Move over thin rimmed glasses and fancy wine aerators (do these even work? The jury is still out.), this gift giving season is all about vino experiences.

Read on to discover the very best experience gifts for wine lovers in your life.

1) Organize a Wine Tasting Night At a Fancy Bar

Be it a classy, subterranean New York inspired jazz den, or a trendy inner city rooftop establishment, gifting your friend a night out at a fancy wine bar will, as Marie Kondo would so put it, spark joy this holiday season.

For a physical token, print out (or hand write) a voucher outlining the night’s agenda (think meeting together at a specific location before enjoying a couple glasses of wine and a delicious meal) so the recipient of your gift knows exactly what to expect and sees the effort behind it.

2) Gift a Cheese and Wine Night (From Home)

Any well versed vino expert will know that the overall wine drinking experience is indisputably increased with the addition of cheese.

While multiple watering holes offer wine and cheese flights, the same experience -with a more relaxed and personable touch- can be enjoyed from the comfort of home.

Either treat your friend to an evening of fully organized wine and cheese at your house, or deliver everything to their door for a date night in with their partner. We recommend getting your hands on multiple wine varieties (and pouring a small amount into individual wine glasses, much like a flight you’d receive at a bar) as well as securing an array of cheeses and fruits to place on a pretty platter.

Want to go a step further? Curate a Spotify playlist for them for the evening to listen to while sipping and munching away.

3) Present Them With a Weekend Away At a Winery

If you’re on the search for a wine related experience to gift a loved one that transgresses just one night of vino, consider gifting a weekend away at a winery.

While popular wineries with their own accommodation options often book out months in advance, overnight stays in neighboring scenic villages and towns are plentiful on sites such as Airbnb.

For the perfect wine lover’s Christmas gift, book your loved one with a night’s accommodation, and organize a day of vino tasting at a nearby winery.

Looking for the perfect weekend away? Look no further than AmazingCo’s Mystery Weekends here.

4) Gift Them an At Home Pub Crawl

A pleasant evening of bar hopping without long queues, overpriced drinks and the presence of pretentious bar staff? It -we’re happy to report- is possible.

Enter the DIY At Home Pub Crawl, where those taking part will spend the night enjoying multiple fancy beverages, compete in seriously fun drinking games and socialize with their nearest and dearest - all without actually leaving the warmth and coziness of home.

Creating your own pub crawl from home is simpler than it sounds; deck out each room in a specific ‘theme’ (sports bar, wine bar, whiskey den…), incorporate games into the mix and spend an hour or so in each ‘bar’ until it’s time to visit the next. We also recommend getting dressed up as if you were venturing out, and feeling superbly smug when your home made drink doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg.

5) Present Them With a Mystery Picnic With Wine

So you’ve got both a wine and food enthusiast on your hands to purchase a gift for this holiday season? A little something we like to call a Mystery Picnic may just be the answer to all your gift giving woes.

By gifting a Mystery Picnic, you’ll be gifting a food filled experience in which the recipient (and whoever they choose to share the day with) will need to solve a number of clues and riddles leading them to collect picnic pieces.

For the vino lover in your life, we suggest purchasing the picnic with wine option, so that they can wash down their delicious picnic spread with a decadent glass of something refreshing.