Holiday Gifting Guide 2023: The Best Non-Alcoholic Gift Sets
Even the fiercest wine drinker you know finds a time where they aren't drinking alcohol. Whether with Tuesday night dinner, in between glasses of wine, or simply because you're currently cutting back—there's a place for a great non-alcoholic option in your drinking plans. The rise of popularity in the non-alc space is no joke—the category is catching escape velocity with inspiring founders bringing to market new and delicious products on a weekly basis. Here are my picks for the best Non-Alcholic Gift Sets to give as gifts in 2023:
Courtesy of Mingle Mocktails
Mingle’s new Holiday Gift Box offers a sophisticated selection of sparkling mocktails that can be enjoyed solo or used as a premium mixer, perfect for drinkers and non-drinkers alike. Easy to wrap, ship and enjoy, it's the perfect gift for:
- White Elephant Exchanges
- New & Expecting Moms
- Hostess Gifts
- Sisters & Mother-in-laws
This female-founded collection of ready-to-drink sparkling mocktails, now backed by Bethenny Frankel, is perfect for friends or family who may be newly sober, pregnant or simply scaling back on drinking. Each gift set includes a variety of Mingle’s best-selling mocktail flavors - including Blood Orange Elderflower Mimosa, Cranberry Cosmo, Blackberry Hibiscus Bellini & more - which offer all the sophistication of your favorite craft cocktails, with zero alcohol!
Courtesy of Proxies
Not to brag, but Proxies have some pretty fancy friends. Among them: James Beard Award-winning chefs Dominique Crenn, Sean Brock, Beverly Kim, Johnny Clark, and sommelier Miguel de Leon. Each joined on to create a custom blend, now available in this exclusive four-pack.
Taste all four limited-edition Proxies—a high-acid white, savory sparkling rosé, textured orange, and a full-bodied red—and tell us you don’t think this lineup is a contender for an award of its own.
Amuse - A collaboration with chefs Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark, of Parachute and Anelya in Chicago. Chef Beverly wanted capture joy in a bottle; chef Johnny was focused on diversity of flavor, and the marriage of fruit, texture, acid and tannin. Together, they drew from the flavor mosaic of Korean cuisine to create an effervescent, celebratory blend that’s even better paired with friends and family.
Vinta - Vinta is made in collaboration with award-winning sommelier Miguel de Leon. Orange in color, texture, and style, Vinta draws inspiration from the golden glow, intense aromatics and tannic structure of skin contact wines. To honor Miguel’s Filipino roots, Vinta marries tropical fruit with citrus, tea, and pandan.
Pétanque - Made with chef Dominique Crenn, Pétanque’s linear backbone—from Riesling, verjus and yuzu—is rounded out with floral notes and herbal depth. Underscored by a trio of teas, the midpalate leans into honeysuckle, osmanthus and sage, while makrut lime lingers on the finish, daring you to take another sip.
Audrey - Developed in collaboration with celebrated chef Sean Brock, this richly layered red featuring tart elderberries bolstered by Appalachian roots and spices draws inspiration from the elderberry wine Brock’s grandmother made every year in her home kitchen.
Courtesy of The Zero Proof
The Zero Proof is the leading distributor of non - alcohol beverages and curates bundles like The Best Selling Wine Bundle, perfect for holiday gift giving or getting ready for Dry January. Sample new bottles alongside your favorites, stock up for a dinner party, or just your end of day pour, at a discount when you buy together rather than each bottle separately.
Included in The Zero Proof Best Selling Non-Alcoholic Wine Bundle:
1 x Oddbird Blanc de Blancs Sparkling White Wine
1 x Noughty Dealcoholized Blanc
1 x Leitz - Zero Point Five Pinot Noir
1 x Château del ISH Sparkling Rosé
Courtesy of Mananalu Water
Mananalu – the aluminum-bottled water brand on a mission to eliminate single-use plastics – announces the anticipated launch of its limited-edition “Aquaman” bottle to celebrate the upcoming release of “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”
Founder Jason Momoa – actor and ocean activist – not only protects our oceans as Aquaman on the screen, but also through his mission-driven brand that makes sustainability easy through its “Drink One, Remove One” initiative, which removes one water bottle’s worth of plastic from the world’s ocean for every bottle purchased.
"This bottle is about more than just the movie. Because protecting our oceans is up to all of us,” says Mananalu founder Jason Momoa. “And every time you drink any Mananalu bottle you are protecting the oceans one bottle at a time."
The 22-oz bottles ($29.99/6 pack) feature a trident inspired by the one that Aquaman uses to protect the ocean, and a beautiful gold cap. The “Aquaman” bottles are now available for purchase on Mananalu’s website and in limited retailers.
Courtesy of French Bloom
Just in time for the gifting season, the Baby Bloom Box includes half-bottles (375ml) of Le Blanc and Le Rosé in a personalizable box. Perfect for first time consumers who want to try both French Bloom cuvées prior to committing to a full size bottle, the Baby Bloom Box ($59) is available for purchase on FrenchBloom.com.
