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Usually a gift of wine is reserved for a couple or a household.  As a guest, it’s common to take a bottle with you to offer your hosts.  I’ll admit that it’s not often that I’ve thought of wine as a great gift idea for men.  But, unique is the name of the game here.

I was contacted by the folks at Hall Winery out of Napa Valley and asked to take a look at their innovative wine gift sets specifically geared toward men.  Well I have to tell you that I was really impressed.

What really caught my eye was the Molton Brown Gift Set, which they sent me a sample of.  Almost always, when a gift set features spa products, there are scents like sun-ripened raspberry, or mango melon.  But not this one!  This features the popular, and manly, Black Pepper scent Shower Gel from Molton Brown of London.  I was so intrigued by this pairing, and certainly wasn’t disappointed once I got it.  The box and presentation was beautiful.  I almost didn’t want to open it.  Inside, you not only get the shower gel, but a black pepper scented candle, and a bottle of a lightly scented Coco de Mer lotion.

Now I am not a wine expert, so I’m not going to embarrass myself by trying to comment on the Kathryn Hall Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.  But I can tell you that my wife and I throughly enjoyed it. 

Molton Brown and Hall got together because they respected each other’s products.  They decided that they were both “in the business of inspiring the senses;  Molton Brown through the feel and  aroma of spa products and Hall through the sensory (taste and smell) experience of wine.”  They sampled a bunch of Molton Brown’s scents along with different wine choices to come up with this fantastic pairing.

As stated before, I really like this gift because it’s luxurious, while still being manly.  But if you like the idea of a wine gift for him, but don’t think the candle and lotion will fly, Hall has a couple other great options.  Consider their Napa Valley Grill set which includes River Ranch Merlot with “Mediterranean Tapenade, Napa Valley Meritage Rub and Classic Dipping oil”.  Or take a look at the Cabernet Gourmet set with two different bottles of cabernet sauvignon plus “Tulocay’s “Made in Napa Valley” Stone Ground Mustard, Spicy American Barbecue Rub and Mexican American Meat Rub”.

You’ve still got time!  They are shipping up until December 20th!