I'm not really a wine fanatic so I don't have any recommendations. I just wanted to make sure you had thought about what you would do for underage guests? They can't have this favor. How will you control the underage guests from drinking or taking the favor? What about for the people that don't drink? They are left out. Just some things to think about.
If you have a Trader Joe's near you, I would suggest "Two Buck Chuck", which carries a variety of wines. I do not remember the actual name, but if you Google the nickname, it will come up.
I would suggest having more than one favor - you likely will have underage guests, ones who do not drink at all, or recovering alcoholics where wine would not be a suitable favor for them.
I think if you wanted to gift your WP with wine, that would be a nice gesture, but it would be difficult to gauge what a couple hundred of guests are going to like or want.
I would suggest making your own wine. Check to see if you have any local "bottle your own's" places near you. The local make your own wine where I live also allows you to make your own beer and soda too. If you have underage guests who can not have the alcohol, you could always make them some soda. You can have your own personalized labels made for them at the brewery too!
Another idea to make sure only the guests of legal drinking age take the wine as a favor, the bottles can play double duty as your seating card assignments!
We were going to do this. However, did you check your contract for your venue and/or local laws? Here in Massachusetts it's illegal. We also looked at a place in Rhode Island that wouldn't let us bring it in, even as a favor given out as the guests left.
That being said, I found several websites that gave pony bottles of wine (think the four packs of Sutter Homes) and you could add your own label. We figured it worked out (with label) to like $3 a bottle and then everyone (minors not included) could have their own. At the time we'd give those under 21 a Jones soda or a cider or something.
But I'm sure you could go the DIY route and get it even cheaper from a liquor store or whole sale club like B.J.'s
Editted: I second the Two Buck Chuck! Here in MA it's "Charles Shaw" vineyard and it's $2.99...they also have some delicious resielings and merlots for all under $5!! I love love love Trader Joes!
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we're thinking about doing the same - we're going to buy in bulk from a local winery, and then put it in bottles ourselves. That's the plan at the moment anyway!
the questions I haven't resolved yet are: 1. what is the label going to look like? we don't want our pictures on it, nor anything too cheesy... 2. normal-sized bottles, or half bottles? half ones look nicer I think and wil lbe easier for our guests to transport, but we have loads of normal ones at home...
we weren't going to have anything for the kids - we're having a kid's table, where we'll put lots of candies and things, so I think that's enough. And we don't have recovering alcoholics either, so that's fine!
Re: Wine as a favor
I would suggest having more than one favor - you likely will have underage guests, ones who do not drink at all, or recovering alcoholics where wine would not be a suitable favor for them.
I think if you wanted to gift your WP with wine, that would be a nice gesture, but it would be difficult to gauge what a couple hundred of guests are going to like or want.
this artical is really cool it's 20 good wines under ten dollars
http://wine.about.com/od/byprice/tp/ValueWinesunder10.htm
http://www.lakelandwinery.com/
I would suggest making your own wine. Check to see if you have any local "bottle your own's" places near you. The local make your own wine where I live also allows you to make your own beer and soda too. If you have underage guests who can not have the alcohol, you could always make them some soda. You can have your own personalized labels made for them at the brewery too!
Another idea to make sure only the guests of legal drinking age take the wine as a favor, the bottles can play double duty as your seating card assignments!
That being said, I found several websites that gave pony bottles of wine (think the four packs of Sutter Homes) and you could add your own label. We figured it worked out (with label) to like $3 a bottle and then everyone (minors not included) could have their own. At the time we'd give those under 21 a Jones soda or a cider or something.
http://www.weddingwinefavors.com/WeddingWineFavors/
But I'm sure you could go the DIY route and get it even cheaper from a liquor store or whole sale club like B.J.'s
Editted: I second the Two Buck Chuck! Here in MA it's "Charles Shaw" vineyard and it's $2.99...they also have some delicious resielings and merlots for all under $5!! I love love love Trader Joes!
the questions I haven't resolved yet are:
1. what is the label going to look like? we don't want our pictures on it, nor anything too cheesy...
2. normal-sized bottles, or half bottles? half ones look nicer I think and wil lbe easier for our guests to transport, but we have loads of normal ones at home...
we weren't going to have anything for the kids - we're having a kid's table, where we'll put lots of candies and things, so I think that's enough. And we don't have recovering alcoholics either, so that's fine!