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by Stephanie Rogers Wednesday, June 10, 2009 |
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If your dad would rather be in Napa Valley, wine-related gifts are the way to go this Father’s Day. All the better when those wine-related gifts are recycled, fair trade, organic or sustainably created. What oenophile could say no to a sampler set of delicious, top-rated organic wines or gorgeous wine glasses made from recycled bordeaux bottles? This list of gifts for wine-loving dads will have him blissfully sipping his favorite vintage in eco-friendly style.
EcoExpress Organic Food and Wine Collection
You can’t go wrong with a classic wine, fruit and cheese gift basket. This collection by EcoExpress features organic almonds, pears, apples, crackers, jack cheese and your choice of Organic California Petite Syrah, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio.
Fair Trade Rustic Tuscan Wine Set
For the dad who always has his nose in a Tuscan Chianti, a rustic hand-crafted ceramic wine set will make him feel like he’s escaped to a winery in the Italian countryside. Complete with a jug and four glasses, this non-toxic fair trade set by Tutto Mio was hand-thrown in an Italian farmhouse studio by a master artisan.
Romantic Wine and Cheese Picnic Set
There’s nothing like taking a bottle of wine and some cheese and crackers or bread out for a picnic, whether to an idyllic hilltop in the country or the urban serenity of Central Park. This hand-woven willow basket full of eco-friendly picnic goodies will let dad do just that. It comes with wine goblets made from recycled glass, dye- and chemical-free insulated cotton lining, a bamboo cutting board and knife and two embroidered natural cotton napkins.
Vintage Pool Ball Wine Bottle Stoppers
Not all wine bottle stoppers have to be ornate and girly. These fun stoppers are made from recycled vintage pool balls, and you can even choose your own numbers! Each vintage wine bottle stopper is attached to a hardwood-reinforced cork and shaft.
Put together your own sampler set of top Greenopia-rated organic wines from wineries like Benziger, Frog’s Leap, Bonterra and Grgich Hills. Prices range from an ultra budget-friendly $8 to $85 for a bottle of biodynamic 2006 Miljenko's Old Vines Zinfandel. In addition to being pesticide- and chemical fertilizer-free, many of these wines are produced on estates that are powered by solar energy.
It’s made from the staves of an oak wine barrel, and is just the thing to serve cheese, breadsticks, crudites and other appetizers. Each Wine Barrel Lazy Susan by Viva Terra displays the original imprint of the winery of origin.
Drink wine straight out of the bottle – or at least, out of goblets made from reclaimed wine bottles like the Evergreen Collection at The Green Glass Co. Sold in sets of four, each glass boasts that hand-crafted uniqueness that mass-produced wine glasses just can’t ho
>> Check out Greenopia's Food and Beverage Guide for a complete listing of wines!
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