Which Wines Should I Choose for My Wedding?

WHAT TO SERVE AT YOUR COCKTAIL HOUR?

So, the wedding rings have been exchanged, the ceremony is over and everyone is flocking to the reception. The cocktail hour…drags on until 6 p.m. Your little cousin Germaine gets on well with Jules, your work colleague. But what will they drink?

In addition to the canapés and finger food, you have some culinary specialties lined up: an oyster bar, a plancha, sushi freshly made in front of your guests, a chocolate fountain or some cocktail hour entertainment. Several choices are possible:

Prepared in advance, a Ti’ punch will go down a treat especially in summer. Rosé wines are also popular. Possibly a glass of whisky, but beware, the summer heat can make this hazardous. When it comes to sparkling wines, Champagne or crémant are the best options. With Champagne, choose a blanc de blancs. 100% Chardonnay, these Champagnes combine finesse and lightness and will be a good introduction to the meal.

WHICH WINES TO CHOOSE TO ACCOMPANY YOUR WEDDING MENU

To pair food and wine, the most important thing is to clearly define your menu. Not everyone is talented in choosing wine! Moreover, in culinary matters, there is no such thing as a perfect match, all the more so as it varies according to each person's tastes. However, it is better to avoid mistakes when pairing with a dish.

Steer clear of this faux pas by asking our experts for advice. Whether Burgundy, Rhône, Bordeaux, Languedoc…they will know how to fine-tune your favourites to suit your wishes.

In general, choose at least one white and one red wine. As a starter, a dry white wine to accompany fish and seafood, or a red wine with light tannins so as not to overwhelm the palate. Reserve the more full-bodied wines for the red meats and game in the main course.

Few people know this, but Champagne is also very suitable throughout the meal: fish and white meat go well with a more powerful and expressive blanc de noirs Champagne.

Finally, with the cheese platter, a white wine will reveal all its assets to entice you. The best solution would be to compare wines while testing your menu.

SEND US YOUR WEDDING MENU

When requesting your personalised quote online, add your menu in just one click!

This is the best way to get personalised advice on how to make your reception a success. When we look at your menu, our tasting committee will not leave the wine pairing to chance.

Our sommeliers will take your expectations into account, the order of the dishes and above all your budget. Generally speaking, the complexity of each person's tastes, connoisseur or not, encourages one not to go too far off the beaten track but to offer a conventional menu that everyone will appreciate. In most cases, two wines are enough to avoid confusion and overloading the aromas on the palate: one white wine and one red wine. However, when reading your wedding menu, our tasting committee will identify the wines that will match each dish, a bit like a musician who hears the music just by reading the score!

So take time to define the composition of your wedding menu. This step is crucial to creating the wine list for your wedding day.

WHEN YOU SAY WEDDING, YOU MEAN CHAMPAGNE!

For the cocktail hour, dessert and the famous wedding cake, Champagne is the order of the day. Rosé, brut, blanc de blancs, blanc de noirs or vintage Champagnes for the connoisseurs, you will also find the most prestigious formats with Vinatis: Magnum, Jeroboam, Nebuchadnezzar.

To mark the occasion, discover the legendary vintages of the great Champagne maisons: Ruinart, Dom Pérignon, Bollinger, Deutz, Mumm, Moët & Chandon, Taittinger, Perrie-Jouët. Vinatis offers you a selection of Champagnes chosen for their excellent quality and value for money.

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10 MISTAKES TO AVOID

1. Not setting a budget.

2. Providing drinks that are too strong during the cocktail hour.

3. Choosing the wine without first deciding on your menu.

4. Choosing too many wines: a white wine, a red wine and a Champagne are sufficient for the entire wedding.

5. Wanting a sweet white wine at all costs: although they may go well with foie gras, these overly sweet wines risk weighing down the palate.

6. Having too much tableware: why not use name tags to label the glasses?

7. Holding the cocktail hour under the sun: avoid sunstroke caused by the alcohol and the scorching heat in summer.

8. Not having enough water: yes indeed, that is also part of the drink budget!

9. Overdoing the alcohol: you might end up not enjoying the day…and what about the wedding photos!

10. Failing to provide safe transport: getting back behind the wheel after the reception is risky. Reduce the number of journeys, offer accommodation on site or shuttle services.