Consider a fruit and wine basket —limited only by the season — as a hostess gift this holiday season. Melissa’s, known for quality produce, is currently offering numerous options for doing so.

They offer baskets based on occasion (birthday, Christmas, Chanukah, Thanksgiving), organic ingredients or price, with some including wine. Their prices range from $22 (Hidden Treasures Bag) to $499.95 (Culinary Collection Gift Basket).

The exotic and tropical fruit basket ($68) shown here may contain a woven basket filled with Asian pears, blood oranges, feijoas, kiwis, kumquats, persimmons, pomegranates, sapotes, tamarillos, lychees, passion fruit, specialty bananas, strawberry papayas, cherimoyas, baby pineapples, pepino melons, mangoes, starfruit, or coconuts — depending on availability.

To order online, click here or call — Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm Pacific time — 800-588-0151.

– bonnie + guest contributor

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