Wine picnic basket

Picnics are no doubt the perfect excuse for soaking in brilliant emerald canopies, bird songs, and gurgling creeks while sipping your favourite wine. Picnics mean relaxation and luxury away from the hectic, hostile humdrum of city life.

The essence of every picnic lies in a good picnic hamper, and picnic hampers have definitely come a long way from its simple roots as goody-carrying containers. Nowadays, each picnic basket has unique aesthetic appeal as well as unparalleled functionality. At the top of its class is the wine picnic basket, which includes glass wine bottles and thermal insulation for proper wine storage.

Wine picnic baskets are often sold in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. They can come in nylon, polyester, canvas, rattan, wood or leather varieties and sometimes come equipped with temperature control, a waterproof cooler section, detachable pouches and customized brass accents amongst other flourishes.

Nowadays you can choose from two different types of basket varieties: the hand-carry or the trolley. Both afford ease of transportation and protection to the products within which may or may not come with the picnic basket. Optional items sometimes included are: Breakproof crockery, cockscrews, linen accessories, wine, cheeses or chocolate.