Gifts for Foodies

1. Gran Duque de Alba: A luxury gift for the brandy aficionado is Gran Duque de Alba Solera Gran Reserva, the world's top-rated Brandy de Jerez from Spain. This holiday season, a special gift box will be available containing a 750ml bottle of Gran Duque de Alba and a large embossed glass snifter.

2. Classic Malts selection OBAN 18 year-old: Hailing from the westernmost mainland town in the Scottish Highlands, this single malt has a smooth character infused with the bold, maritime flavors of the Islands. Fine single malt whisky has been made at Oban for more then 200 years, in one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland.

3. The Singleton of Glendullan 12 year-old single malt whiskey: This new 12 year-old round, elegant and finely balanced single malt comes from the heart of Speyside in Dufftown. Malted barley, grown locally, is carefully selected, and pure water is drawn from the high, wooded hills above the distillery glen.

4. Three Olives Root Beer flavored vodka: Adding to their current bevvy of fun flavors, Three Olives adds three more: Tomato, Triple Expresso, and Root Beer. Root Beer has been a favorite drink throughout America since the 1800's. Try this delicious flavor by Three Olives to create an exciting new kind of Root Beer Float!

1. Purple Chef™ artisanal marmalades and chutneys are top-quality, hand prepared delicacies, sure to please discerning palates. Choose from their growing collection of delicious gourmet products.

2 . Start off the new year right by eating chef-prepared food every day. And lose weight doing it! Bistro MD is an amazing meal dieting plan that offers doctor recommended and chef prepared food that's fresh and delivered right to your door.

3. Vic Cherikoff DownUnder, a new brand of gourmet, Australian culinary sauces, oils and seasonings featuring indigenous ingredients from Australia. All-natural, low in fat, low in sodium, but rich in flavor, these new sauces come available in unique flavors such as Kakadu Wild Fire Pepper and Barrier Reef Lemon, Lime and Chili and work great on seafood, meat, chicken or vegetables as a finishing sauce or marinade.

1. Chili Today, Hot Tamale Scramble Squares®, Perhaps The World's Most Challenging Puzzle®. Get all nine pieces of this food puzzle in order. Just match up the pictures on all four sides, for all 9 pieces. Sound simple. You'll be very surprised! An amazing challenge you'll love and want to share with all your friends. (by B-Dazzle.com)

2. Welcome to wine education with a fresh spin. No mammoth encyclopedias, just simple, hip tips that will help you navigate the world of wine quickly and with confidence. Hip Tastes brings you up to speed on the basics every budding enthusiast needs to know- from vintages and varieties, to shopping, serving, storing and - most importantly - tasting wine.

3. The Christmas Table: Recipes and Crafts to Create Your Own Holiday Tradition Whether you want to add to your own treasured family traditions or start new ones of your own, The Christmas Table takes you from the history and culture surrounding this favorite holiday, all the way to the dinner table with festive recipes that are sure to become your favorites. The Christmas Table serves up comfort and joy with its helpful ideas and recipes to simplify, organize, and plan your holiday feast. Beautifully done!

1. Bissinger's offers some of the world's finest handmade, gourmet chocolate. Their selection includes boxed chocolates, sugar free chocolate and classic gourmet candies. Whether you're looking for holiday candy, English toffee, or even a Radko ornament, Bissinger's is the right place!

2. Imagine eating delicious, gourmet chocolate every day! Now you can finally allow yourself to indulge in chocolate every day - without the guilt! Each Chocolate Prescription 1 oz. bar of 72% cacao dark chocolate is conveniently packaged so you can treat yourself to a moderate amount each day.

3. Oliver Kita's chocolate can best be described as "edible art". Each piece looks hand carved, hand painted; and when they're eaten, there's almost a sadness....like something beautiful has been destroyed. The only solution is to make sure to get two of everything: one to eat, the other to look at.

4. This is toffee to die for! Enstrom's dark and milk chocolate covered toffee is smooth, creamy, and crunchy all at the same time. It is addictive and will disappear fast!

5. Inspired by Aztec kings, Old World Europe, and a high school trip to Paris, Gail Ambrosius' dark chocolate creations are made by hand, in small batches, fresh every day. These are some of the most delicious chocolates I (Pamela La Gioia) have tasted!

6. Unusual flavor combinations are at the heart of Chuao Chocolatier's unique experience including: Firecracker, a chipotle caramel fudge truffle with popping candy, a hint of salt, and dark chocolate and Pan Con Chocolate, a dark chocolate bonbon filled with roasted Panko bread crumbs and olive oil ganache with a touch of sea salt.