Looking for some last-minute specialty food gifts that will create that ‘wow factor’ for holiday gatherings, office parties, and get-togethers with close family and friends? Below is our festive specialty food gift guide featuring gifts that will add that extra holiday spice to any party this season.
Baldacci Family Vineyards 2021 Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon
Baldacci Family Vineyards has achieved organic certification (CCOF) in their Stags Leap District and Calistoga vineyards. From these organic vines, the family produces four exceptional Cabernets.
Their flagship 2021 Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon embodies the family’s dedication to organic farming and is an ideal fit for the holidays with its ripe fruit flavors, bold complexity, and sleek label design. It’s a standout for holiday gifting and celebrating this winter season.
Big Spoon Roasters Winter Mix
A gift that warms the soul, Big Spoon Roasters Mini 3oz Winter Mix Nut Butter Variety Pack is the perfect holiday gift for friends, family, or yourself. Featuring their roastiest nut butters: Carrot Cake Almond & Walnut Butter, Chai Spice Peanut & Almond Butter, Chocolate Sea Salt Almond Butter, and Vanilla Caramel Almond & Cashew Butter.
Cheese Grotto
This holiday season, Cheese Grotto has partnered with Marin French Cheese (America’s oldest cheese company) to offer the ideal gift for cheese lovers interested in aging their own cheese: a Cheese Grotto Piatto + 3 Petite Cheeses.
Available online the bundle includes:
- Cheese Grotto Piatto: the smallest Cheese Grotto (6” x 6” x 6.5” assembled). Collapsible, the Piatto can easily be stored when not in use as magnets make assembly/disassembly easy. No tools required!
- Petite Camembert: a classic, this soft-ripened cheese has a complex, aromatic character as it ages, ideally in the Grotto!
- Petite Truffle: a holiday favorite, Truffle pieces are blended throughout this Triple Crème Brie
- Petite Garlic & Pepper (NEW item!): garlic and cracked pepper offer a decadent, savory experience to this Triple Crème Brie
Clif Family Winery
Clif Family is a small production wine and specialty food maker in the Napa Valley. They specialize in small production wines and specialty food products with a focus on organic farming and sustainable production. A specific example of their sustainable efforts is their commitment to donating $10,000 to American Forests Tree Equity Program that helps plant trees across the nation.
Clif Family Winery offers a wide variety of gift sets for the holiday season, as well as a wide assortment of individual products from solar grown honey and red wine jam to hot sauces and preserves.
Dawlcakes Decorating Kit
Get ready to dress up this festive season! The holiday Dawlcakes Decorating Kit, which comes in Christmas and Hanukkah themes, is an interactive, creative activity that brings families and friends together.
Kids can have the full baking and decorating experience, while parents can avoid the big mess that usually comes with little ones in the kitchen. Plus, they can go from baking to decorating in under 2 hours! It’s also perfect for groups of friends who want to plan a cozy, crafty night in, decorating little cakes and sipping a glass of wine.
El Pastor “Iberico Curado” Cheese
El Pastor Cheese is introducing its new brand, “Iberico Curado.” This cheese is perfect for the holiday season and is great for charcuterie boards, wine pairings, and elevating traditional family recipes. With Iberico, Curado is part of the rich heritage and supreme quality of Spanish cheesemaking.
Crafted with a blend of cow, sheep, and goat milk, this cheese offers an array of flavors, El Pastor Cheese makes for a standout addition to any holiday spread that can be purchased at your local stores Shoprite, Hyvee, and Hannaford stores.
ENZO’s Classic
Gift ENZO’s first-milled olive oil of the season, Olio Nuovo Arbequina, paired with ENZO’s Organic Traditional Balsamic Vinegar in a custom gift box.
ENZO’s Table has a variety of gift box options for that favorite foodie in your life, including ENZO Premier and The Ultimate Selection.
Olio Piro’s ” The Kosher Gourmet Gift” box
Olio Piro is an award-winning, luxurious Extra Virgin Olive Oil brand from Tuscany, committed to sustainable production. Perfect for the holiday season, this elegant gift box includes a 250ml bottle of their premium olive oil and a 40ml bottle of 12-year-aged balsamic vinegar by Bonini Affinato. Perfect for food lovers and gourmet cooks, this gift elevates any festive culinary experience.
Meat N’ Bone
Meat N’ Bone’s has a range of gift options, making for an easy option to send quality meat this holiday season. A great gift option includes their Charcuterie Gift Box, which includes hand selected fig jam; drunken cheese; smoked gouda; Genoa salami; Hot sopressata; dried apricots; caramelized walnuts; and caramelized oranges -all hand-selected and carefully curated. Another great choice is their 60-Day Dry Aged Bone-In Ribeye, infused with Santa Teresa rum. These rib-eyes are a limited edition and sold on a first come, first serve basis.
Our favorite is the their Everyday Greats, which includes a collection of G1 Certified USDA Choice steaks including 2 Boneless Ribeyes (9-10oz); 2 filet mignon (4oz); and 2 NY Strips (9-10oz). All of these steaks are wet-aged for 30-days.
Melting Pot at Home
From cheese and chocolate fondue bundles to making Melting Pot’s delicious fondue at home (no fondue pot needed!), to kitchenware to fun apparel and merchandise, Melting Pot has one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your gift giving list this holiday season.
A favorite for the upcoming winter season is the Cheese Fondue Bundle, pictured above. This includes includes two cheese fondue varieties, Aged Cheddar & Gouda and Classic Alpine, paired with succulent proteins including tenderloin tips, shrimp, or chicken. It also includes crispy on the outside and soft on the inside authentic garlic bread and warm Caramel Apple Tartlets.
The Pastene Specialty Gift Box
Pastene
For the pasta lover, the hostess, the gluten-free friend, or foodie in your life, Boston-born Pastene features an array of epicurean specialty boxes to enhance anyone’s skills in the kitchen. Perfect for specialty food gift giving this holiday season, Pastene makes it easy to prepare so many delicious meals with a variety of pastas, tomato sauces, roasted peppers, olives, artichokes, and much more.
This year, Pantene is celebrating its 150th anniversary and history: a remarkable journey from its humble beginnings selling fresh fruit in Boston’s Italian North End neighborhood to becoming a cherished household name throughout North America.
Their Specialty Gift Box includes six different varieties of pasta, two different sauces, four types of gourmet vegetables and a can of Tonno (tuna). Pastas include Linguine, Gnocchi, and Regine, to name a few.
The Pastene Gift Boxes can be purchased directly from their website.
Runamok’s Holiday Gift Box
Runamok holds a commitment to wild-harvesting and environmentally sustainable practices. Their new holiday gift set includes three festive flavors: Peppermint Bark, Festivus, and Snowglobe Sparkle Syrup. Their website also features a variety of recipes and inspiration for cooking delicious meals all winter season long.
Society De La Rassi
Society De La Rassi is a brand-new dealcoholized sparkling wine that is sustainably sourced, vegan, gluten-free and contains no added sugar.
Made exclusively from 100% Chardonnay grapes grown in La Mancha, Alcázar de San Juan, Spain, the wine undergoes vacuum distillation to preserve its authentic body and essence. The “Neue Brut” reintroduces a touch of natural grape must (1.2g per liter), delivering the depth and sophistication of a premium sparkling wine with less than 0.5% alcohol content. The dealcoholization process preserves authentic flavors and aromas of wine, ensuring a pure and natural taste.
Sparkling Pointe’s Sparkling Wines
North Fork-based Sparkling Pointe wines have that perfect taste of festive fizz and bright acidity, making them versatile companions for every course, from appetizers to dessert. Their Sparkling Pointe NV Cuvée Carnaval Rosé, for example, brings together the freshness of white wine and the fruity depth of a red, making it a perfect companion for hearty holiday gatherings. It also enhances pre-meal crudité, cheese, charcuterie, and shrimp cocktails.
Spring & Mulberry Date-Sweetened Chocolate Embellished Holiday Collection
Pre-wrapped and ready-to-gift, this set by Spring & Mulberry includes stunning, dark chocolate bars is inspired by the incredible spectrum of flavors found around the world. Explore a range of festive flavors with Mango Chili, Lavender Rose, Pecan Date, Mixed Berry, and Mulberry Fennel, each boasting exceptional, whole ingredients (and not a pinch of added sugar) in a custom holiday gift box.
Upton Tea Imports’ Custom Gift Set
Upton Tea Imports is a premier loose-leaf tea brand that will add some warmth to the holiday season with its Custom Gift Set. This is a stand-out gift because it can be personalized to the taste preference of the recipient with the option to select from one of 15 tea sampler sets that have four 30 oz. tins of high-quality loose-leaf teas. It also comes with a Chatsford mug infuser to prepare a single serving of tea easily at home or on the go in a cup or mug. Plus, loose leaf tea does not come bagged and is compostable.