Although cheese can be a great addition to the wine gift basket as they are known to be great matches for wines, they are not really the best option. If you really want to play with the flavor and enhance the flavor of the wine, chocolates should be a great addition. Now, when it comes to choosing chocolates, always remember that like wines, you should go for fine chocolates. If you don t know anything about wines, you can ask your local winery clerk about it. They will be more than happy to help you out with the selection and you will also be able to learn a thing or two about wines. Remember these tips and you can be sure that you will be able to create the perfect wine gift basket. The basket is there just to complement the wine and make the gift look good. And, if you have a bottle of fine wine included, you can really be sure that the receiver will truly appreciate the thought. Of course, you want to put in other stuff in the basket to make it even more special and look more attractive. Acidic cheese goes will with acidic wines. For example, blue cheese goes well with Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Shiraz. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir go well with the Brie variety of cheese. If you are going for a bottle of Reisling, Shiraz or Merlot, cheddar cheese is a great choice for it. For Swiss cheese, you should go for a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, or Sauvignon Blanc. Today, there are so many suppliers that offer customizable gift baskets. There are also off the shelf products that you can choose from. Depending on the personality of the person you are giving the wine gift basket to, you can be sure that you will find something that will truly fit the personality of the person you are giving the wine gift basket to. Full bodied wines should be paired with dark chocolate as they will be able to enhance the flavor of each other. Examples of wines that go well with dark chocolate are Zinfandel, Merlot, and Cabernet. Port Wine is perfect for dark chocolates. White wines are very difficult to work with if you are going to put chocolate in the basket.