The right wine to give.
A dinner invitation, a thank-you, a birthday, the boss — tell us who it's for and your budget, and we'll pick a bottle that makes you look good. Every one tasted and chosen by two Zurich sommeliers.
Damoli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Damoli
A serious bottle to give — and one nobody re-gifts. Amarone is the rich, velvety red that feels like an occasion on its own; hand it over and you look like you know exactly what you're doing.
Not sure what they'd like?
Tell us who it's for and your budget — the sommelier picks a bottle they'll be glad to receive, in seconds.
Giving wine — three rules
Spend a little more than you would on yourself
A gift bottle is doing a job your everyday one isn't. Ten or twenty francs more buys a noticeable step up — and it shows you put thought into it.
Safe beats clever
Unless you know their taste well, a crowd-pleaser lands better than something obscure. Champagne, a polished Bordeaux, or a rich Amarone are rarely the wrong call.
Give a bottle that's ready to drink
A gift should be enjoyable now, not in ten years. Everything here is already drinking well — no cellaring required.
Want the reasoning first?
Read the matching Academy guide for the plain-English principles, then come back to the bottles that fit.
sommelia.ch is founded by two wine lovers: Moritz & Berthe. WSET-trained. Zurich locals.
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