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Written by Wendy Wood   
Thursday, 15 March 2007

Coffee

Some people live to wake up in the morning and savor their first cup of coffee. This popular stimulant keeps many going through their daily regimen, as well as assists in the unwinding process when they finally get the chance to put their feet up and exhale. Today, there are endless flavors of coffee to entertain enthusiasts, including Raspberry Chocolate, Kahlua, and Mocha Mint. Coffee-related gift baskets have plenty of items to pull from, including creamers, coffee mugs, cappuccino, mocha, biscotti, flavor toppings, flavored syrups, shortbread cookies, and sugar sticks. Chocolate-dipped additions to a basket are also popular, including espresso beans, spoons, pretzels, and nuts.

Tea

If you’d like to send off a gift basket filled with relaxing outlets, chamomile and decaffeinated varieties of tea possess a great calming effect.  Also, keep in mind that many drink tea because it is their favorite drink. Most standard gift baskets will include a few bags or an assortment of tea to dabble with, while others focus on delivering a beautiful teapot set with teacups and saucers. A basket may also include fresh lemon, honey, jelly or jam, tea biscuits, swizzle sticks, and cookies.

There are two main types of tea to choose from: black and green. Black tea is sipped by about 70% of all tea drinkers, offering tropical and fruity flavors, as well as English Breakfast, Darjeeling, Ceylon, and Irish Breakfast. Green tea has recently been linked to the prolonging of life and the fight against cancer, strokes, and heart disease. Used not only for its medicinal connections, green tea is lighter, providing a soothing blend of antioxidants and flavor.

Cocoa

Hot chocolate warms us during harsh, winter nights and makes the popcorn taste better during movies. Some of the popular gift baskets offering cocoa products may include: mocha, creamers, flavored varieties, marshmallows, thick mugs, biscotti, cinnamon sticks, stir sticks, peppermint candies, and gourmet treats, such as cookies.

Wine & Champagne

If you are supplying a wine gift basket to accompany an upcoming meal, you may take note of which varieties better complement specific types of foods. Red wines, such as cabernet sauvignon and Bordeaux, work well with lamp chop and beef dishes. Choose a white wine, such as chardonnay or white burgundy for meals including seafood or chicken. Roses are nice for chicken or turkey creations, while dessert wines, such as tawny port, enhance the flavor of flans, pound cakes and tarts. For champagne gift baskets, choose a dry variety to accompany seafood, as well as vegetables. Fruity sparkling wines are a nice addition to chicken and seafood dishes.

A gift basket with wine or champagne may also feature the following items: cheese spread, dipping crackers, wine wafers, caviar, flavored mustards, nuts, tea cookies, and berry-flavored candies. Keep in mind that most men typically focus on the bottle of wine, where women tend to favor wine accessories, such as crystal wine glasses, a decanter or decorative corkscrew. Want to send a celebration gift basket with a bottle included, but your family member or friend abstains from alcohol? There are nifty non-alcoholic options easily available on the market.


Wendy Wood
About the author:
Wendy Wood has been an online entrepreneur since 1999. Her recent course, Gift Baskets Revealed: How You Can Attract Customers and Make Profits with Your Gift Basket Web Site offers a great roadmap through the jungle of selling gift baskets online.

Wendy also owns and operates a gift basket directory - Seek Gift Baskets and never gets tired of learning about new products and design ideas that the gift basket industry brings, even though she does not own a gift basket business any longer.

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