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There are many holidays and events worth celebrating throughout the year: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s & Father’s Day, Halloween, anniversaries, and birthdays.
With so many holidays, so many occasions, and so many events, there is not ’so many questions’, but one, which ends up burning at the back of our minds, that we must answer several times a year: what is the perfect gift that I can give them?
The world is so diverse. There are so many different people who like such different things that it becomes stressful, but incredibly difficult to think of a present you can be proud to give every holiday.
If there were a perfect present, nearly guaranteed to make nearly anyone happy, it would alleviate a lot of pressure. But consider that pressure alleviated, because there is, indeed, a present much like that: wine gift baskets.
Appropriate for nearly every occasion, holiday, or event, wine baskets are always a pleasant, appreciated gift, which you will be glad to give, and they will be glad to receive.
Not only are they a good gift, but also it is quite simple to accessorize, pay and send them. As you do with flowers, you can send a wine basket either through phone or by getting online and ordering it. You can have it delivered either to the intended person, or you can send it to yourself and give it to them, personally!
Wine gift baskets are not limited to simply wine. In fact, they go far beyond wine. You can create the perfect basket by pairing the wine of your choice with many different options, ranging from things like: cookies, meats, chocolate, nuts, biscuits, cheese, breadsticks, crackers, pasta, and more!
You can call and place an order for a certain amount of money, which will result in the company choosing the best-suited basket for your budget. Nonetheless, it is encouraged that you choose the accessories for the basket. For example: ordering the same wine from various wineries, or ordering a certain wine and choosing the accessories which best fit the intended recipient’s taste (for example: if they love bread, pair your wine with an assortment of various breads).
Creating the style of the wine basket makes it personal, and then you have a chance to create intimacy with your recipient. Wine baskets are very appealing to a diversity of different people, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, social class, location, etc.
If you want to give a gift sure to elicit a good response, buy a wine basket! People tend to not spend money on wine to enjoy for themselves, and nearly everyone enjoys the refined taste of wine.
Wine becomes a gift, which goes beyond the recipient, as the recipient can serve and share it with others, while enjoying it themselves. They will think of you as they appreciate the thoughtful gift that they can share and enjoy with those that they love.
The next time you find yourself trying to figure out the perfect present for someone, whether personal or professional, remember what wonderful perks you can enjoy buy giving a wine basket.
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day
Ingredients:
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-process
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
1 large egg
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup water
1½ teaspoon cider vinegar
1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Bittersweet chocolate glaze
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
8 oz bittersweet chocolate; chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
You’ll also need: 5 (4 to 4½ inch) individual heart-shaped springform pans, baking spray
Garnish: sugared pink rose petals (see note) and small raspberries (optional)
1. Cakes: Heat oven to 350F. Coat pans with baking spray. In bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt until blended. In 1-qt glass measure, whisk sour cream, egg, oil, water, vinegar and vanilla until blended; whisk into flour mixture until blended. Pour into prepared pans, filling each with about 2/3 cup batter. Place pans on a baking sheet.
2. Bake 30 to 32 minutes, until centers puff and a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean. Let cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto rack and remove pans. Cool completely.
3. Glaze: Heat cream, butter and corn syrup in a medium saucepan until simmering; remove from heat and add chocolate. Let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Whisk in vanilla. Pour glaze into a glass measure. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes or until slightly thickened.
4. With a serrated knife, trim rounded tops of cakes flat (reserve trimmings for snacking). Arrange cakes, flat bottoms up, on wire rack set on a baking sheet with sides. Spoon glaze over cakes, letting excess run down sides of cakes onto baking sheet (use a small spatula to cover any areas that the glaze missed). Refrigerate to set glaze. Garnish top with sugared rose petals and raspberries, if desired.
Note: To sugar rose petals, lightly brush unsprayed organic rose petals with light corn syrup and toss with granulated sugar. Let dry on a wire rack 1 hour.
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