If your usual go-to is a glass of wine but you're itching for a cocktail instead, then stick to just one standard drink -- because one standard 1.5-ounce shot of liquor is equal to one 5-ounce ...

Just before the holidays, I helped a friend organize a wine tasting around the theme of Old World versus New World expressions of classic grape varieties.

Wine preference can be highly individualized, so unless the giver knows the recipient's tastes well enough, I often steer them to wine-adjacent gifts such as books.