Gifts for wine lovers who care what the wine is poured into: crystal wine and champagne glasses shaped for red, white and sparkling, and decanters that give a young red air before dinner. Pieces chosen for a home table, sold as single items or sets.
Glasses they would not buy themselves, or a decanter. Both get used every time a good bottle is opened, which is the point of a gift.
A larger bowl suits red, a narrower one keeps white cooler, and a flute or coupe holds the bubbles in sparkling. A universal glass covers all three if only one set fits in the cupboard.
Young, full-bodied reds open up after half an hour in a decanter, and older bottles are decanted to leave the sediment behind.