About a week ago, Bono from U2 missed another band’s show he was due to attend. In his stead, he sent the band in question a case of Champagne (and a case of Guinness) backstage. Now, you don’t have to miss the gig to take the lesson: wine says love, and a case certainly helps make the case.

May baskets aren’t just for Vanderbilts and rock gods: spring is rife with the plans and promises of birds and bees, and what better to plant on a great friend’s doorstep than a dozen bottles with which to conspire?

Bust your dozen disciples out of the box and prop them in some gingham or burlap in a basket or plastic perennials flat. Your ratio is basically five whites, five reds, a sparkling and a port or dessert wine.

It works on so many levels: you’re hitting variety, delight, sociability. Courting the muse. Helping the economy. You can choose biodynamics for an organic nut, domestic wines for a border guard, Boone’s Farm for an old school chum.

Leave them on the doorstep, note or not (“You’re bloomin’ beautiful”? “Happy Spring”? “Had another litter”?), and Ding Dong Ditch! Maybe include a personal clue, but otherwise, be well out of sight. You should get the call – who else would have done this random, crazy, gorgeous thing but you? After all, you’re the romantic who reads WineFlirt!