In this Feb. 29, 2012, file photo a shopper looks over the wine at King & Godfree, one of Australia's oldest licensed grocery stores in, Melbourne, Australia. Mal Fairclough/AP Photo.

A wino's guide to gifting wine

After determining price, wine gifts could be divided into two broad categories: boring or weird. These terms are meant affectionately and might be more euphemistically called dependable or novel.