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Last Minute Gifts To Rescue Your Mind And Wallet
(ARA) - For most people, the holidays are a wonderful, exciting season devoted to friends, family and festivities. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, exchanging gifts is an eagerly anticipated part of holiday celebrations. However, this same holiday tradition can also be completely nerve-racking, with crowded malls and the stress of finding the right gifts for the right people . . . on the right budget.
If we could afford it, we’d probably all like to give our loved ones everything they need or desire. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have J. Lo’s bank account to empty on expensive gifts. It’s for that very reason that Luna di Luna, one of the fastest growing wines in the United States, offers several holiday gift giving ideas that are sure to keep your pockets jing-jing-jingling.
A cleverly decorated bottle of wine makes for a great last minute gift and is easy on the wallet. With brilliant, festively colored Rudolph-red, holly-green, starlight-yellow, sugar-plum purple and frosty-blue bottled wines that retail around $10, Luna di Luna makes gift-giving easy. To add a little something extra to the presentation of your gift, place the bottle in a clear wine bag and secure with a holiday ribbon.
Whether it’s soaps and shampoos, or gourmet cheeses and sausages, gift boxes are always a good bet for that “hard to buy for” person on your list as they not only eliminate shopping hassles but also wrapping time. Luna di Luna’s red bottled Merlot/Cabernet and green bottled Pinot Bianco/Sauvignon have been twinned together in a two-bottle gift pack (around $21). While the colors of the bottles can provide enough of a presentation by themselves, the combination of these aptly seasonal bottles in a festive holly and berry motif gift box is sure to please.
Luna di Luna also offers a classy gift box for its blue bottle of Sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio. Perfect for a New Year’s Eve surprise, or any celebration worth toasting, the gift box features a metallic silver and blue snowflake motif and retails for around $12. Pop open a bottle and get cozy by the fire with your sweetie. The delicious sparkling wine not only sparkles when poured, but continues to do so in the glass.
In addition to the standard 750-mL bottles, Luna di Luna wines are also available in 187-mL four-packs which make fun stocking stuffers, and 1.5-L bottles, which are perfect for holiday parties and dinners. Plus, the individual bottles make great table decorations, adding an extra touch of holiday cheer.
So this season, try to leave the credit cards at home, keep track of your spending and be sure to set aside quality time with your friends, family and loved ones. Available almost anywhere wine is sold, Luna di Luna wines and gift-packs are simple to find and will leave you with plenty of time to stand in line for the latest fad toy for the kids or surprise for your significant other. For more information about Luna di Luna wines go to www.lunadiluna.com. Happy Holidays!
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