It really depends on whether you're buying for a casual wine drinker or someone who at least likes to think they know wine. For most people some of the common wines like Wolf Blass are fine. If there are any wine connoisseurs (or connoisseur wannabes) in the family you might want to go with something a bit less mass-market. If you go to a good store like Willow Park or J. Webb the staff are quite knowledgeable and can recommend some good wines at a reasonable price (you don't have to pay a fortune - there are plenty of really good wines at about $16 to $25 a bottle).
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