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- larry14 - 12-11-2003
HELLO, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FROM A NOVICE TRYING TO EXPAND HIS KNOWLEDGE OF FINE WINES.
MY QUESTION IS VERY SIMPLE. I WAS CHOSEN TO HELP OUT ON PICKING SOME WHITE WINES THAT WERE GOOD AND INEXPENSIVE FOR A WEDDING. CAN ANYONE ENLIGHTEN ME ON WHAT I SHOULD LOOK FOR? IT DOES'NT MATTER WHAT REGION.
- Innkeeper - 12-11-2003
Hi Larry and welcome to Wine Board. It is important to know whether it is wine to walk around and drinking (quaffing) or will sitting down and eating with it. If the former almost any chardonnay (no matter how oak laden) will do. If food is involved, the less oak the better. Would recommend the 2002 Coopers Creek Gisborne Unoaked Chandonnay from New Zealand. I managed to glom onto a case for holiday parties for under $10 per bottle. Any other unwooded or unoaked chardonnay from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, or even America would fill the bill. Pinot Grigio is still a little iffy for weddings in my humble opinion. At least good ones that are as good a value as the above.
- larry14 - 12-12-2003
THANKS FOR THE INFO INNKEEPER I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. BY THE WAY, THERE WILL BE SOME QUAFFING AND LOTS OF EATING AT THE WEDDING. IS THERE ANY WHITE THAN I CAN USE FOR BOTH OCCASSION OR DO I NEED TO GO WITH TWO DIFFERENT TYPES.
- Innkeeper - 12-12-2003
Just go with the oak free version.
- Georgie - 12-12-2003
Hi Larry. Glad to have you aboard. Would you please help these old eyes of mine and shift to lower case type? Also, writing in all caps is considered the equivalent of "shouting." We'll hear you just fine in lower case. Thanks! [img]http://38.118.142.245/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]
- larry14 - 12-12-2003
Sorry for writing in uppercase letters, I did'nt even notice, it won't happen again.