Choosing the Wedding Wine

Getting the Wedding Wine List right

Arranging a wedding is a stressful affair and getting it just right can be a trauma.  Research has shown that the biggest concern that brides and grooms have is being judged by the guests.  Well you can take one worry out of the equation – that of choosing the wine list.

Some nimble footwork can overcome many wedding glitches, but poorly selected wine will be hard to gloss over.  Wine selection has to be linked in to the whole catering plan.  Get it wrong and you are an easy target for the wedding critic!  Get it right and it will add to your guests’ enjoyment of the grand day.

A small independent wine merchant like Ravis Wines can advise on building and supplying the correct wine list to complement the menu for a fraction of the price of large caterers,.

Just think, the average wedding can cost £12,000 and the opportunities for disaster are many.  What happens if you order too much or not enough wine?  What happens if you mix the wine badly or fail to account for different tastes in wine?  A good wine merchant, like Ravis Wines, will take hat worry away to help you enjoy the special day.

Do you want your wine list to look like it has been bulk purchased at the supermarket or do you want to serve people good wine that they will enjoy at a reasonable cost.

Even the classic celebratory drink, Champagne needs some real thought.  There are also some excellent alternatives that are, arguably, as good as champagne – but which wines are they?  A good wine merchant will bring you a selection of the best and some of the less well known wines not normally available in the UK.  This can really make your wedding celebration have a sparkle.

A wine merchant ho has no middle men by dealing directly with the producers and vineyards can bring some real surprises to your wedding table hat will also be cost effective.  Many of our producers, especially in Europe, are well known to us and their families have often been running their vineyards for several generations.

Wedding organisers can buy on a use or return basis and good suppliers can supply or hire out the correct wine glasses/champagne flutes.  Again, image is everything, but you will not have to worry about it.

Why not ask the wine merchant to put together a sample case of wine to taste.  You can then get an idea of how it will all fit together.  At Ravi’s Wines we can provide you with advice and help to select the most appropriate wines to accompany the menu and make the day shine.