The first time you get Van's favorite in the mail it will likely take you by surprise. Here's how to get your hands on these valuable bottles and how to trade them in order to rake in the gold. This bottle of what is presumably traveling vendor Van's preferred tipple may seem like an obvious gift for the pet salesman but there's actually a better way to profit from the item in the early game. Once you've played a few days of Story of Seasons: Friends Of Mineral Town, you'll likely notice a strange gift in your mailbox, Van's Favorite.