Wedding Wine - what wine would you want to drink?
January 8, 2009
My cousin - The Wine Oracle - is getting married on the 7th of Feb and for some reason he has asked me to source the wine for his wedding.
Now his wife to be is Welsh and her entire family is coming out as well as all their pale skinned European friends - which means the wine has to be South African and it needs to impress. No pressure.
There are 90 guests with mixed preferences towards both red and white wine. The menu also lends itself to a mix of both red and white wine - and we’ll need some sparkling vino for the toasts and pre reception toots.
So in short we need:
Sparkling Wine
Red Wine
White Wine
Now I have a few in mind but I’m not 100% sure on the quantities required.
So I am hoping all of you can help me with a wine recommendation for each category, varietal recommendations and the amount one generally requires of each (bearing in mind that the Welsh do like to drink!).
I look forward to your feedback and debating the merits thereof - in short: what wine would you want to drink at a wedding?
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January 9th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
That Thelema Mountain Red looks like it could be good value - never tasted it. How much a case?
January 9th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Erm, does it not have to be wine from the actual wine farm that the wedding is at?
January 9th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
No, apparently - I never knew Bar Rat types read wine blogs?!
January 9th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
What about Rusticus? The Tilled Earth Red/Cab Sav - I think they also make a Voignier.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Ok now me being totally biased I’m going to suggest my folks Cap Classique - The Brut Rose. Super popular, it’s a pinotage/chenin Cap Classique. It’s got fruit and yummy shortbread flavours going on for it.
It sounds like the wedding is full of the best kind of guests - those that like to have a H.U.G.E party - so I’m going to recommend 18 bottles of Cap Classique (3 cases of 6). This should get things off to a great start.
Oh and if you’re looking for a delicious easy drinking white the Moreson Chenin Blanc is perfect. You’d probably need 15-18 bottles of that.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:10 am
hey nikki - thanks for the recommendations! will def give the cap classique a go!
must also make a point of coming out to Bread&wine @ moreson - ive heard the restaurant is amazing.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Bread & Wine is fantastic. Their Pinehurst Cab is normally a good value bet too.
A few suggestions; not sure of quantities:
Blue Creek Cab
Belfield’s Blend or Cab
Klein Constantia KC Cab Merlot
Porcupine Ridge Syrah
Bredell’s Shiraz/De Rigeur
Kleine Zalze Bush Vine Chenin
Simonsig Chenin
Quando Sauvignon Blanc
Thandi Chardonnay & Sauv Blanc/Semillon
Villiera for Sparklers
January 13th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
thanks for the suggestions daryl!
yip belfield high up on the list too - and the simonsig chenin i had completely forgotten about - woudl be good to show off SA’s chenin!
January 13th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Cru when you’d like to come out just give me a shout - you should have my email address. We’d love to have you round and, provided it’s not smack in the middle of harvest, our winemaker could take you through a little bit of a different tasting.
January 15th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Fizz: Chamonix MCC Blanc de Blanc - as toasty as Bolly without the price burn. Ludwig Maske at La Cotte Inn in Franschhoek has stock.
Red: Riebeek Cellars Barberossa Cab 05 from Riebeek Kasteel, great value at R25/bottle or Mooiplaas Berry Red 2007 for R27.50. Doolhof Cape Roan 06 is a remarkable Shiraz blend for R35.
White: Rooiberg Sauvignon Blanc 2008, jam packed with tropical fruit for R22. Goedverwacht Crane White 2008 - R20 buys you the best Colombard in the Cape.
January 15th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
thank you kindly neil for your recommendations - running out of time to try all these wines - not such a bad thing that i have to though!
nikki thanks for the great offer - ill be there soon i hope!
January 29th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
you never mentioned whether it was a lunch or evening affair, altho probably wouldn’t need too much for a lunch…
other factor is that feb can still be excruciatingly hot down here, so predominantly white wines, and iced water. very few would drink red wine if its hot. and of course the bubbly…
good luck
February 4th, 2009 at 8:39 am
hey batman - thanks for the comments - and yes it seems like its going to be belter of a day - so lots of champers me thinks.
great blog by the way - how do u get the quote of the day sidebar tool?
February 28th, 2010 at 7:41 am
hey cru master
my apologies - i didn’t realise you had posted back a question (1 year later :-0 ).
i can’t remember which “quote of the day” i was actually using (i removed it a while back), but there seem to be many from which i could choose. i am using wordpress to run my blog, you could try “http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/quote-of-the-day-widget-from-toomanyquotescom/” or “http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shantz-wordpress-qotd/”.
thanks for visiting my blog - i must make more time this year to get it active again
keep well