Which Wines for Weddings or other special events such as an anniversary celebration, company event or a communion?<\/p>\n
How much wine should you order? What type of wine should you order?\u00a0 How much should you pay?\u00a0 Too often the wine is overlooked and left to the caterer, be smart and spend some time to find out more.<\/p>\n
Here are the basic steps that you should bear in mind:<\/p>\n
Say you are organising a wedding. You have a budget, it could be \u20ac50 or \u20ac5000 per person to cover the venue, food, wine and activities.\u00a0 Whatever it is you have to think how much wine will you need?\u00a0 I tend to work on 1 bottle per 2.5 guests. So if there are 100 people buy 40 bottles. If there is any left take it home and enjoy it while recalling the special day.<\/p>\n
Of those how many bottles of red, white and sparkling?\u00a0 It depends on the time of year and the menu.\u00a0 If it is a summer event, held in the open air I would recommend a mix of\u00a0 50% white, 25% red and 25% sparkling.\u00a0 However, if the event was in the autumn or winter and inside then I would change the mix to 50% red, 30% white and 20% sparkling.<\/p>\n
What kind of wine should you buy?\u00a0 Don\u2019t just leave it too the venue organiser to offer you their selection.\u00a0 They may have a decent selection but if it is your event then you should do a bit of homework.\u00a0 Here are some things to bear in mind:<\/p>\n
Who is coming?<\/p>\n
Is is business contacts or family and friends?<\/p>\n
What is on the menu? Seafood, summer dishes or richer red meat dishes?<\/p>\n
Is is a lunch or dinner?<\/p>\n
Formal or casual?<\/p>\n
Red Wine – Decide on your budget per bottle, there are so many good wines from which to choose.\u00a0 To have some fun with your friends why not buy different wines and taste them together and decide which you all prefer.\u00a0 As we are in Spain, you will want to have some Spanish wine but why not try include wines from other countries such as a Pinotage<\/a> from South Africa, a Malbec from Argentina or a Sangiovese<\/a> from Italy.<\/p>\n