Top 10 Mother's Day Wine Gifts & Billecart-Salmon Champagne Giveaway!

So unless you've been hiding in a hole for the past couple of weeks, you'll already be well aware of the fact that it's Mother's Day on Sunday.

Following the extravagance of exchanging presents at Christmas, where you basically exhausted all of your most thoughtful ideas, it can sometimes be a bit tricky trying to find 'the perfect gift'.

Well, worry no more; if your Ma is gripped by the grape, and enjoys sipping a glass of wine or two, then we have a very appropriate gift guide. With something to suit every budget, you're sure to find something to please your wine-loving Mum - let's face it, she deserves it.

And if that's not enough, we have an EXTRA SPECIAL GIVEAWAY of a Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose Gift Pack (half a bottle with two glasses worth £52.95) from Champagne Direct! Generous huh? More on that later.

For now, here are the Top 10 Wine Gifts for Mother's Day... Because booze is best.

1. The Corkcicle Air

Like the original that we've previously featured, the Corkcicle Air is designed to keep your wine chilled from inside the bottle.

This one has some swanky new additions; a pour through spout and a built in aerator, which instantly improves the flavours and aroma of your wine! This means you no longer have to remove the wand-like Corkcicle from your bottle in order to pour a cool glass of vino - unless you really want your Mum to look like Harry Potter!

And as for the aerator, it works by drawing air into the second hole in the top of the Corkcicle; the velocity of the wine being poured brings the air down into the Corkcicle, mixing with the wine before leaving the spout.

Simply freeze before use, and let the stalactite do its magic! You can purchase a Corkcicle Air from Firebox for £19.99 (and thank you Root 7 for sending me one to play with!).

2. Vineyard Tour and Tasting with Lunch for Two (for less than £50!)

What could be better than organising a trip for you and your Ma to go and visit a vineyard?! With a choice of 5 UK locations, the tour takes you from the start of the wine making process in the vineyard, all the way through to the most important part - the tasting!

You'll also be treated to a delicious lunch to soak up those wine samples. In either Cambridge, Devon, East Sussex, Essex or Shropshire, this would be an unforgettable day out for any wine enthusiast.

The tour and tasting with lunch is currently on offer; £49 (was £69) from Buy A Gift.

3. Virgin Wines Prosecco Duo Gift Box

Bubbles are the BEST way to celebrate, and virtually every Mum around the world wouldn't say no to a glass of something sparkly on Mothering Sunday.

Virgin Wines have nailed it on that front; not one but two bottles of highly rated, gold medal winning prosecco; Due Colline Prosecco NV and Le Dolci Colline Rose Spumante NV.

Light, crisp and fruity, this fizz will put a smile on anyone's face, and the gold wrapped bottles in a wooden gift box (seen in the lead image - thank you Virgin Wines!) make it super sophisticated.

This posh prosecco duo is just £29.99, and Virgin Wines offer free delivery. You can even order before 2pm and receive it the following day!... Good for you last minute shoppers. They also do a range of other Mother's Day gifts.

4. LSA International Polka Champagne Flutes

Speaking of bubbly, why not opt for some feminine glassware as a present? LSA are at the forefront of affordable glassware, and their new Polka range has arrived just in time for Mother's Day.

Shimmering pastel colours and an elegant hand-applied pearl lustre give these champagne flutes and air of sophisticated vintage glamour.

In blue, pink, green and yellow, it's £30 for the four flutes direct from the LSA International website, and you'll get free delivery with any order over £15 too! Their regular wine glasses are also available in this style - again £30 - and the website has tonnes of other glassware gift ideas for you to perve on.

5. 'I Bloody Love Wine' Tea Towel 

I do! I bloody love wine! And if your Mum does too, why not pick this up as a silly little gift? Lovingly screen printed by British designer Kelly Connor, this hot pink and black retro flower tea towel means you can do the dishes in style! The print is also available on a mug, a tote bag, or on paper to be framed, so take your pick.

The 'wine' tea towel by Kelly Connor Design is available on NOTHS for £11.95.

6. Grapevine Gift Crate

Voted as Gift of The Year on NOTHS, the Grapevine Gift Crate from The Gluttonous Gardener is the epitome of cool wine themed presents. Flowers? Pah! Get your Ma a frickin' grape vine!

You get a pair of specially chosen grape vines inside the stunning wooden crate (one red, one white); they should thrive in our fickle British climate and produce a harvest of delicious grapes within a couple of years.

Full care and cultivation instructions are included too, so even if the lucky recipient doesn't have the greenest of fingers, they have the info to help them create their own harvest of grapes!

The Grapevine Gift Crate is a handsome £44, but if you want something a little cheaper, check out the Grow Your Own Vine Kits, also on NOTHS, for £9.95.

7. Hotel Chocolat Oysters & Champagne

Having oysters and champagne makes you feel like the king/queen of life, right?... Well, if you like them that is. For something equally as elegant, minus the molluscs, why not go for this box of treats from Hotel Chocolat? Milk chocolate oysters filled with silky smooth praline, served with milk chocolate pearls of champagne ganache. Yum!

Fancier than your average box of chocs, Hotel Chocolat's twist on the classic pairing is just £15.

8. Wine Lovers Poem Print

For any mum that loves a bit of literary LOLz, then this funny A4 wine print will make the perfect Mother's Day gift. Written by award-winning Bespoke Verse poet Joanna Miller, it starts with "On Mondays I am rather keeno... On a lazy glass of Pinot". I'm totally sold.

It's available in three colours - red, green or grey - and you can add a personalised message at the bottom if you like (for an additional fee). As it is, the Wine Lovers Poem Print is £14 from NOTHS.

9. Roe Deer Antler Wine Stopper

For something a bit more unique, check out these super cool antler wine stoppers! Handmade by Lydia Harper in Gloucester, they're real Roe Deer antlers, so each one is different and essentially one of a kind! The silver chrome bottle stopper fits all standard sized bottles, and when in use, it gives your wine a very dramatic look!

The one pictured is £15 from Etsy, but the others in MEMENTOMORILYDIA's store range from £15-£20. 

10. Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose NV Glass Pack

Rose champagne is an excellent choice for Mother's Day, and Billecart-Salmon's Brut Rose is SO good (seriously - read Laura's review on it). A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, the pale and bright pink colour is adorned with warm glints of gold, and its delicate slowly rising bubbles give it a persistent mousse. This cuvee has a subtle aroma leading to an elegant, delicate bouquet of fine notes of red fruits and zest of citrus fruits. Sounds blissful, doesn't it?

The Glass Pack contains 1 half bottle of Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose NV (37.5cl) and 2 Billecart-Salmon branded champagne flutes; it's £52.95 from Champagne Direct, but wait... We have one to give away! 

Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose NV Glass Pack Giveaway

To enter, all you have to do is tell us why your Mum is brilliant!

You can do this by:

•  Leaving a comment on this blog (at the bottom of this post) OR
• Commenting on this Facebook post OR
• Sending us a tweet 

The competition is open until 4pm Friday and we will pick our favourite and announce the winner on Friday night, just in time for Mother's Day weekend!

For more information about this wonderful Champagne house, head to Billecart-Salmon's website or follow them on Twitter and Facebook.

The small print:

This giveaway is only open to UK residents (sorry, overseas readers!) and entrants must be aged 18 or over. The giveaway closes at 4pm on Friday and late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances. You may enter once each on Twitter, the blog and Facebook, but any further entries will be disqualified. The prize was donated to Vinspire by the lovely guys at Billecart-Salmon - unfortunately, none of the Vinspire team or our friends are eligible to win the prize. The prize will be sent out after Mother's Day, so you should probably still buy her a present too - especially if you're after the Son/Daughter of the Year award. If you have any questions, feel free to email us.

Good Luck! 

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