Unlike fruit gift baskets, wine and cheese gift baskets are not the kind of gifts you can give regardless of the occasion. There are specific occasions when they are appropriate to give and when they are not.

For example, you would not want to give one of these gift baskets at a kids birthday party or to someone you don't know very well. And what if the recipient is a recovering alcoholic? If he is, one of these gift baskets could not be more inappropriate.

However, wine and cheese gift baskets are very appropriate, and often one of the best gifts you can give on some special occasions. Take for instance a house warming gift for a couple you know who had just purchased a new home. In this case, wine and cheese are a very nice way to celebrate their first night in their new home.

These gift baskets are a wonderful thing to bring to a dinner party. Do not just show up with a bottle of wine; everybody does that. Make your host remember you by giving a great gift basket of wine and cheese. You will be sure to be at the top of the list for the next party, unless you drink all the wine!

Wedding anniversaries are also occasions where wine and cheese gift baskets are most appropriate to give. Couples want to spend an intimate evening together, just the two of them, on their anniversary. If it were your wedding anniversary, would you want other people (say your friends or family) to take you and your spouse out for dinner and a movie or would you rather just the two of you spend time alone and enjoy your special time together over some wine and cheese?

These baskets make nice wedding gifts, too. However, make sure you know how long the newlywed couple will be away on their honeymoon and what the shelf life of the cheese is before giving this kind of gift. Remember, your gift will not be opened until the couple returns home.

Husbands, when was the last time you were in the dog house? You can send your wife flowers to say you are sorry, but flowers get repetitive and old. This is especially true if you are one of those guys who can not stay out of trouble. Sure, your wife can look at the flowers for a few days, but that has very little to do with you. Give her one of those wine and cheese gift baskets instead to say you're sorry. She might just share it with you to say she forgives you. Then she has a great basket to remind her of your thoughtfulness the next time you're in trouble.

Better yet, do not wait until you are in trouble to give your wife a gift. She may let the next bad thing you do slide if you shower her with one of these gift baskets every so often. As a wife, getting gifts without occasion is one of the most romantic things you can do for her. Think about it. Keep the wife happy and you will be happier, too.

Before you give wine and cheese gift baskets, just stop and think about how appropriate they are for the occasion. Giving them at the wrong time may be detrimental to your social life, but giving them at the right time can be one of the most well received gifts you can give.

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