Need help choosing wine

[McLachlan]

Hi,

I'm getting married in October and for my fiance's present, I wanted to get him a case of wine...with each bottle having a different cellar date corresponding to a different milestone in our life (such as anniversaries, birth of baby, etc) and a bottle for our wedding day.

I'm definitely a novice when it comes to wine. If anyone has any recommendations, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the help!

[Innkeeper]

Hi McLachlan, and welcome to the Wine Board. Wines are normally released some number of years after their harvest year (vintage). It seems as though you are looking for something now that has dates out in the future. Are you looking to buy a case now with custom labeling that you can fill out in the future, or am I completely missing your point? That does happen from time to time around here.

[barnesy]

I think what she means is buying a mixed case now that she can pull a bottle out of for special dates when they come around and the wine is ready.

McLachlan, You will need proper storage for wine to age properly. A closet floor won't do it.

Barnesy

[summa]

A very broad question Mclachlan...how much money do you have lol...

Must be champagne I think for the wedding...traditional, and being an admitted novice, you may enjoy it most, either that or a german riesling maybe, they come drier or sweeter as you prefer.

Seems strange coming up with wines for someone new to them, do you plan on growing into them and enjoying them I hope?

plan:
year 1 decent california white, probably chard, won't last much more than a year probably,
year 2 maybe a chiante classico reserva?
year 3 good single vineyard california zin, mayhap Renwood
baby fairly soon...champagne or california merlot or oregon pinot noir, or perhaps a dessert wine, a good one
year 4 maybe a good french rhone
year 5 good german riesling just for a change
or very good chablis (from the chablis region in france)
year 6 Very good california cab
year 7 Very good Barolo or Barbaresco (italian)
year 8 Great Red burgandy
year 9 Great Red bordeaux, possibly from older vintage
year 10 Great Sauternes (dessert wine)

Warning, This Is a Classic Fantasy List and will be Very Expensive (read thousands of dollars)

Wine need Not be this expensive to do what you want to do, and will still be Much more than enjoyable, I promise, just need some more info here...

sorry just got on a roll babbling and dreaming....drinking some wine here =D



[This message has been edited by summa (edited 08-03-2001).]