How to Choose the Perfect Wine for Your Wedding Reception
Your wedding is a day you’ll never forget.
Because of how much significance it holds (and how you’ll remember it for the rest of your life), you need to make sure everything’s perfect, from the food to the drink. A lot of people make the mistake of buying the best of everything other than alcohol. Wine is the perfect drink to serve at a wedding because it’s not ridiculously priced like champagne is and it’s tasteful. Choosing the perfect wine can be difficult if you’re not a connoisseur, though. This post will offer some advice you can use to ensure you get the type that’s perfect for you.
Popular Wines
Some wines are more popular than others. For your wedding, the best way to ensure that everybody enjoys what they are drinking is to buy wines that appear at the top of wine ranking guides. If you are unable to find any, you can always get in touch with a wine store and ask them what their most popular drinks are. By buying crowd-pleasers, you won’t have to worry about disappointing guests. Make sure that you also get yourself wine that you enjoy for personal use if the wine you are buying for everybody else is not one you are particularly interested in. Remember: Your wedding day should be special for you too, not just your guests. A lot of people put too much focus on their guests, letting their own wants and desires fall by the wayside. Do not do this.
Saving Money
Wine can be very expensive. Many people who’re planning weddings buy the most expensive wine that they can, mainly because they want to impress people. However, as long as the wine you are buying is tasty and made from quality ingredients, the cost doesn’t matter. Prioritize quality over price. In other words, don’t just buy an expensive wine because its price tag is higher than the other wines on the shelf. Buy the cheapest but best one you can. A lot of people seem to think that cheap wine has to be low quality, but that isn’t true. There are plenty of cheap but quality wines on the market today. You simply need to conduct a little bit of research and you will be able to find yourself one that’s right for you. You can use guides and tutorials designed to help amateurs identify quality wine to improve your detection skills.
Own-label Wines
A big mistake that many people make is shopping exclusively with big producers and avoiding own-label wines. It’s very common for people to think that own-label wines are of a lower quality than those produced by giants in the industry. However, many own-label wines are just as good (if not better) than ones produced by large companies. Some people find the wine that is produced by large companies is always worse than wine produced by smaller ones. This is because it is produced in larger batches and typically involves more machinery. Wine that is produced by smaller companies is usually done so by hand and more lovingly. It is a lot easier to create a good product when you’re working with fewer ingredients. Always read a wine’s reviews before you buy it though, no matter who the supplier is.
Buy In Bulk
Did you know that if you buy wine in bulk you can save yourself a lot of money? A lot of people make the mistake of buying small quantities of wine to stock the bar at their wedding. Buying small amounts of wine means that you are going to end up paying a premium. You can save money by buying it in bulk. Suppliers can give discounts of anywhere up to 15% if you buy crates of wine rather than bottles. If you have a large guest list, it is always a good idea to make sure you have lots of alcohol leftover anyway. The good thing about having leftover alcohol is that sooner or later it will be consumed by somebody, so you don’t need to worry about it going to waste. If you have an excess of wine at the end of your wedding, you can always take it home or give it to your loved ones. You could even sell it if you wanted to.
Lesser-known Regions
Some of the best wine in the world is manufactured in Italy. France also produces very good wine. However, did you know that Argentina does too? Many make the mistake of buying wine exclusively from major European countries. While it’s true that you can get very good wine in these countries, you can get very good wine for much less elsewhere. Buying an obscure wine from a country such as Armenia that people might not have heard of before is a good way to impress your guests and show them that you know something about wine. Showing that you haven’t expertise in wine (even if you don’t) can impress your guests and make you look a lot cooler. With that in mind, don’t buy wine from obscure manufacturers unless you’re confident that the wine that they produce is produced to a high standard. Reviews can help you to determine whether or not wine is suitable for your wedding. Your wedding needs the best of the best.
Other Beverages
The worst thing you can do at a wedding is stock the fridge full of wine and nothing else. People have different tastes and not everybody can bear wine. Make sure that you have other drinks present as well such as spirits and champagne. You may want to give out a drinks list at the reception of your wedding so that people can place orders. Also, consider having a proper bar set up so that people can go to and from it and get their own drinks rather than having to wait for waiters and waitresses to bring them to them. Having a bar set up is the easiest way to ensure that your wedding runs smoothly and efficiently. If waiters and waitresses are responsible for bringing people their drinks, there is always the chance that things could go wrong and there could be delays.
You need to do everything you can to choose the perfect wine for your wedding reception. Your wedding reception is a day you will never forget. You’re only ever likely to have one, so make the most of it. The guidance given here helps you to do that.
