Comments on: Choosing wine for reception…advice? http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:27:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: no_frills http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-10175 no_frills Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:54:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html#comment-10175 Maybe try a Gewurztraminer. suggestions from http://www.sunset.com/sunset/food/wine/article/0,20633,697650,00.html 1. The most successful wines are fresh, sleek, and crisp with acidity. Good white choices include Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio (also known as Pinot Gris), dry Riesling, and Albariño, a crisp, citrusy knockout from northwestern Spain that's phenomenal with green tomatillo-chili sauces. Acidity, however, isn't the exclusive domain of white wines. High-acid reds include Spanish Riojas (based on the Tempranillo grape), Italian Chiantis (based on Sangiovese), and Pinot Noir. 2. A second group includes wines with a plush, thick, jammy mouth-feel. Soft, juicy Zinfandels with massive fruit flavors can be sensational with earthy red chile adobo sauces, and supersupple Shirazes and Shiraz blends from Australia, with deep berry flavors, can cushion robust seasonings. If you're not a lover of such powerhouses, try a simple, overtly fruity beaujolais (made from the red grape Gamay); since it's often served chilled, it's refreshing with highly seasoned dishes. 3. Avoid Chardonnay. Its typical oaky, toasty character fights with bold, complex Mexican flavors, and the wine ends up tasting coarse and bitter. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot don't fare much better. Both have a lot of tannin, and when tannin hits the flavor of chilies, it sets your mouth on fire and you miss all the complexities of the food. Maybe try a Gewurztraminer.

suggestions from http://www.sunset.com/sunset/food/wine/article/0,20633,697650,00.html

1. The most successful wines are fresh, sleek, and crisp with acidity. Good white choices include Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio (also known as Pinot Gris), dry Riesling, and Albariño, a crisp, citrusy knockout from northwestern Spain that’s phenomenal with green tomatillo-chili sauces. Acidity, however, isn’t the exclusive domain of white wines. High-acid reds include Spanish Riojas (based on the Tempranillo grape), Italian Chiantis (based on Sangiovese), and Pinot Noir.

2. A second group includes wines with a plush, thick, jammy mouth-feel. Soft, juicy Zinfandels with massive fruit flavors can be sensational with earthy red chile adobo sauces, and supersupple Shirazes and Shiraz blends from Australia, with deep berry flavors, can cushion robust seasonings. If you’re not a lover of such powerhouses, try a simple, overtly fruity beaujolais (made from the red grape Gamay); since it’s often served chilled, it’s refreshing with highly seasoned dishes.

3. Avoid Chardonnay. Its typical oaky, toasty character fights with bold, complex Mexican flavors, and the wine ends up tasting coarse and bitter. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot don’t fare much better. Both have a lot of tannin, and when tannin hits the flavor of chilies, it sets your mouth on fire and you miss all the complexities of the food.

]]> By: tlfluvsgwen http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-10176 tlfluvsgwen Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:54:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html#comment-10176 I don't know much about wine but I would go with a nice simple white wine. Red wine stains things, teeth, lips, clothing. You dont want your guest or worse you to spill wine on their clothing. Or for all the pictures to have people with purple lips and teeth from the wine! Cost Plus has a huge wine selection and in the description of the wines they have it tells you what food to serve with it so that could be helpful! I don’t know much about wine but I would go with a nice simple white wine. Red wine stains things, teeth, lips, clothing. You dont want your guest or worse you to spill wine on their clothing. Or for all the pictures to have people with purple lips and teeth from the wine!
Cost Plus has a huge wine selection and in the description of the wines they have it tells you what food to serve with it so that could be helpful!

]]> By: Marquel http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-10177 Marquel Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:54:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html#comment-10177 AM gettinga married in Mexico too... in fact last Saturday I bought wine, since mexican food is rich in flavor you dont need a strong wine, so I had 2 choices a mexican white wine Diamante wich is great or German wine wich is not strong. So I bought 12 bottles of openhaimer in Costco. In Mexico you can buy wine in Sam's Club and what you dont use you can take it back, same thing in El Palacio de Hierro. AM gettinga married in Mexico too… in fact last Saturday I bought wine, since mexican food is rich in flavor you dont need a strong wine, so I had 2 choices a mexican white wine Diamante wich is great or German wine wich is not strong. So I bought 12 bottles of openhaimer in Costco.
In Mexico you can buy wine in Sam’s Club and what you dont use you can take it back, same thing in El Palacio de Hierro.

]]> By: Gracielacey http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-10178 Gracielacey Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:54:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html#comment-10178 We had both chicken and beef served at our wedding and bought the cases of "Two Buck Chuck" at Trader Joes, in White, and two different Reds. We set a bottle of each three on each table and let the people sitting at the table decide what they wanted when they were served their meals. It was a big hit because people didn't have to wait for the waiter to bring it to them. I hope this helps. Its pretty general, but this wine is great and really inexpensive. Buy a couple of bottles and try it. We had both chicken and beef served at our wedding and bought the cases of "Two Buck Chuck" at Trader Joes, in White, and two different Reds. We set a bottle of each three on each table and let the people sitting at the table decide what they wanted when they were served their meals. It was a big hit because people didn’t have to wait for the waiter to bring it to them.

I hope this helps. Its pretty general, but this wine is great and really inexpensive. Buy a couple of bottles and try it.

]]> By: Peace http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-10179 Peace Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:54:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html#comment-10179 This is what we did: We went to Cost Plus and got a couple of reds and whites from the clearance rack. Took them home and drank them. That's the best way to make sure you are getting a good wine. Anyone can recommend a variety but that doesn't help you when you're picking a great wine. We're also serving fish and chicken, so we ended up choosing a Italian Pinot Grigio and a French red table wine that we loved. And because it was on the clearance rack we got a few cases for a low price! This is what we did: We went to Cost Plus and got a couple of reds and whites from the clearance rack. Took them home and drank them. That’s the best way to make sure you are getting a good wine. Anyone can recommend a variety but that doesn’t help you when you’re picking a great wine. We’re also serving fish and chicken, so we ended up choosing a Italian Pinot Grigio and a French red table wine that we loved. And because it was on the clearance rack we got a few cases for a low price!

]]> By: DaniDane http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-10180 DaniDane Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:54:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html#comment-10180 Definitely go for the Red Zin - great flavor without overpowering you palatte! For our wedding, my husband's uncle (who owns a local vinyard) made strawberry wine (mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm) enough for all 300 plus guests! It was aaaaaaaaaamaing! Good luck and congrats! Definitely go for the Red Zin - great flavor without overpowering you palatte! For our wedding, my husband’s uncle (who owns a local vinyard) made strawberry wine (mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm) enough for all 300 plus guests! It was aaaaaaaaaamaing! Good luck and congrats!

]]> By: maigen_obx http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-10181 maigen_obx Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:54:25 +0000 http://www.winesfromoc.com/choosing-wine-for-receptionadvice-2.html#comment-10181 I recommend the taste and spit wine tasting method for pregnant ladies. A really good white at a really good price is Folie a Deux white table wine. It's a blend from California and quite tasty. I'm not good with reds so I don't have a good one to recommend. I recommend the taste and spit wine tasting method for pregnant ladies. A really good white at a really good price is Folie a Deux white table wine. It’s a blend from California and quite tasty. I’m not good with reds so I don’t have a good one to recommend.

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