil and stir for a couple of minutes. Lower heat to medium and remove the scum off the top of the boiling jelly. Jelly forms in about 5-7 minutes depending up altitude. When jelly drops from the spoon very slowly, it’s ready to ladel into the hot jars. Sterilize your jars in simmering hot water for 15 minutes, and remove water from each jar when ready to be filled with hot jelly. Soften the lids in hot water for 10 minutes (do not use boiling water on the lids) Place the lids on the filled jelly jars, and leave a 1/2 headspace at the top. Screw on the lids tightly to resistance. Put in hot-water canner and cover with 2 inches of water. Put lid on. Bring to a rapid boil and set timer for 5-7 minutes @sea-level 1,000 ft. 10 minutes @1,001 ft.-6,000 ft. 15 minutes @ 6,001 ft. and above. Remove hot jars with a can lifter, and place on a woodened surface or towel. Let cool for 12 hours. Remove the bands to prevent rusting. Store in a cool and dark place. Leave the bands on, if you are going to give them as a gift.

This wine grape jelly is made with wine grapes, you can use any type of grape to make this jelly.

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Join Tom from Freewinetip.com and learn about a few great US wines which make great gifts.

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Further to my previous question for hostess gift ideas and everyone’s gracious responses, I will probably bring wine. Would homemade wine be too tackey? Or is it okay? (I personally love my home made wine).
It is actually wine (not moonshine or hooch).

no, not at all. It actually shows you put some thought into the gift. Now, some yuppie snobs might find it tacky, but that’s b/c the nuvo riche have no class.

I know you should definitely spend more than you would on a bottle for personal consumption - or I should, anyway. I usually spend less than $10 on a bottle if it just for me.

How much should you spend if it is for a gift?

Monetary guidelines are very important for this, as there are a multitude of varieties of wine, and you need to have a starting point somewhere.

Is there etiquette protocol on this? I will probably have to bring a bottle of wine to several gatherings this year, and I’d like to know.

Thanks.

With the different good wines that are around for $10 now that would be a good limit.