Which wine for my wedding?

WINE TALK
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Hello Everyone,

I’m getting married on 7/5 and need to choose 1 white and 1 red from the very short list below to serve at the party. I am a wine drinker, but am not very educated, hence why I am having trouble :slight_smile:

The wine will need to be as versatile as possible, as we are serving a choice of Salmon w/watermelon salsa, filet, scallops in a brown butter sauce, or gnocchi with roasted tomato & peas. My reception is out of state, and I can’t make a trip to taste wine, can’t find any of these in my area, and unfortunately don’t have time to order them online. So I’d really really appreciate any thoughts you have, especially if you’ve tasted any of these wines before.

Thanks so much!


Pinot Gris-Pinot Grigio

2011 Italico Pinot Grigio - Italy – $38/bottle

2012 Filadonna Pinot Grigio - Veneto, Italy - $36/bottle


Sauvignon Blanc

2011 Morgan Sauvignon Blanc - Monterey, CA – $30/bottle

2012 Charles Krug, Napa California – $35/bottle

Pinot Noir

2011 Gerard Bertrand Pinot Noir - Languedoc, France - $32/bottle

2009 Cloudline Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley, Oregon – $40/bottle

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I would go with one of the PGs. And the Cloudline. Have a great day.

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Welcome to WB, and congrats on the wedding/marriage. Gary’s advice is pretty good, although the Morgan Sauvignon Blanc might not be a bad choice either. It’s pretty readily available if you want to find a bottle to taste it. But if most of your guests aren’t wine-geeky, they’ll probably prefer a Pinot Grigio.

Bruce

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Ditto - stay away from the Sauvignon Blanc - I have always found that half the crowd will love it, the other half will hate it. Pinot Grigio is soft enough to appeal to the non-wine drinking crowd and sweeter wine drinkers.

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Another vote for Gary’s advice.

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Christine,

I don’t know about your attendees, but most won’t care about what’s served. When my son got married, I brought some special bottles that I personally poured to those ‘in the know’ about wine. I put a Carlisle on one table and it wasn’t touched. Those people were enoying mixed drinks instead.

Good luck! [cheers.gif]

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What are you going to be drinking at your personal table?

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Thank you so much for all of your feedback. Unfortunately after all this the restaurant confirmed with their distributor that there is not enough of the 2009 Cloudline available and it has been replaced with a 2013 Willamette Valley Vineyards Whole Cluster Pinot Noir. Has anyone tried this?

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No personal experience, but looking at comments on CellarTracker shows other vintages of the Willamette to be a reasonably good, if not outstanding drink. No comments on line about the 2013 yet.

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Actually, the Whole Cluster will go over better with the masses. The Cloudline is more traditional, the Willamette Valley Whole Cluster is a little fruit bomb that will be quite popular -

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Interesting there isn’t enough Cloudline? there’s like 50 btls in every costco in the area no? :slight_smile:

congrats on the wedding!

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@Mark Y, I see the 2012 a lot around here, but not the 2009, so who knows… Love the photo :slight_smile:

@Thomas and David - thank you. I think this sounds like a pretty good alternative, and not too terrible of a restaurant markup at $40/bottle. People will probably drink like 2 sips, chug it, or already be under the table, so I guess I shouldn’t stress about it too much :slight_smile: