Very few places will be open on Christmas day but there are spots where you can actually get a gift and with appropriate wrapping can give it as a gift.
1) Supermarkets with larger liquor departments will have a beyond belief assortment of wines. Wines are easier to give because it’s less alcohol and it can be used for a variety of different occasions! Whether you want red, white or sparkling wine, the assortment of great wines is amazing. You can choose from US based wines or foreign countries like Australia, France, Spain and Italy. Since I am based in California, I am pretty much focusing on wines from the Golden State!
While it helps to know something about the people you are gifting, here’s what I am suggesting for holiday gifting or consumption:
Steelhead 2012 Pinot Noir, Sonoma County ($15) – fresh, bright, medium bodied Pinot Noir; percentage of all sales gets donated to environmental causes
– 7 Deadly Zins, Michael David Winery. This is a must have wine and there’s a white wine partner as well!
–XYZin 2012 Zinfandel, California ($14) – Made from old vine vineyards, primarily in Sonoma County (70%)
Divining Rod Cabernet, Marc Mondavi: great winemaker.. and great wine.
Holman Ranch
Pinot Noir 2011 Estate Grown
Pinot Noir 2011 Heather’s Cuvee
White Wine:
Holman Ranch Pinot Gris: light, dry, crisp citrus notes and works well with lots of foods!
2011 Gary Farrell Redwood Ranch Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc: 100% sauvignon blanc grapes with a fantastic taste and affordable price tag!!
2011 Bonny Doon Vineyard Central Coast Albarino : a wine not often found here on the west coast and this one has gotten some raves from various wine writers for the niche curation. This typically European varietal has a great mouth feel and amazing flavor.
Sparkling wines/chamnpagnes
Laurent Perrier – isn’t from California but it’s an amazing champagne!
Mumm Napa Cuvee is a California sparkling wine that’s quite tasty
Chateau St. Michelle’s ” Michelle” sparkling wine in both regular brut and brut rose. A hint of fun in every sip!
Don’t just take my recommendations- try buying a couple of bottles so that you can taste some too!
Other gifts you can purchase for delivery the week after Christmas in the local LA Area are from pastery chef and baker, Karen Bolt via her website: http://www.karenscountrycakes.com/
Karen Bolt brings southern cooking to southern California with a unique presentation that is entirely her own. She is “locally world famous” and her products are available around Los Angeles. She ships only the rum cake and the cookies by mail order– but these items are blissfully tasty and vanish very quickly.
Aunt Lillian’s Buttermilk Biscuits: Baked fresh daily, they can be ordered by the dozen: $20
German Chocolate Cake (2 or 3 layer cake on request) – $45
German Belgian Chocolate Cupcakes– 3 dozen- $45.00
Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese frosting-$45.00
Red Velvet Cupcakes – 3 dozen-$45.00
Sweet Potato Souffle Pecan Pie $15.00
Cousin Earl Keith’s In for the Penny, In for the Pound Cake – $35.00
Cranberry Belgian White Chocolate Pecan Cookies 3 dozen- $35.00
151 Rum Cake (have your cake and drink it too!) $40.00
I have had the Rum Cake and it’s divine!! The cookies are awesome! Karen’s cooking and baking is unlike most desserts I have ever had. She creates a unique blend of southern cooking and West Coast cuisine that anyone would appreciate getting after the holiday. Perfect for New Years Eve celebrations or more personal events.
Contact Karen Bolt: http://www.karenscountrycakes.com/ for local gifts or for those items that can be shipped. Giving a Christmas gift that will show up before New Years Eve will be a gift that is remembered!
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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