What are the best hostess gift baskets for a dinner party?

Our hostess gift baskets include wine and cheese pairings, gourmet snacks, chocolates, and artisanal treats, making them perfect for any dinner gathering.

Do you offer wine gift baskets for hosts?

Yes! Our wine gift baskets for hosts feature premium red and white wines, gourmet cheeses, crackers, and truffles, perfect for thanking your host.

What makes a great host or hostess gift basket?

A great host gift basket includes a mix of gourmet snacks, fine wine or champagne, luxury chocolates, and elegant keepsakes.

Can I get a hostess gift basket delivered across Canada and the USA?

Absolutely! We offer hostess gift basket delivery across Canada and the USA, ensuring a thoughtful and elegant gift reaches your host on time.

Do you have luxury hostess gift baskets for special occasions?

Yes! Our luxury hostess gift baskets feature premium wines, artisanal cheeses, gourmet nuts, truffles, and specialty items like charcuterie boards.

Do you offer non-alcoholic hostess gift baskets?

Yes! We have non-alcoholic hostess gift baskets that include gourmet teas, coffees, premium chocolates, nuts, and artisanal spreads.

Host / Hostess Gift Baskets

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Host and hostess gift baskets for the friend throwing the dinner party, the in-laws hosting Thanksgiving, or whoever's handing you a spare room for the weekend. Bottles of red and white wine, artisan cheese, olives, crackers, and chocolate truffles, hand-assembled to order and sent anywhere in Canada. Show up with one of these instead of the same grocery-store bouquet every other guest is carrying.

Ready for the table

Wine, cheese and olives the host can open that night

Hand-assembled to order

Built the day it ships, never warehoused

Free card message

Your thank-you printed and tucked inside

Arrives party-ready

Full-size premium artisan products, never samples

Host and Hostess Gifts for Dinners, Holidays, and Weekend Stays

Guests bring these to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, to long-weekend cottage stays, to the neighbour who fed the cat for a week. The etiquette part matters more than people think. A good host gift is something the host can set aside and enjoy once everyone's gone home, not one more thing to plate while the oven timer's going, which is why a bottle with cheese and truffles lands better than a dessert somebody has to serve.

Someone settling into a new place calls for housewarming gift baskets, while a bigger favour, a colleague who put you up for three nights, usually earns thank you gift baskets. For the couple who entertains constantly, wine and cheese gift baskets rarely miss.

Common Questions

Host & Hostess Gift Basket FAQs

What's an appropriate host or hostess gift for a dinner party?

Something shareable that the host can either open that night or enjoy later is the safest choice, which is why gourmet food and wine hampers work so well. The Classic Gourmet Gift Basket is a good example, with cheeses, olives, chocolates and truffles that suit a table of guests. Every item in it has been personally taste-tested before we put it in a basket, so you're not gambling on a filler product.

Is a gift basket the right thing to bring if I'm staying at someone's home for the weekend?

Yes, and it's one of the more thoughtful houseguest gifts you can bring. A gourmet hamper gets shared at breakfast or over drinks rather than sitting in a cupboard, and it doesn't put the host on the spot the way a bottle of something very specific can. Browse our gourmet gift baskets for larger formats, each one hand-assembled rather than pulled off a factory line.

Can I get a hostess gift basket delivered same-day in Toronto?

The Gourmet Gifts offers same-day delivery across the GTA on orders placed before 4 PM ET, 7 days a week, including Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Markham, Vaughan and Oakville. Host and hostess baskets are hand-packed the same morning they go out, so a last-minute dinner invitation is still very doable. Our own local delivery team handles these runs and you'll get live notifications as the basket is on its way. If you're short on time, our best sellers gift baskets are the quickest way to pick something proven.

Can I upgrade the wine in a host basket or add an extra item?

You can upgrade any individual item to a higher-priced alternative by paying the difference, and you can add extras on top. Items can't be removed, and wine, champagne, liquor and beer are upgrade-only. If you'd rather start from a blank basket and handpick every item yourself, build your own basket from scratch, with no minimum order on customization.

What happens at the door when a host basket includes wine?

An adult of legal drinking age has to be there to receive it, with government-issued photo ID and an adult signature at delivery. Alcohol delivery availability also varies by region and gets confirmed at checkout, so it's worth sending a wine hamper to a home address rather than an office. Our wine gift baskets are put together by a Canadian-owned team that pairs each bottle with food that actually complements it.

Do you ship host and hostess gift baskets across Canada?

Yes. The Gourmet Gifts ships host and hostess baskets nationwide via UPS, with next-business-day shipping available to select at checkout. Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Halifax are all covered, and a UPS tracking number is sent the moment your basket ships (UPS delivers Monday to Friday). Something like the European Cafe Delight Basket travels well and arrives looking exactly like it did when it left our workshop.

Will the chocolates and truffles hold up in transit?

They're packed with transit in mind, cushioned by hand and shipped the day the basket is assembled rather than sitting in a warehouse. During hot summer stretches we adjust how heat-sensitive items are packed. If it ever arrives damaged, tell us and we'll make it right. For hosts with a serious sweet tooth, our chocolate gift baskets lean harder into truffles and pralines.

How much should I spend on a hostess gift?

For a casual dinner, something around the $50 mark reads as generous without being awkward, and Maple & Midnight sits right in that range with chocolates, truffles and sauce. For a holiday gathering, a weekend stay, or a host you owe a real favour, most people move up to the $95 to $215 range where wine, cheeses and larger gourmet selections come in. Whichever tier you pick, you're getting premium artisan products and hand-packed presentation, which is a big part of why we've collected over 14,000 five-star reviews.

Can you send a gift basket with alcohol?

Yes. Alcohol is only sold as part of a gift basket and never on its own, so wine, beer, champagne and spirits appear inside curated baskets rather than as standalone bottles.

Do you handle corporate gifting?

Yes, end to end. Tell us who you are gifting, how many and when it has to land, and we come back with a curated proposal, volume pricing and a delivery plan for one address or a full recipient list.

Where do you deliver gift baskets?

We deliver gift baskets across Canada. Same-day delivery is available in Toronto and the GTA on eligible orders, and every other province is served by our courier partners. You can check your own town on the delivery page.

Can I include a personal message?

Yes. Write your card message on the product page before you add the basket to your cart. On bulk orders you can write a different message for every recipient.