Whether you are a wine enthusiast or simply an expert, deciding what to serve can be a rather simple affair provided that you follow the following unwritten rules:
- Consider your guests
People have different tastes. Therefore, it is always risky to generalize everybody. However, wine users who developed their taste between the 70s and 90s are likely to cherish a more “classical” style, since this was the trendy style during that time. Meaning, if you are expecting these kinds of guests, you can go for leaner structures and more savory brands. Younger generations, on the other hand, have grown up on a preference of boozy and sweetly fruited wines, thanks to the incredible growth of the wine industry. Basically, from the above, what we are trying to say is, the demographics of your visitors should guide you on the type of wine you to purchase.
- Season of the year
It sounds obvious; however, serving big, heavy wine brands, regardless of the quality, during summer will make guests very drowsy after they have had a meal and a few glasses.
Instead, save these kinds of wines for winter weddings. Go for seasonal, just like you would when choosing other types of dishes.
- Guests will drink what they want
Sometimes the best pairing for a dish you are offering isn’t the best wine for your big day. Well, it may get you recognition from your oenophile pals for your outstanding wine and food pairings, but many guests just want to savor what they love, whatever time of the day. For instance, you do not want to serve Mr. Joe who only takes red wine, a super tannic red at 2 pm. Therefore, the ideal wine is one that both goes well with the food and is light for the majority of your guests.
- Don’t spend too much
Unless your guests are wine snobs, this would be the perfect time to discover the numerous tasty and less expensive wine brands there are in the market. Do not underrate brands by just looking at them. Thanks to the tremendous growth of the industry, even lowly priced wines nowadays have greatly improved in terms of taste and quality.
- Screw cap vs. Cork: Which should you go for?
This doesn’t matter as such, but it’s a factor worth considering. If you are expecting a lot of guest at your wedding, you might want to consider the ease of opening the wine bottles. Screw caps are easy to open when compared to corks. Additionally, screw caps offer your guests an easy way to carry any leftovers at the end of the party.
Bottom line
Whether you are searching for the best bubbly wine to toast the marriage or perfect pairing for your wedding dinner, there are plenty of options in the market that can fit your budget and palate preferences.
