Offering wine, the rules

A bottle of wine is a gift that can be easily offered on any occasion : Christmas and New Year, anniversary, meal with friends, Birth... It's a gift that always pleases as long as you choose it well !

The budget question

Obviously, the very first criterion to be defined will be what price range you want to put in the bottle you want to offer. Wine has the advantage of being suitable for all budgets ! You can find a very good wine at all price ranges whatever the color, the region or the vintage. Don't hesitate to talk about this budget to the wine merchant when you buy your bottle.. This information will be essential to select the wine that will suit you in this price range., this will allow the specialist to guide you as best as possible.

Know that as a business or an individual, you can ship a box of wines to France or abroad on the Viticolis website without worrying about anything. Bottle shipping is possible with other services such as La Poste. You will then have to make sure to protect your bottles with bubble wrap, newsprint or rags to properly secure your wine. A good way to please without the distance being a brake without damaging the bottle.

For what occasion to offer wine ?

The opportunities to offer a bottle of wine are as numerous as possible cuvées. You are invited for an appetizer party or dinner, but you don't know what is cooked ? Choose a light red wine or a low acid white wine to pair the greatest variety of dishes possible. During the summer period, a rosé wine will always be welcome on the table for its refreshing character !

If you want to offer a bottle of wine from a particular vintage for a birth or birthday, you will have to anticipate your purchase as much as possible. Check the quality of the vintage and choose a region based on this data. Obviously, the older the vintage, the harder it will be to find the desired bottle. However, it will be easier to find old vintages in cognacs and armagnacs if the person you offer it to is an amateur.

Who will you give this wine to ?

I have often had the opportunity to advise clients for whom white wine is more easy to offer to a woman than to a man. This received idea is tenacious... In reality, recent studies have shown a majority of women prefer red wine. On the contrary, a larger minority of men prefer white wine.

There is no miracle solution to choose a wine based on the person's age. If the person is rather old, you can easily choose a sure value from a well-known appellation : Burgundy or Bordeaux for example. Younger, you can more easily choose a less traditional and more eccentric wine like a natural wine. The Languedoc-Roussillon region is full of discoveries and has proven to me many times its ability to offer original wines. A wine lover will be more likely to look for and appreciate renowned winemakers. For a novice, it is often easier to offer him a white wine or even a sweet, easier to learn.

It's time to go to your wine merchant

Once you have answered all of these questions, you are ready to go to your wine merchant for advice. Think about giving him all this valuable information right from the start so that he can help you to the best of his ability : budget, occasion, what you prefer to offer…

Jean-Nicolas Mouretin