Almost symbiotic at these events, there is something great about wine chosen for weddings and the reasons behind the decisions.
Usually there is a cost limiting factor associated with wine buying for weddings but people should be more aware of their menu before deciding on their wines.
Last weekend I attended a great wedding, just outside Auckland, where all of the wines were from New Zealand and given the couples green credentials they were very fitting.
Two of the wines were organic/Biodynamic and, it has to be said, extremely palatable. The Pinot Noir from Richmond Plains 2007 from Nelson was New Zealand's first certified organic wine producer. It is definitely new world in style with sweet ripe fruit but light in colour which is not synonymous with New Zealand's Pinot noir efforts from Central Otago.
The Sauvignon Blanc for the affair was Two Rivers Convergence 2008 which is one of the better Sauvignon Blanc's to come out of Marlborough's dreadful 2008 vintage. This wine has all of the usual Marlborough characteristics but displays some nice minerality and texture that runs the course of the wine.
One of the highlights for me was to have Rippon vineyards Osteiner 2008 from Central Otago. It was nice and complex and searingly dry but lovely ripe fruit and when cold was a great glass of wine to accompany my dessert, which I have to say was beautiful.
It is always difficult to cater for everybody's taste when choosing wine and a menu to match but they did a great job at this wedding so I must say a big thank you to Charlie and Jacci for a great evenings entertainment.
We had the usual suspects as far a Champagne and Methode Traditionelle but they were less important and not worth mentioning.
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