Giving gifts does not always require a special occasion. You can always surprise your friends and make them happy with wine gift baskets with their favorite wine and other yummy goodies. Giving wine gifts is always a good gift especially with adult friends. A basket with Champaign with caviar or a humble bottle of chardonnay paired with old French cheeses is considered already as a very sophisticated gift you could bring to friends with or without a special occasion. Anyway, in giving gifts, it is the thought that still counts!
However, when choosing for the wine to be included in your basket, it is important to remember the importance of the season and the food pairings. You might not know it, but for different kinds of occasion or season, there is also a different kind of wine that is best to go with it. Choose the wine that will complement the season, the event and the food.