Cork Pops

Hostess Gifts

A bottle of wine is the default hostess gift, which is exactly why it disappears into the rack with the other six. The gifts here go with the bottle, or replace it, and get remembered.

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For a dinner party, carry the wine in a copper wine clutch or one of our tongue-in-cheek bottle bags, and add a Royal stopper for whatever is left at the end of the night. For Thanksgiving, a pack of funny cocktail napkins and the matching bar towel come to $14 together and get a laugh before the turkey is carved. For the host who opens a lot of wine, the Cork Pops Starter Set ($45) is the one they will use every weekend.

On a tighter budget? We picked the best hostess gifts under $20.

Questions

How much should you spend on a hostess gift?

There is no rule. Anything from about $15 to $40 feels considered without upstaging the host. Everything here is under $50, and orders over $45 ship free.

What's a good Thanksgiving hostess gift?

Something for the table or the cleanup: cocktail napkins with a joke on them, a bar towel for the kitchen, or a stopper for the bottles that won't get finished. Two of them together come in under $25.

Is wine still a good hostess gift?

Yes, but bring it in something. A neoprene tote ($7) or a wine clutch turns an ordinary bottle into a proper present.