More and more couples are ordering wines for their weddings and
the trend seems to be going towards their buying the wines directly
from wine merchants instead of from the hotels where certain
hotels/restaurants still charge a very high price for what is most
often their cheapest wine in the house.
To offset this couples should always have that little "reserve" up
their sleeve by keeping their options open to entitle them to bring
their own wine. If the outlet refuses to budge tell them you'll
take your wedding elsewhere and they will soon change their minds.
The fact is that most of the better hotels and restaurants do not
practice this archaic method of bleeding every last ounce of
revenue out of couples and actually now encourage couples to bring
in their own wines.
So what wine do you want to use ? Well it is obvious that in this
part of the world, red wine is the most favoured for weddings.
Apart from their lucky colour, it is the wine most preferred to do
a toast with.
The best wine for weddings is NOT the cheapest and certainly not
the most expensive. A wine that is "drinkable" for everyone
including wine lovers and novices is probably the best choice.
These can be obtained from quite a few wine shops and you should be
able to go along to taste the wines before committing. Don't be
afraid to say you don't like the wine, after all YOU are paying for
it and it is YOUR guests who should enjoy what you think is
right.
From our own stable we have found 3 wines that are extremely
popular and they are the Pipers Creek Classic Red , the Olivia
Newton John's Koala Blue Shiraz, and the Vino 88 mild Shiraz as
prime examples of very drinkable and acceptable wines for weddings.
At the moment they are available for an exceptionally low price of
$210/ case of 12 which works out at $17-50/bottle which is an
amazing price for such drinkable wines.
Make sure the wine merchant also ensures delivery to the outlet and
the good wine shops will usually allow you a few extra cases on
consignment in case you think you may run out.
Another feature which is (at the moment) exclusive to Wine BOS is
that we will make one of the bottles a souvenir bottle with the
couples picture on it and done in a nice gift box. This wine can be
kept for a year and then opened on the first anniversary. Again the
bottle need not be thrown away as it can be used as a flower holder
(a rose during Valentine's Day) for many romantic moments.
For more information on Wine BOS wedding wines please visit our web
site www.winebos.com, under the link "Wines for Weddings".
This article is contributed by Charles Stephan, Director, Wine Bos
Pte Ltd