It’s all about love and giving and joy…and stress. Lots and lots of stress because you still haven’t started your Christmas shopping.
We’ve made this list (we’ve checked it twice!) to help you find a good gift for that food and drink lover in your life:
Coffee Lovers, Unite!
Salute Espresso Bar not only wants you to enjoy their great coffee, but they want you to enjoy some of Whipsaw Coffee Roasters phenomenal roasts at home.
Stop by the shop and get the coffee lover on your list a Chemex Filter Drop Coffee Maker or some of the other items Salute has in stock like some rockin’ reusable cups for coffee on the go.
Whipsaw Coffee also provides coffee subscription to make sure whoever receives your gift will remember you with each sip, each and every morning. All. Year. Long.
For an Active Loved One
Have an active loved one that you’re still gift hunting for? Give them an award winning experience with our Wine Trail Ride cycling tours!
Not only do guests on our Wine Trail Ride visit multiple wineries for tastings and tours, but at the end of each ride we celebrate with what has become our signature long table meal, made with local ingredients – a farm to fork experience at its very best!
Why buy now? Purchasing any Wine Trail Ride gift certificate from now until December 31, 2013 will save you $15 per person!
There are also Bikes & Beers cycling tours that will bring you on a journey to explore the city one beer at a time.
If cycling isn’t their thing, there are the Drinks of Walkerville walking tour and History Over Pints walking tour that would make a great gift for any history and/or libation lover. Heck, during the Drinks of Walkerville tour you can even hop into the Canadian Club Brand Centre’s gift shop for a few items.
Gift Baskets For All!
Some local restaurants are putting together great gift options, like Rino’s Kitchen‘s gift baskets. You’ll 1 jar of carrot cake jam, 1 jar of roasted butternut squash soup, 1 signed copy of the Rino’s Kitchen cookbook and a $25 gift certificate all for $60.
Wineries like Aleksander Estate Winery, Colchester Ridge Estate Winery, Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery and others are also a great place to get baskets made with some local goodness and more.
Limited Edition Gift
Make your loved one feel special with a limited edition growler from Walkerville Brewery.
The brewery is now taking orders for this year’s Limited Edition 2L Growler—only 75 signed and 125 unsigned growlers available! Also on the shelves are their Limited Edition 500ml flip-top bottles for only $8.95!
This year, Walkerville Brewery have commissioned acclaimed Walkerville artist, Julia Conlon, to capture the prohibition years for their second limited edition Holiday label titled, ‘Prohibition Years’.
The Limited Edition 2L growler and 500ml flip-top bottles come filled with their new seasonal offering; Milk Stout!
Stocking Stuffers
Visit Brandner Farms at the Leamington Farmers Market and pick up some great Christmas gifts, like jams and honey, that would be perfect little stocking stuffers.
You Can Never Go Wrong With Giving A Dinner
If you don’t know your giftee well enough to personalize their gift, you can never go wrong with a gift certificate at one of our many local restaurants.
You can even take it one step further and send them out for Winter Bites Restaurant Week. Mezzo Ristorante is offering 2 Winter Bites 3-course meals and a bottle of wine for $100 as a gift card option that includes tax and gratuity, ensuring the user won’t have to spend a penny!
