How to Choose a Wine as a Wedding Gift in the UK: Thoughtful Bottles for Every Budget
Wine as a wedding gift is one of those ideas that sounds obvious until you're standing in front of a shelf trying to decide between six bottles and running out of time. A customer came in the week before a friend's wedding last summer. He knew the couple well both drank wine, neither was particularly precious about it but he wanted to give something that felt considered rather than grabbed off a shelf. We talked through the occasion, the budget, the couple's taste. He left with the Bollinger Special Cuvée 007 Limited Edition and a card. He told us afterwards it was the gift that got photographed and talked about most on the day. The right bottle for the right occasion does that. This is our guide to choosing wine as a wedding gift in the UK. We'll cover why wine works so well, what to look for at different budgets, how to personalise it, and the questions we hear most often. Why Wine Makes the Perfect Wedding Gift A good bottle has a story. When a couple opens somethi...