Leftover wedding wine

doc1982 · 29-08-2012 8:27pm #1

Hi looking for some suggestions on what to do with some leftover bubbly and wine from our wedding. (It is too bulky just to store it and use it over time)

We over estimated the wine needed for our wedding recently and have roughly 6 cases of bubbly and 6 cases of wine leftover.

thnx

Toast4532 · 29-08-2012 8:41pm

Could you store it at a family member or friends house?

Just an idea, but with Christmas coming (I know, I know, it's a while away yet, no harm in thinking ahead though), if you wanted, you could maybe give a bottle (or two) to best friends/close family members etc.

Or if you were having any parties etc maybe open a bottle or two then?

Do you know anyone who is getting married etc that might be some (or all) of it from you?

A2LUE42 · 29-08-2012 8:44pm

Is there any option to return the unopened bottles to where you purchased them ?

Dostoevsky · 29-08-2012 8:58pm

doc1982 wrote: »

Hi looking for some suggestions on what to do with some leftover bubbly and wine from our wedding. (It is too bulky just to store it and use it over time)

We over estimated the wine needed for our wedding recently and have roughly 6 cases of bubbly and 6 cases of wine leftover.

thnx

O'Brien's allowed us to return up to 25% of the bottles if they were unopened. As it happened, we decided to keep a few cases of wine for serving to guests in the future and returned the rest.

pwurple · 29-08-2012 8:59pm

http://reviews.argos.co.uk/1493-en_gb/8405092/reviews.htm

Wine rack. Under the stairs.

And every time you visit someones house, bring two bottles for a while. Birthday and wedding pressies. It'll be gone in six months.

doc1982 · 29-08-2012 9:42pm

Thanks for suggestions and replies....

Neither of us or our friends are big wine drinkers so it would take a while to clear it that way.

I don't think returning the bubbly/wine is an option as we bought them up north

Firegaurd · 29-08-2012 9:43pm

What type of bubbly is it ?

doc1982 · 29-08-2012 9:47pm

Firegaurd wrote: »

What type of bubbly is it ?

The bubbly is Cava Vintage Especial

Firegaurd · 29-08-2012 9:53pm

according to google thats best drunk within a year, although i dont quite know how they figure that.

http://www.winesdirect.co.uk/products/freixenet_cava_vintage_especial_75cl.aspx

Btw how many cases did you go through for how many guests ?

doc1982 · 29-08-2012 10:02pm

Thanks for heads up on best before on bubbly.
We used roughly 55btls for 200

Stheno · 29-08-2012 10:04pm

What's the wine? Have you thought about selling it?

Skerries · 29-08-2012 10:06pm

sell it on adverts.ie for cost or just below?

clint_silver · 30-08-2012 8:29am

Yeah, stick it on adverts with the RRP of it so people know what theyre buying, someone will take it. buyandsell/eBay/donedeal as well. If you dont get a buyer you might be better off to just throw it away, theres a place right out the back of my house. Let me know when you get there and I'll help unload.

Daisy M · 30-08-2012 3:16pm

doc1982 wrote: »

Hi looking for some suggestions on what to do with some leftover bubbly and wine from our wedding. (It is too bulky just to store it and use it over time)

We over estimated the wine needed for our wedding recently and have roughly 6 cases of bubbly and 6 cases of wine leftover.

thnx

Why oh why cant I have friends like you instead of the wine guzzling ones I have?

Seriously though put the word out among your friends, someone in their families may be having functions and may be happy to buy some of it at a discounted rate.