The Vine Gal's annual holiday gift-giving guide

Pop the cork, fill your glass, sit down at your computer and finish your holiday shopping before it is time for a refill. I’m sure that the Vine Guy will provide his annual wine wish list soon and, as you know, some of the items on his list (i.e. BIG wines) can break the bank — it is a wish list after all. Therefore, I offer the following value-oriented suggestions for the “winos” and “foodies” on your list:

“Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2010” ($15), organized by “wine growing country,” and “Oz Clarke’s Pocket Wine Guide 2010” ($15), organized by “A-Z of Wines, Producers, Grapes, & Wine Regions.”