11 Best Advent Calendars For Serious Wine-Lovers

Total Wine has a great selection of gift sets, including this affordable little advent calendar. Spoil yourself with 24 unique 187 ml bottles. It's the holiday season, so the reds are the standout here, but don't sleep on a crisp white or rosé just because the weather is getting cooler.

This calendar is small, but mighty and worth every penny. Each opening reveals a can of red, white, rose, and the best sparkling wines that are produced by female and minority lead wineries. The genius compact packaging is playful, yet functional for those who love the simple things in life.

If you have yet to try anything from Vine Box now, here's your chance to change that. The set features 24 sleek crafted glass tubes carrying top-shelf wine. Yes, this makes for a great gift, but we're obviously supporting buying this for yourself, too.

For those that want a bubbly-only Advent calendar, it's surprisingly tough to find. Even though Give Them Beer (what a name) doesn't have a ton of competition, it still gives you a great suite of sparkling selections.

You pair wine with what you eat, not what season it is. That said, Red feels like a more late-year holiday choice. The temperature is dropping, and you're eating heavier holiday foods. See what we mean? So for a red-only box, we really like this one on QVC from Vintage Wine Estates. Enjoy six different wines in 12 half bottles. If you really like the reds, go for a full 24 with the whites.

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need to buy someone a Christmas gift, but you have no idea how to shop for them? Sip and Savor’s Snowman Sweater Wine Advent Calendar is the perfect gift for that difficult gift recipient. This box contains a variety of wines from sweet to dry. This calendar will have them satisfied through the entire month of December.

If you find daily countdowns starting in the middle of the month difficult (weird, but fair), try this 24-day advent calendar for you to cheers from December 1 through December 24. These 24 mini bottles are for the somms who want to explore their way to Christmas by uncorking and treating themselves to a glass a day, with a range of rosé, blanc, syrah, Bordeaux, riesling, and more.

While this isn't technically an advent calendar, the mini bottles in Usual Wines' pack are too exquisite to not be included. And if you loathe wines that taste like sugar soda, consider this mixed pack of red, rosé, and brut. Naturally made from the best Californian grapes without any artificial process—because there’s no need—these 12 (or 24) bottles of wine ensure your holiday celebration is very real.

This traditional advent cal has 12 secret doors to reveal 12 hidden goods. There are no tiny glassful bottles in this one; instead, it features chock-full half-bottles of cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, rosé, and other varietals from famous vineyards around the world.

Want to DIY it? There's plenty of small-time shops making wood Advent calendars. We love this one because it gives you a full 25 days. This one, and most others, are made for 1/4 wine bottles.

Listen, beyond the handful of wine Advent Calendars we've got here, it's pretty bleak out on the internet. Your local supermarket might keep some stocked, but that's hit or miss. Another option to DIY it is with a Charcuterie pairing board. This one from Hickory Farms is the best out there.

Now here's what you do: First, buy this 12-day charcuterie calendar, easy. Second, find a local wine seller or liquor store you love and ask them to hit you with 6-12 of their favorite, most interesting, or far-flung bottles they've got. (Seems weird, but any seller will gladly do it.) As you go through the charcuterie, go through the bottles. Simple as.