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>Ed Rasimus wrote:
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>> I lean toward the group that suggests a wedding reception is not in
>> the category of wine appreciators. What is needed is a wine that those
>> who appreciate wine will say, "not bad" and those who simply and
>> reflexively ask for a "glass of red" or "glass of white" will remark
>> "this is good!"
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>The trouble, Ed, is that the bride and a fair number of the guests are
>-- to varying degrees -- wine geeks. That's in fact why I've got this
>gig: the caterer is perfectly willing to choose the wines, but the bride
>doesn't trust them, so turns to me instead to find wines that will be
>palatable across the board.
>
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>> In that vein, I also agree with the Sam's suggestion---not Sam's in
>> Chicago, the huge wine/liquor merchandiser, but Sam's as the
>> membership buying club from Wal-Mart. They offer a small, but well
>> chosen selection of wines ranging up to $50/bottle for some cabs and
>> champers, but they also offer some excellent values in every-day
>> quaffers.
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>The issue of retailer is actually beside the point. The caterer must
>*supply* the wines for reasons of insurance, etc. What I'm doing is
>deciding on which wines the caterer can get through the big Indiana
>distributor she works with that'll suit the event. Yellowtail of course
>I could do, but perhaps not at the price that you get at Sam's Club.
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>> Spend the money saved on a better cut of beef for the meal.
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>There will be no skimping on the food, either, as the foodies will
>outnumber even the wine geeks. I've got a $2500 budget for the wine and
>have to supply an estimated 300 guests at the reception.
>
>Mark Lipton

WOW, 300 foodie wine geeks! Mark, you certainly have your work cut out for
you. Don't know what is available in IN, but the Lindeman's Bin 65 Chard is
OK, and should be well within your price-point. My only complaint with that
wine, is that the second glass is never as good as the first. I can't do three
glasses of it.

As for OZ Shiraz, the afore mentioned P Lehman Barrosa is quite nice, and
maybe what you save on a wine like Y-T, or Bin 65, you can up the Shiraz
budget.

Just thinking here,
Hunt