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If your partner likes wine, it can be tempting to gift them a nice bottle for Valentine’s Day. But why settle? Go the extra mile and surprise them with a gift that will take their wine experience to the next level. 

The shopping experts at CBS Essentials have curated a list of the best gift ideas for wine lovers for Valentine’s Day 2024. These wine-centric gifts include tools that will enhance their wine as well as prolong its life. We’ve also included fun, wine-related accessories and opportunities to expose them to a different varieties of wine that they probably won’t find in their local grocery store. 

Whether you’re shopping for your husbandwife or someone else, you’ll find the perfect gift idea for the wine lover in your life right here.


3-in-1 wine bottle cooler stick

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This all-in-one wine accessory combines a chiller, filter and pourer, ensuring you can enjoy a perfectly chilled glass of wine at the ideal temperature. The stainless-steel chiller rod rapidly cools your wine without diluting its flavor like ice will. It also features drip-free pouring spout to minimize spills, and comes with a rubber stopper to preserve the freshness of your wine.

To use, just place the chiller stick in the freezer for a minimum of two hours, open your wine to let it aerate and then pour. The stick keeps your wine chilled for up to an hour.

“Great product,” an Amazon customer says. “I gifted this to my sister in law for Christmas and we have used it numerous times already. Awesome for parties.”

For a limited time, you can get this 3-in-1 wine tool for 25% off on Amazon. 


Huski wine chiller

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The Huski wine cooler eliminates the hassle of keeping wine chilled. Say goodbye to ice and countless trips to the fridge. Huski keeps your wine perfectly chilled wherever you are, making it the ultimate portable wine accessory. It’s shelf-ready, so all you need to do is take a cold bottle, place it in your Huski, tighten the lid and you’re ready to enjoy. 

Crafted with double-walled, vacuum-insulated stainless steel, this wine chiller offers style, quality and exceptional performance. Internal copper plating enhances thermal efficiency, and the stay-dry design ensures no condensation will form on the outside, keeping your hands and tables dry.

The Huski wine chiller can keep wine chilled for up to six hours. Choose from seven colors.


Estelle stemware wine glasses

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Give the gift of gorgeous stemware to your significant other this Valentine’s Day. This set of two wine glasses is available in a wide array of candy-colored hues, such as lavender, mint green, fuchsia and blush pink. These will look beautiful displayed in your Valentine’s kitchen and make quite the statement on their dining table during a dinner party. 

Each piece can hold up to 16.5 ounces of wine. These gorgeous glasses were hand-blown with colored glass made by artisans in Poland. 

You can also find them in a set of six, or as a set of stemless glasses


Firstleaf Wine Club subscription

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Firstleaf Wine Club


If your loved one enjoys wine but wants to expand their knowledge and palate, consider gifting them a subscription to the Firstleaf Wine Club. The recipient can begin by taking a fun quiz that gauges their preferences for different flavors as well as their knowledge of various wine varietals. Based on their responses, they will receive a personalized selection of six unique wines. These wines come with tasting and pairing cards to enhance their wine experience.

Not a fan of a certain bottle? Firstleaf will credit you for the price of the bottle if you don’t like a wine the brand selects for you.


Unrooted Wine Club

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Unrooted Wine Club


Help your loved one discover sommelier curated small-batch natural wines with Unrooted Wine Club. 

Each month the brand’s founder curates four of his favorite bottles from regions and varietals across the world. The themed shipments promise to take you along the journey with wine education and food pairings that will blow your mind.

Your partner will have the opportunity get to explore natural reds, whites, oranges and more, a selection far beyond than anything they’d find at the grocery store. 


Coravin pivot wine preservation system

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Enjoy your favorite red or white wine over several weeks with the Coravin Pivot wine preservation system. After opening your bottle, simply insert the Coravin stopper and wine tube. The 100% food-grade argon gas capsules take the place of poured wine to maintain the freshness of your wine for an extended period. 

This kit includes the Pivot system, one argon gas capsule, two bottle stoppers and a bottle sleeve, providing everything you need for preserving your wine.

“I’m very particular about saving wine,” an Amazon customer says. “If it’s not finished the day it was opened, I don’t like the taste at all. This was shocking to me, the wine was smooth and fresh. I love it!”

Plus, the Coravin pivot wine preservation system is currently 8% off on Amazon. 


Mark & Graham canvas four-bottle wine tote

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If your significant other loves going on picnics, participating in potlucks or going to the farmers market every week, get them this convenient wine tote from Mark & Graham. This tote includes four dedicated compartments for wine, as well as an extra compartment in the middle of the bag for other items, such as meat, cheese and fruit. The bag comes with a flat bottom to ensure your wine stays in place when putting the bag down.

What we also love about this wine bag is that the wine compartments, which are held in place by velcro, can be removed, making this bag incredibly versatile. Like many other Mark & Graham products, this bag can be monogrammed. You can add up to two embroidered initials in one of 12 colors options. 


Birch Lane Catalin wood wall-mounted wine glass rack

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A great storage solution can go a long way, making this wine rack a solid gift for any wine lover. This wine rack will help free up space elsewhere in their kitchen as well as provide a nice place to display their small wine collection and glasses. 

These floating shelves come in four sizes, with the smallest option able to fit about eight to ten bottles of wine, though each are equipped to hold about 15 pieces of stemware. They’re made of reclaimed wood, are made to order and come in three colors, including gray as well as dark walnut and walnut wood stains.  


YouYah wine decanter set

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If your partner loves wine and doesn’t have a decanter yet, they may be doing wine all wrong. Wine decanters have multiple functions, including being a pretty pitcher, but they mostly serve as a vessel that allows the wine to aerate. Aeration helps enhance the wine’s flavor and aromas with time. 

This elegant wine decanter set allows for exactly that, and also comes with very helpful tools that make storing and maintaining your decanter so much easier. These include a decanter drying stand, cleaning beads, a brush and a cork stopper. 




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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Marcus King started playing guitar at eight. As a teen, he formed his own band and started performing. Now, he’s releasing his third critically acclaimed solo album. The personal project focuses on mental health and was produced by the legendary Rick Rubin. From “Mood Swings,” here is Marcus King with “Save Me.”

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New documentary explores the private life of “Superman” icon Christopher Reeve

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Long before comic book characters dominated movie screens, actor Christopher Reeve made the world believes in superheroes with the 1978 classic “Superman.” 

Reeve died in 2004, nearly a decade after an accident re-shaped his life. “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” is using interviews with family and friends and never-before-seen home videos to explore his real-life heroism. 

Reeve started his career on the stage, studying at the prestigious Juilliard School and living with comedian Robin Williams. The pair had a friendship that was “more like a brotherhood,” said Reeve’s son Matthew. Reeve was in awe of Williams’ energy and versatility, Matthew Reeve said, but audiences quickly clued into Reeve’s own star power when he took on the role of the Man of Steel

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Christopher Reeve as Superman in a scene from “Superman.” 

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To his children, though, he “was just dad,” Matthew Reeve said. The documentary explores how Matthew Reeve and his sister Alexandra Reeve Givens grew up watching their dad take the stage as Superman. “Super/Man” also reveals their heartbreak over their parents’ breakup and the joy they found when Reeve re-married. He tied the knot with Dana Reeve in 1992, and the pair welcomed another child, William Reeve, later that year.  

“Dana was sunshine,” Alexandra Reeve Givens recalled. “She just brought joy with her wherever she was and could find it even in the darkest moments.” 

Those dark moments came suddenly, when in 1995, a near-fatal horseback riding accident left Reeve paralyzed from the neck down. The documentary allows viewers to see, for the first time, what went on out of the public’s view. Reeve can be heard talking about how he “ruined (his) life and everybody else’s,” but in a touching moment, old friend Robin Williams is seen visiting him in the hospital.

“Robin showed him ‘Hey, you’re still you,'” Alexandra Reeve Givens said. “‘You still have this foundation of friendship and people around you, who adore you. And you’re going to find those fun moments in life again.'” 

That support from friends and family re-ignited Reeve’s legacy of activism. He made appearances at the Democratic National Convention and the 68th Academy Awards in 1996, about a year after the accident. Matthew Reeve said watching his father address his industry peers at the Oscars was “one of (his) most proud moments.”

“It was just a production for him to get out of bed every morning, let alone get across the country and go out in public for the first time,” Matthew Reeve said. “It was a big deal. It was a big deal to him, but it was also a big deal to the entire disability community. We stayed up in London till like three in the morning to watch that live. It’s a fond memory.”  

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Christopher Reeve (L), wife Dana (R) and comedian-actor Robin Williams (C) pose while at the Governor’s Ball after the 68th Annual Academy Awards 25 March in Los Angeles.

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Reeve also went on to launch what would become the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing research into spiral cord injury and help individuals and families impacted by paralysis. It was his dad’s mission to find a cure, Matthew Reeve said, while his stepmother wanted to focus on improving the lives of paralyzed people and their families. The foundation and Reeve’s platform helped bring unprecedented attention and funding to spinal cord injury research. 

Reeve even kept acting and realized his lifelong dream of directing with the 1997 HBO movie “In the Gloaming.” Reeve died in 2004 from heart failure at 52.

“There is a huge amount of great actors and actresses out there, where their filmography might be amazing and what they achieve on a cultural level might be amazing, but have they actually achieved anything really as a human that moves the needle for our society?” said filmmaker Ian Bonhote, who made the documentary with Peter Ettedgui. “And Chris has done both things.” 

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” will open in theaters on Friday, Oct. 11. 



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The British have enjoyed a Sunday roast for generations, but the tradition is changing. Chef Tom Kerridge, owner of the world’s only two Michelin-starred pub, explained the dish’s evolution – as well as what makes it so beloved.

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