It's common knowledge that booze and Christmas go together like turkey and Thanksgiving. Scratch that: both holidays involve copious amounts of booze. Relatives fly in, family gets together, and wine is passed around the table. But what do you do with all those extra bottles of vino from Thanksgiving dinner? Well, the wine-lovers of the world have just come up with a solution. Behold: the wine bottle Christmas tree.
You've likely seen these wine bottle Christmas trees all over Instagram—they've been taking over social media feeds since 2016. With this DIY holiday craze, you can watch your "tree" grow in size like you're opening an alcoholic advent calendar—counting down the days till Christmas, one bottle at a time. By the time the 25th hits, you'll have a brilliant handmade holiday centerpiece for your home. (What a perfect excuse to "test drive" those vino-related holiday gifts).
Here are a few standout wine bottle Christmas trees we've seen on Instagram:
Ready to make your own?
First things first: don't use an actual tree. You'll want to get your hands on a tree-shaped rack, and then plan on placing your own wine bottles separately. Shop a few of our favorite tree-shaped racks here:
Rack Displays 60 Bottle Christmas Tree Wine Rack
Vickerman White Wine Bottle Tree With 200 Miniature Lights
Brands on Sale 53" Tall Wine Bottle Christmas Tree Rack
Wine bottles are not included, so make sure you stock up on some vino ahead of time. If you're looking for even more DIY decorations, you can even create an entirely separate tree as you work on your wine bottle Christmas tree: create a cork tree. There are a variety of wine cork holders available in festive holiday designs, like this Christmas tree-inspired one, that will make it easy to repurpose your corks as you build your wine bottle tree. Because why not create two Christmas decorations at once?
Between the wine bottle Christmas tree and your cork tree, you will no doubt have the booziest and most unique decor around! Now go ahead and start planning your holiday celebrations—we've got all the details on festive table settings and which wines to serve here.
