Gift for holiday host

[DrQ]

We will be invited to a dinner and I am considering a gift for the hosts.

We have been at their house before and in previous visits I have previously brought wine (I don't know what type of wine they enjoy), candied and spiced nuts and a Collin Street Bakery Deluxe Fruitcake. We have not received feedback on any of these gifts, so I don't know if they enjoyed them or not.

They are not directly in our circle but are related to my DS's family and they host my DD and her family when they are in town for holidays. We are friendly, but do not contact them directly.

This year I'm considering a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil that is suitable for dipping and tasting.

Would you consider that a nice gift?

 

[clifffaith]

We will be invited to a dinner and I am considering a gift for the hosts.

We have been at their house before and in previous visits I have previously brought wine (I don't know what type of wine they enjoy), candied and spiced nuts and a Collin Street Bakery Deluxe Fruitcake. We have not received feedback on any of these gifts, so I don't know if they enjoyed them or not.

They are not directly in our circle but are related to my DS's family and they host my DD and her family when they are in town for holidays. We are friendly, but do not contact them directly.

This year I'm considering a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil that is suitable for dipping and tasting.

Would you consider that a nice gift?

I’d rather have a special aged balsamic. If someone gave me a bottle of EVOO I’d find it a bit weird unless they just went on a special trip and it was a souvenir. On the other hand the woman I gave an expensive (to me—$25 for a very small bottle) bottle of balsamic to had no idea what to do with it.

 

[Hindsite]

In my view: Keep it simple, it is the act of giving the gift as a thank-you that is important. If there is a story to go with the EVOO that you can convey to make it more personal, then go with that, otherwise a mid range bottle of wine would be fine, assuming they drink. If the wine is not to their taste, then they can always pass it along to a friend or relative who would like it.