Wedding reception wine

forestman · 2009-12-09 18:28:58

Hi All, Just looking for advice for wine for the wedding. I havent the first clue about the stuff so any help would be appreciated. Dont want to go off and spend a fortune but as well I dont want to serve vinegar either!! Any advice on where to buy, price, brand etc. It would be greatly appreciated.

09-12-2009 07:28PM

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Hi All,

Just looking for advice for wine for the wedding. I havent the first clue about the stuff so any help would be appreciated. Dont want to go off and spend a fortune but as well I dont want to serve vinegar either!! Any advice on where to buy, price, brand etc. It would be greatly appreciated.

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#2 10-12-2009 02:56PM

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I'm having the same issues as you OP and sorry for getting in on your thread!!!!

Neither I nor my Other Half drink white wine so we're having a lot of difficulties picking one! We do drink Red and have a favourite, 'Yellow Tail' Cab Sav, however, having spoken to someone recently about it; i was told that this was not a good choice as a lot of people wouldn't like it as its not an 'all rounder'.

I'm so confused about the whole thing. Problem is, we don't want to spend a lot as there is corkage to be added to the price but as the OP said, we dont want vinegar either!

Any help on this would be very much appreciated.

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#3 10-12-2009 03:28PM

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Go into a good off licence and ask for advise.

I spoke to these guys recently (no affiliation with them) http://www.mitchellandson.com/ and they offered advise on what wines to pair with your menu etc. They also do sale and return so you can return bottles you don't use. I presume other off licence chains (o'briens etc) do similar things.

I reckon January is a good time to approach them - when the christmas rush has died off.

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#4 10-12-2009 04:09PM

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Off you go to http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=598 they know their stuff there

I asked and got pointed to The Sunday Times Wine Club, not only did I save money but got some FANTASTIC wine into the bargain, if I was to make a recommendation I would say stock up on their offers and make sure you order enough

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#5 10-12-2009 05:06PM

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Clareman wrote: »

I asked and got pointed to The Sunday Times Wine Club, not only did I save money but got some FANTASTIC wine into the bargain, if I was to make a recommendation I would say stock up on their offers and make sure you order enough

I spoke to someone in The Sunday Times Wine Club and they were fantastic and really know their stuff. I don't know if we'll use them because we want a relatively small quantity = 60 bottles of wine, 40-45 bottles of sparkling and the cost of duty is quite high.

I haven't made my mind up yet but from speaking to them I was impressed. They also agreed to give decent discounts and charge a very small delivery fee to make them competitive.

We're still looking ourselves. I think for white it will be a sauvignon blanc although I would prefer an italian pinot grigio. I'm not a big white wine fan and can't stand chardonnay so those two would be my preferences because they are inoffensive enough to appeal to everyone.

For red wine, a cote de rhone (if we can find a reasonable priced one), a cabernet savignon (the sunday times recommends chilean or argentinian as you get more for your money even though I'm not a huge fan of either but hey if the price is right). A nice italian montepluciano d'abruzzo would be my preference but a spanish tempranillo is good too. Both are quite light so again would appeal to most people. I love New Zealand pinot noir but it's too expensive so it's not even a consideration.

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#6 10-12-2009 09:01PM

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thanks for all the advice so far, it will be a great help, still a total wine novice though so it will prob come down to a guess in the end!!

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#7 10-12-2009 09:43PM

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forestman wrote: »

Hi All,

Just looking for advice for wine for the wedding. I havent the first clue about the stuff so any help would be appreciated. Dont want to go off and spend a fortune but as well I dont want to serve vinegar either!! Any advice on where to buy, price, brand etc. It would be greatly appreciated.

The easiest, proof-of-the-pudding way?

Look up two or three Michelin starred Dublin restaurants on the web (Chapter One, L'Ecrivain, Patrick Gilbauds spring to mind). Check out their online wine menus and find out which house wines they serve. The likelyhood is they'll serve a number of them.

Phone up (off peak, an hour or so before evening serving, and ask to speak to their Sommalier (wine expert). Better still, see if you can find out the Sommaliers name online and ask specifically for them.

Explaining your situation briefly, ask them which of their house wines is the real crowd pleaser as you're looking to use that wine at your wedding. Either you'll; get a recommendation, be told to get lost or, with a bit of luck, be asked what you're planning on eating and will get a pointer to the best house wine from the list. Or even the best wine a little more expensive than the house wine from the list.

No Michelin starred restaurant can afford to be without a good sommalier. And no sommalier of a Michelin starred restaurant would dare to put anything but a solidly good or better wine on the house wine list.

Go online and find same for about 1/4 > 1/3 the restaurant list price of less. I paid e25 quid a bottle for the house wine at L'Ecrivain for my wedding. I saw the same stuff online (bulk purchase, granted) for e2.85 a pop :rolleyes:. A restaurants gotta make it's margin somewhere so I wasn't worried to much about that.

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#8 10-12-2009 10:17PM

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santa rita is good cheap and cheerful.people wont be too fussy when its only two glasse at dinner.dont get too bogged down in it.just pick one and move along id say

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#9 12-12-2009 11:21AM

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Just e-mail Sean with whats on your menu & he will let you know what wine would suit. They deliver down here too only £8 for a box of 20 great offers on at the moment. I bought a bottle of the Wolf Blass in the shops the other day & it cost me €12.99 whereas there selling it for £4.99 :eek: so even factoring in delivery it still works out cheaper to buy your wine in the North http://www.bennettswine.co.uk/wedding-wines-70/white-wedding-wines-72/

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#10 18-02-2010 09:27PM

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Ashlynn wrote: »

Just e-mail Sean with whats on your menu & he will let you know what wine would suit. They deliver down here too only £8 for a box of 20 great offers on at the moment. I bought a bottle of the Wolf Blass in the shops the other day & it cost me €12.99 whereas there selling it for £4.99 :eek: so even factoring in delivery it still works out cheaper to buy your wine in the North http://www.bennettswine.co.uk/wedding-wines-70/white-wedding-wines-72/

Thanks all for the good advice everyone. Ashlynn, we went with Bennets wine in the end and what a great service. Bought red and white Wolf Blass for the 4.99 each and it was delivered within a couple of days. Absolutely brilliant service and excellant value. Cant recommend them highly enough.

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