Wine, Etc.: Our suggestions for giving the gift of wine

As you head out shopping for presents, don't forget the budding oenophile in your family. Everyone enjoys a gift of wine, and there are gadgets and books galore to make your gift special this year.

Of course, everyone appreciates a good bottle of wine - the obvious choice for wine enthusiasts. Don't buy just any wine, but give a particular wine you discovered recently or an unusual wine. For white wines, how about a gruner veltliner from Austria, an albarino from Spain or a picpoul from France? If red is your choice, consider a tannat wine from France, malbec from Argentina, brunello di montalchino from Italy or a charbono...