How to Drink Better: You need crowd-pleasers and plenty of them, while keeping an eye on alcohol content
Your guests might be waiting around at various stages of your wedding day so sparkling wines with lower alcohol content can be a sensible option.
Photograph: iStockfor your wedding should not be too difficult. Some hotels insist that you pour their wines so your choice may be limited. But whether you are supplying your own wine or using hotel wines,, or in the case of red wines, not too tannic either. You are looking for a crowd-pleasing, easy-drinking white, red and sparkling wine – and possibly a rosé too?
Depending on your guests, you might want to serve a cocktail – or even a selection of canned cocktails?are generally low in alcohol, so choose from prosecco, cava, crémant, or Champagne, depending on your budget. Champagne is generally pricey and Prosecco the least expensive. You could use the first two for a cocktail – lessening the alcohol further – a bellini, buck’s fizz, or mimosa will all be appreciated on a sunny day.
An Aperol spritz is favoured by many, but make sure it is made in a lighter style. , choose from albariño, sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio, riesling, soave, grillo, muscadet, South African chenin blanc, or Picpoul de Pinet. All of these are unoaked and 13.5 per cent alcohol by volume or less.
‘We’re aiming for 90,000 bottles by 2029’: Meet the Dutchman betting €4m on Slane vineyard, think of Valpolicella, Beaujolais, pinot noir, merlot, Rioja joven or crianza. Check the alcohol level before you buy; you do not want a huge, big 14.5 per cent wine. It is a good idea to try the wines first. If you like it, chances are your friends and family will too.
, especially on a sunny day. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune. There are some very good inexpensive pink wines from Provence, but just about every region produces one these days. In my experience, at most weddings, there is a huge amount of waiting around while the happy couple are photographed in multiple locations.
Then the relations have to be assembled, some of whom may have found their way to the bar. At this stage, it is important to have plenty of low-alcohol drinks available. Remember that not all of your guests will be drinking alcohol. As well as plenty of water, make sure you have a mocktail, alcohol-free sparkling wine, and low/no beer.
If you are getting married in a hotel, try to negotiate on price, but remember that most hotels work on very high margins. If you are supplying the wine and buying from a wine shop, ask for sale or return. Allow for half a bottle to a full bottle per person, usually 60 per cent white and 40 per cent red, although rosé will change that. This may seem a lot, but your guests will be there a long time.
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