Gift Basket Delivery

Wine and cheese gift baskets are the safe bet that somehow never feels like one. Somebody opens a real bottle, cuts something sharp onto a cracker, and the gift turns into an evening instead of another thing on a shelf. We pack ours here, so this guide sticks to what is actually in the boxes we ship, what each one costs, and which size fits who you are sending it to.

What is actually inside a wine and cheese gift basket

Every wine basket in our wine gift baskets collection ships with a 750 ml bottle, and you pick the varietal at checkout. The current choices are Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Merlot, Blush, Cabernet Sauvignon, Winter Mountain Red and Winter Mountain White. That single choice matters more than people expect, because the cheese in each basket is fixed and the wine is not. Pick the bottle around the cheese, not the other way around.

The cheese side changes with size. The Brie Cheese and Wine with Bamboo Chopping Board basket at $78 keeps it tight: water crackers, a creamy Brie Cheddar spread, two Lindor chocolates, and a bamboo board the recipient actually keeps afterward. Small, but it looks like you thought about it.

The Large Wine Gift Basket at $128 is the full spread on a handcrafted wooden tray. It contains salami, a block of cheddar, Brie or wine cheese, and your choice of smoked gouda or smoked Swiss. Around that sit two boxes of crackers, a jar of mustard, caramel popcorn, Tuscan Italian crisps, a bag of peanuts, sea salt caramels and two chocolate covered pretzels. It is a cheese board and a snack drawer in one crate.

Our wine and cheese gift baskets, side by side

Prices as of August 2026.

One note on the table. The Grapevine basket at $60 is the cheapest of our wine gift baskets, and it is out of stock as this goes up, so the real entry point right now is the $68 Small. Prices move. Check the live product page before you build a budget around them.

When wine gifts are the right call

Wine gifts travel across more occasions than almost anything else we pack, which is why they become the default for people who send a lot of gift baskets. Birthdays are the obvious one. So are the holidays, when a single shared basket beats six small separate things nobody remembers by January. Congratulations sends work just as well: a promotion, a closing, a new house, an engagement.

Housewarmings deserve a specific mention. New homeowners are surrounded by boxes and cannot find a single plate. A basket that lands at the door with crackers, cheese and a bottle already inside solves dinner and gives everyone a reason to raise a glass the same evening. That is a thoughtful gift without you having to be clever about it.

There are occasions where I would pick something else. A sympathy send is one, because a bottle can read as celebrating when the moment is not that. A first gift to a client you have never met is another. For everything in between, a thank you, an anniversary, a team win worth celebrating, wine baskets are a perfect choice you do not have to overthink.

How to pick a size without overthinking it

Sizing comes down to how many people will be standing around the box when it opens. One person or a couple, the Small or the Medium is plenty. A household, a team, or a holiday table, go Large. The XL is for the send where the price is part of the message, usually a client who closed something big or a milestone in someone's life worth marking.

Cheese gift baskets get judged on the ratio, not the total. A giant crate holding one wedge reads worse than a small basket where everything belongs together. That is why the $78 brie and bamboo board set punches above its price. The board makes it an object the recipient keeps rather than a pile of treats that disappears in a week.

The pick I would talk you out of, and why

If your basket is going to an office, skip the Large. It contains real block cheese, and a wooden crate of cheddar and smoked gouda sitting at a front desk from Friday afternoon until Monday morning is not the impression you were going for. Send the brie spread and bamboo board version instead. It is shelf stable, it is $50 cheaper, and it survives a weekend on a reception counter.

The other one to think twice about is any wine basket for a recipient whose relationship with alcohol you do not know. Not everyone drinks, and a bottle is a hard thing to quietly set aside. If you are unsure, our meat and cheese collection covers the same savory instinct with no bottle attached, and our guide to meat and cheese gift baskets walks through those options in detail.

Which bottle to choose, and what it gets paired with

Since you pick the varietal, use the choice. Riesling and Pinot Grigio are best paired with the brie spread and water crackers, because the acidity cuts the fat instead of fighting it. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot want something with backbone, so they suit the cheddar block and the salami in the Large. Blush is the peacemaking option when you have no idea what the recipient drinks. It offends no palate and disappears fast at a party.

Chardonnay is the request we cannot fill right now, so if that is the recipient's house wine, Pinot Grigio is the closest thing in the lineup. Winter Mountain Red and Winter Mountain White are the two most forgiving bottles we carry. Neither needs explaining, and both taste fine out of whatever glass happens to be in the cupboard, which is where most of these bottles actually get poured.

Now a word on expectations, since nobody selling gift baskets usually says it out loud. If you are hunting for artisanal cheeses with a farm name on the label and fine wines with a vintage worth discussing, these are not those baskets. Ours are familiar, good quality, and people actually finish them. For a gift going to someone whose taste you do not know intimately, that is usually the better goal. The perfect gift is the one that gets eaten, not the one that impresses on paper and then sits there.

If you want to build the pairing yourself instead, our walkthrough on what to put in a gift basket covers how to balance salty, sweet and sharp so the whole thing tastes deliberate.

Allergens and what is actually in the box

Worth checking before you send, because nobody enjoys finding out at the table. The Large contains nuts, since there is a bag of peanuts in it. It also contains cheese, contains chocolate in the form of chocolate covered pretzels and sea salt caramels, and contains salami sausage on the savory side. The brie and bamboo board basket contains cheese and a little chocolate, but no nuts and no meat, which makes it the safer send for a recipient with a nut allergy or a meat-free kitchen.

None of our wine baskets contains cookies. If the person you are sending to would rather have something from the bakery, that range makes more sense than wine gifts, and you can still send a bottle separately.

Who each basket is for

A wine lover with real opinions will enjoy the Cabernet with the cheddar block more than any assortment of treats. Friends who host get the most out of the Large, because it is built to be set on a table and shared rather than eaten alone. For a special occasion where you want the gift to feel like an event, the XL does that work. And for a simple thanks, the Small at $68 is enough. Nobody has been disappointed by a bottle and something good paired with it.

Rosé drinkers, one note: we carry Blush rather than a labelled rosé, and it is the closest match in the lineup. It is a light, easy pour that most people enjoy.

Whichever you pick, the aim is the same. Something delicious to open, paired with a bottle they did not have to buy, delivered to people they love. That is what makes a wine and cheese basket land as a small celebration instead of another parcel, and it is why these stay our most requested wine gifts all year.

A few notes before you order

All of these products ship from us directly, so what you see on the collection page is what goes in the box. If you want to create a bigger moment, pair a wine basket with something from the bakery side and send both to the same address on a single order.

The sizes overlap on purpose. With seven wine baskets on the page there is a bottle and a price for every palate, which is the reason gift baskets make an easier decision than hunting for one perfect present. For someone special you already know well, go one size up from what feels right. For an occasion where you are one of many senders, the Small is plenty.

And if the recipient genuinely drinks wine, the Cabernet against the cheddar block is the most delicious pairing on the page. That is the one I send.

Wine gift baskets delivery: what to expect

Standard shipping lands in 3 to 5 business days and expedited runs 1 to 2. Those are estimates. Weather and carrier delays stretch them, so build in a buffer for anything tied to a date. Baskets arrive at the recipient's doorstep, and in summer heat it is worth making sure somebody is around to bring them inside.

Here is the part people get wrong. Our wine baskets are not on the same-day gift basket delivery list. That lineup is twelve bakery items, cookies, brownies and pastry boxes, and not one of them contains a bottle. If you need something at the door today, you are choosing from the bakery side. If you want wine and cheese, order a few days out and stop refreshing the tracking page.

One more practical thing for anyone sending several at once. Baskets going to different addresses have to be placed as separate orders. It is tedious, but it is the only way each recipient's basket tracks correctly.

Wine and cheese gift baskets as corporate gifts

These work for client gifting because they are shareable and they photograph well on a conference table. The Medium at $92 and the Large at $128 are the two that usually get picked for accounts, with the XL saved for the handful of relationships that justify it. Our corporate gifts range holds bakery and gourmet options for recipients who do not drink, which matters when you are sending to a whole office and cannot ask everyone first.

For a celebration rather than a thank you, champagne gift baskets read better than still wine. Promotions, launches and closings all want bubbles and a toast, not a quiet sip at the end of a long week.

Where to go from here

If you want the wider view before deciding, our wine gift basket guide goes deeper on the bottle-forward baskets, and the gourmet gift baskets guide is the right stop if you would rather lead with food than wine. To see everything we ship in one place, start at gift basket delivery and filter from there.

Ready to send one? Our full range of wine gifts is stocked and shipping now, from the $68 Small to the $155 XL, and every wine and cheese gift basket in it goes out with the bottle you choose.

Every basket is filled and packed by hand here before it ships, and we designed the range so there is a sensible option at each price rather than one hero product surrounded by filler. If you have a special occasion in mind and want a second opinion, send us a note. We would rather help you pick the perfect basket for the person than sell you the biggest box on the page.

A small touch like choosing the varietal is the part friends and family actually notice. Send it with a line of thanks attached and it will delight someone you loved enough to think about, which is the point of wine gift baskets in the first place.