With women buying the majority of the wine consumed in this country, Mother’s Day offers a great opportunity to make their wine lives a little easier, both in understanding wine and serving it, with six cool and inexpensive gifts that you can give Mom separately or as a basket full of useful wine items. First, for the basics and beyond, pick up a copy of the paperback “Hip Tastes: The Fresh Guide to Wine,” by Courtney Cochran (Viking Studio, $18.95).

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