Our pick of the best Easter eggs, fine wines and also some inspiration for thoughtful gifts for loved ones to enjoy.
Colomba from Badiani
Colomba - classica £28 / dark chocolate £30
Serves (8). Available for UK nationwide delivery.
For Italians, La Colomba is to Easter what the Panettone is to Christmas – a traditional cake that goes back centuries and a must-have on any Pasqua table. Like its Christmas counterpart, the Colomba’s dough is made of flour, fresh eggs, butter, and natural yeast giving it a deliciously sweet and fluffy texture.
Badiani’s handcrafted classica version is studded with zesty candied orange peel while the dark chocolateoption contains decadent dark chocolate chips throughout. Both cakes are topped with crunchy almonds and sugar sprinkles for some extra bite and finished in the iconic dove shape that gives the cake its name.
Badiani Gelato
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LORE Beautiful Jewellery
For a beautiful meaningful gift for someone very special, a precious piece of jewellery from LORE would be incredibly appreciated. There's a lovely range to choose from, our favourite is the 'My Inner Truth' necklace made of 22kt Gold Plated Recycled 925 Sterling Silver, White Topaz with a special meaning 'to rest back into yourself and tap into the source of your inner wisdom.' It's just £186 and you can buy direct from LORE via this link.
LORE is a carefully-curated designer jewellery boutique offering striking creations from every corner of the world. We champion sustainable and unique designer talent and design & curate every item we sell for its enduring quality and beauty. And we still do everything we can to promote harmony and protect our precious living planet.
Nomade Jasmine Intense by Chloe
Introducing Nomade Jasmine Naturel Intense, the new fragrance from Chloe.
An intensely feminine fragrance, imagine the scent of a long summers evening. A jasmine floral perfume begins to emerge, contrasting with the sweet fragrance notes of a date and pear accord to reveal its full richness and complexity. Its delicate sensuousness is enhanced by enveloping tones on vanilla and creamy sandalwood. A touch of patchouli perfects the composition, infusing the Chloé fragrance with its radiance and perennially fashionable elegance, perfect for all occasions. From £66 (75ML)
Available from The Perfume Shop online at www.theperfumeshop.com
Rita Fahri Bonbonniere
A perfect gift for anyone who loves beautifully packaged sweet treats. Bonbonnieres from Rita Fahri are filled with chocolate covered almonds, raisins, coffee beans, crystalised ginger, £15 & £25, farhi.co.uk
They are inspired by a European tradition from centuries ago, where the host of a celebration offered their guests a little box (or a bonbonnière) made from porcelain, crystal or silver, containing delicacies made from sugar, the Farhi Bonbonnières are made from papier mâché and hand painted in Kashmir, India in a range of elegant designs.
Luxury Belgian Chocolate’s Hearts Selection Gift Box
This gorgeous Luxury Belgian Chocolate Hearts Selection Gift Box contains a variety of delicious chocolate filled with several flavours of tangy fruit ganache: White chocolate with grapefruit ganache; Milk chocolate with passion fruit ganache; milk chocolate with rhubarb ganache; dark chocolate with pear ganache; dark chocolate with lime ganache. Presented in a luxury gift box, this selection will tickle every chocolate lover's taste buds and is a perfect Easter gift.
Luxury Belgian Chocolate’s Hearts Selection Gift Box, £55 www.farhi.co.uk and https://www.farhi.co.uk/collections/chocolate-gift-box-selections/products/l-belgian-chocolate-and-ganache-hearts-selection-large-gift-box
Coconut Egg from MELT Chocolates
Celebrate Easter with sophistication and luxury by indulging in Melt's wonderful array of Easter eggs. Here at KCR HQ we love their high-quality Coconut Easter Egg, handcrafted to perfection by world-class chocolatiers in London. Made with premium chocolate, this egg offers a velvety smooth melt in every bite, elevating your taste buds to new heights of indulgence.
Crafted with real coconut, this delectable confection offers an irresistibly creamy and tropical taste, using only the freshest and most natural ingredients available. The rich and tropical coconut flavor creates a truly indulgent experience, perfect for gift-giving or as a special treat for yourself. The Coconut chocolate egg has been rated among the best Easter eggs of 2023, a testament to Melt's passion for chocolate-making and attention to detail.
Coconut Egg £34.99 from MELT Chocolates https://meltchocolates.com/ Buy from HERE
Strawberry Vegan Egg from MELT Chocolates
Another wonderful Easter egg from MELT. Indulge in the luxurious taste of Melt Chocolates’ Vegan Strawberry Easter Egg, a guilt-free indulgence that satisfies both your taste buds and your conscience. This hand-crafted, 100% vegan egg is made using the finest quality ingredients, including real strawberries and 70% dark chocolate that is dairy-free and low in sugar.
Each egg is a work of art, handcrafted by expert chocolatiers in Notting Hill with precision and care. The result is a beautiful and delicious treat that is both indulgent and healthy. This egg is also sustainable, with plastic-free packaging that is kind to the environment. It’s a gift you can feel good about giving and receiving. Rated among the “Top Vegan Easter Eggs and Treats of 2022” by PETA, it is clear this is a true masterpiece of flavour and craftsmanship, made with love and care.
Strawberry Vegan Egg £34.99 from MELT Chocolates. Buy from HERE
Emmiline Spring bouquet from Love Delivered
Send best wishes straight to the door with this beautiful spring bouquet. It's filled with a naturally fragrant selection of blue hyacinths and white narcissi, lilac tulips, white roses, blue iris and lilac lisianthus. Scented eucalyptus foliage ties everything together for a gift anyone is bound to adore.
Perfect for any occasion, or just to show you care, this stunning selection is delivered straight to the door with a personalised gift card.
Emmiline Spring bouquet from Love Delivered £32.50 www.lovedelivered.co.uk. www.lovedelivered.co.uk .
Buy direct from HERE
Charbonnel Et Walker – Milk Chocolate Truffles with Caramel and Sea Salt
This spring, WholeFoodsMarket have a cracking selection of quality-driven and divinely chocolaty Easter Eggs, catering for a wide range of dietary requirements. From Tony’s Chocoloney’s Easter Egg Assortment to H!p’s Salted Caramel Oat Milk Chocolate Easter Eggs, there is something for everyone to indulge in this Easter.
We've featured a couple of our favourites here - but there are so many more to choose from.
Charbonnel Et Walker – Milk Chocolate Truffles with Caramel and Sea Salt, £19.99 These delectable truffles provide a velvety chocolate mix of silky-smooth caramel complimented with a sea salt centre. A truly divine and indulgent caramel experience encapsulated in a milk chocolate shell.
https://www.wholefoodsmarket.co.uk/
Cocoba Chocolate Milk Easter Egg Sprinkle Vegan
Cocoba Chocolate Milk Easter Egg Sprinkle Vegan, £12.99: Here’s one for the kids! This stunning vegan-friendly milk chocolate egg has been hand decorated with colourful sprinkles in an elegant drizzle effect and wrapped beautifully with a red ribbon to create the perfect Easter gift!
Cocoba Chocolate Milk Easter Egg Sprinkle Vegan, £12.99 https://www.wholefoodsmarket.co.uk/
Milk Chocolate Praline Foiled Eggs
Oh so pretty - a delicious assortment of chocolate pralines. Each one of these milk chocolate praline mini eggs is wrapped in attractive, jewel coloured foiling. Presented in a luxury gift box, this makes for a wonderful gift for chocolate lovers. Perfect for Easter.
Milk Chocolate Praline Foiled Eggs, 370g £17.50 from https://www.farhi.co.uk/collections/easter/products/foiled-milk-chocolate-praline-eggs-in-a-luxury-gift-box https://www.farhi.co.uk/
Bird & Blend Cream Egg Tea
Fine tea company Bird & Blend have taken the nation's favourite Easter treat & given it a tea twist... their version is vegan & sugar free too! Plus, if you select the 150g Tea Caddy and you will receive your delicious Cream Egg Tea in a super stylish limited edition tea tin. Multi-use, fully recyclable and printed in a show-stopping yellow. Not only will it keep your tea leaves fresh and looking gorgeous but this tin is also great for the planet too. If you bring your empty tin into Bird & Blend stores for a refill, you will even get 10% off your tea.
As seen on This Morning with Holly & Phil! 'It is a lovely tea' - Holly
Faustino I Gran Reserva Rioja
Faustino I Gran Reserva Rioja - The world’s best-selling Rioja and one of the ten most-searched Spanish wines on Wine-Searcher
Tasting notes: The nose is complex and balsamic with notes of stewed fruit, sweet warm hints of oak and spicy cinnamon. The palate is elegant and structured, with good acidity and a nice long finish of ripe fruit, vanilla and roasted notes.
Food pairing: A versatile wine which goes well with barbecued meats, seared tuna, cured cheeses and baked potatoes. To finish off a good meal, have a glass with desserts like cheesecake and chocolate.
Stockists: Asda, Tesco, and Ocado– from £17
Awards: The Best Spanish Red Wine – Decanter / The Global Masters – Rioja 2019 – The Drinks Business
Faustino VII Rosé
Faustino VII Rosé
Tasting notes: The nose is complex and intense, with red fruit aromas of raspberry and strawberry.The palate is elegant, crisp and fresh with well-integrated acidity and a medium fruity finish.
Food pairing: Matches perfectly with cold meat, sausages, pork or chicken, as well as grilled meat and mushrooms, with rice and pasta. At the end of the meal, create a loving match with cakes and fruity desserts like strawberries and cream.
Stockists: Asda - £7
Minuty Prestige
Minuty Prestige is a shimmering pink with crisp aromas of yellow grapefruit, whitecurrant, blood orange and fresh berries. It is crisp, strong and clean on the palate with a lovely salty and zingy aftertaste, ideal with a fish ceviche. This vintage appeared over 25 years ago when Jean-Etienne and François Matton wanted to bring a signature wine to a wider audience of Provence rosé lovers with the perfect pairing of exciting aromas and light flavour. The idea is to give drinkers a joyful experience and showcase the Provence terroirs.
RRP £19.99 and available from Selfridges, Saxty’s Wines and Twelve Green Bottles
Salladore Rose from Marlo
Introducing MARLO - created to enable people to access serious wine by the bottle without the baffling wine chat. With over ten years of experience in the wine trade they founders saw a need to deliver a new concept, offering a concise selection of hero wines accessible via your phone and quickly couriered to your door. At Marlo you’ll find the top names, old vintages, cult classics, big bottles and other pretty cool stuff on their site. You’ll also find them at incredible prices.
We love the convenience of their app and excellent choice - do give them a try next time you wish to order some wine and champagne.
Bottle featured is the wonderful Salladore Rose from Marlo https://marlo.wine/products/2022-selladore-rose?_pos=4&_sid=8de4da404&_ss=r
Freixenet Italian Sparkling Rosé
RRP £9 | Slurp, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, McColls, Nisa, Costcutter. Also available in 20cl minis.
Freixenet Italian Sparkling Rosé offers fragrant red summer fruits with underlying hints of white flowers and apples and soft, effervescent bubbles. A striking centrepiece, it is a great accompaniment for a variety of dishes from shellfish platters to desserts.
Graham Beck Brut Rosé NV
RRP £15.99 | Majestic, North South Wines, Simply Wines Direct
An anytime, anywhere Cap Classique made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. This wine’s pale silver-pink hue and elegant structure make it flirtatious and fun. With aromas of berry and cherry, and hints of fresh lavender and oyster shell, Brut Rosé NV is a versatile wine, perfect for every setting and occasion. Sip with savoury dishes or sweets such as Turkish Delight.
Graham Beck Pinot Noir Rosé 2017
RRP £19.99 | Majestic, Frontier Wines, VINM
This vintage pink sparkling is made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. With a beautiful salmon pink hue, there are noticeable ripe blueberries and a subtle spiciness from the Pinot Noir with creamy complexity from the Chardonnay. Pinot Noir Rosé 2017 has an elegant, creamy mousse and flavours of ripe strawberry and raspberry. Try pairing it with smoked salmon canapés or a red-fruit-based dessert.
MOM LOVE Gin
RRP from £23.36 | Master of Malt, thedrinkshop, Amazon, Ocado
A rather aptly named 37.5% abv premium gin, crafted with exotic botanicals and strawberries for a smooth finish that is the perfect sweet treat. MOM Love Gin gets its colour and sweet flavour from the infusion of strawberries during four distillations. The gorgeous bottle makes a lovely gift.
Taittinger Brut Reserve
RRP: £47.50 | Stockists: The Finest BubbleOcado, Waitrose, Waitrose Cellar, Morrisons, Coop, Fortnum and Mason, John Lewis, Champagne Direct; The Champagne Company, Just Champagne, The Wine Press, Luvians, Amps, Champagne King
Renowned for its golden colour with a consistent and fine lingering mousse. The nose is light and delicate with hints of peach and brioche. On the palate it has considerable depth yet is quite light in style with a subtle elegance and a long fresh finish. A great non-vintage brut.
Taittinger Brut Prestige Rosé NV
RRP £55.65 | Stockists: Sainsburys , Majestic, Tesco, Ocado, John Lewis, Drinx.com/ Champagne King www.champagnedirect.co.uk; www.thechampagnecompany.com,
A benchmark rosé from Champagne Taittinger. Packaged in clear glass to show off its pretty pink hues, Brut Prestige Rosé NV is delicate salmon pink in colour. Its aromas are fresh with wild strawberries and a hint of spice. The perfect aperitif and delicious with light, fruity puddings.
Ridgeview Wines
For a celebratory Easter toast you can't go wrong with fine examples of our best English wines. A top choice has to be from Ridgeview, which has led the way in the English sparkling wine revolution, crafting traditional method wines since 1995. Established near the picturesque village of Ditchling in Sussex, this second-generation family business was crowned the globe’s best in the ‘International Wine & Spirit Competition’ in 2018 and named No. 36 in the ‘Top 50 Worlds’ Best Vineyards’ in 2019.
The family are incredibly proud to have been served at a collection of Royal occasions including to former USA President Barak Obama at Buckingham Palace. Ridgeview’s sparkling wines are now exported and enjoyed around the globe. The vineyard is situated in the beautiful South Downs where visitors can drink in our gorgeous view that gives Ridgeview its name and celebrate the family message which is found written in the neck foil of every bottle that; ‘Life is for Celebrating’.
Chapel Down Wine
Make this Easter the most special yet by raising a toast with a glass from the UK’s leading wine producer, Chapel Down. Perfect as a standalone showstopper gift, or as a luxury pairing with brunch, afternoon tea or dinner. Whether it be celebrating with an irresistible sparkling or an unforgettable vineyard experience, there’s a gift to suit everyone’s taste. Chapel Down’s Rosé Brut, English Rose NV and the Explorer Experience at the winery are each perfect gifts anyone will love.
Chapel Down Rosé Brut
Made from 100% Pinot Noir and paired to perfection with fruit-based desserts, Chapel Down’s Rosé Brut bestows aromas of fresh strawberries, cherries, and redcurrants with background notes of warming toasted shortbread. Offering great balance and purity of character, delight in its crisp and fresh palate and light and effortless style.
Chapel Down Rosé Brut can be purchased by the case (6 bottles) for £150 from Chapel Down and by the bottle (70cl) for £26.99 at Waitrose.
Chapel Down English Rose NV
A classic blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Blanc, this rosé sparkling wine has aromas of redcurrant, strawberry and rosehip. A delicate rose petal pink, the fine and persistent bubbles within pair wonderfully with light canapés to kick off the special Easter celebrations.
Chapel Down English Rose NV can be purchased by the case (6 bottles) for £135 from Chapel Down and by the bottle (70cl) for £29.00 at Ocado.