How to give a grower Champagne gift
A universal symbol of celebration, a bottle of bubbles makes a splashy gift. But, what is the best Champagne to give as a gift? When you give a grower Champagne gift, you bring something deeper and even more meaningful to the table. A gift of grower Champagne — made by the people who also grow the grapes and tend the vines — is an experience to encounter, a story to share and a sense of connection to savor.
Looking for the best Champagne gift? Read on for wedding gift ideas, milestone birthday gifts and the best gifts for any occasion. Plus, we’ll spill our secrets for choosing the best Champagne gifts and giving them in style.
Vintage
When searching for the best grower Champagne gift, we suggest considering a vintage Champagne that corresponds with a significant life event — the year the couple met, the year they married or the year their child was born. Vintage Champagne is made with grapes from a single, extraordinary harvest, and by law it must age for a minimum of three years. All fatcork producers age their vintage Champagne for even longer, often 5-10 years.
Style
If you know your gift recipient’s taste preferences, we can tell you how to choose a bottle of Champagne they’re sure to love. There’s a grower Champagne for everyone. If they prefer dry, mineral wines, look for the purest expression of the chardonnay grape: a blanc de blancs. Do they gravitate toward something that’s rich and fruit-forward? Go for a juicy blanc de noirs. Looking for gift ideas for red-wine drinkers? We suggest a beautifully tannic and structured rosé de saignée. What about gifts for foodies? Give them a brut nature grower Champagne with zero dosage added.
Bottle size
A 750 ml bottle is standard, but magnums and half-bottles make your grower Champagne gift really pop! How big is a Champagne magnum? A grower Champagne magnum is 1.5 L or the equivalent of two standard-sized bottles. It’s made for aging and handled with the utmost care and attention. Often, it is the producer’s têtes de cuvée — the best of all their Champagnes.
On the other end of the size spectrum, half bottles or demis are 375 ml, and these little cuties make the best grower Champagne gift for a group. Demis make unique gifts for bridesmaids and groomsmen, bachelorette/bachelor events or gifting to a group on the big day. Grower Champagne half bottles are a crowdpleasing gift for the whole wedding crew. They’re also the best holiday gifts or the best end-of-the year gifts for teachers, your Mahjong pals or your ace cleaning crew.
Presentation
Gorgeous, high-quality accessories are the icing on the cake. We love gifting grower Champagne in a Champagne bag — one of our canvas totes for one or two bottles and the new Corky Champagne bags if we’re giving three.
For unique host or hostess gifts, fatcork founders Bryan and Abby Maletis swear by bringing both a pre-chilled bottle (that the host will hopefully open right away) and a second bottle tucked into fatcork’s signature Champagne ice bag that they can enjoy later. No matter what, we always include a handwritten gift card or a fancy card – and fatcork has both!
Looking for the perfect grower Champagne gift? Visit our gifts page to pick out a bottle (or two or three) they’re sure to love. And grab one for yourself while you’re at it.