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Better than another bottle of wine.
Show up with something better than wine.
Get a personalised shortlistArtisan chocolate box
$25–$60A small box of really good chocolate beats a big box of average.
A really good olive oil
$20–$45Single-estate olive oil — a tiny upgrade that feels luxurious.
Hand-poured beeswax candle
$20–$45A candle, but the good kind. Natural, clean burning.
Cookbook of the year
$40–$70A beautiful cookbook from a writer they'll actually use.
Linen tea towels (set of 2)
$30–$55Heavy linen tea towels that get better with age.
A plant that's hard to kill
$25–$55A pothos or snake plant in a nice pot.
Framed print from a local artist
$45–$100A small framed print from an independent artist.
One properly good bottle
$30–$70Skip the supermarket — one bottle picked by a real bottle shop.
A really good non-alcoholic aperitif
$25–$55A grown-up alcohol-free bottle — useful and unexpected.
Bread, salt, and a bottle
$25–$55Old-school housewarming trio — bread, salt, and a drink.