Beverages

Beverages are one of the major decisions a host has to make when throwing a party. In some cases, choosing the right beverage for a special occasion can be more important and more difficult than selecting the invitations or the favors, since the choice depends on several variables, including the party’s atmosphere, setting, season, and menu. Although circumstances such as budget and personal preferences will come into play when planning an event, you should keep your guests expectations in mind when choosing a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Whether you choose to serve alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages or both, you will need to consider the combination of flavors you are creating when you mix the beverages and the menu items. Drinks also depend heavily on the event’s milieu, your personal style, and the type of celebration. If you are planning on having a full bar, you will need a varied selection of red and white wines, vodka, gin, scotch, rum, and beer, as well as several varieties of sodas, coffee, and tea for those who prefer non-alcoholic beverages. If you choose to have a non-alcoholic reception, various kinds of apple cider, eggnog, and punch are wonderful substitutes for alcohol. Punches can consist of an endless variety of fruit drinks and carbonated beverages, and may also include ice creams, sorbets, or sherbets. Both refreshing and delicious, punches can be a pleasant alternative to alcoholic beverages. If a full bar is too expensive, but you still want to serve something with alcohol, offer a champagne punch. They are delightfully exquisite and fitting for most formal occasions. In addition, they are not difficult to make, and they are cost effective, as well as more elegant than fruit punches.

Whatever you plan to serve, your guests will need something to toast with, and anything with festive bubbles, including sparkling fruit juices, champagne, and sparkling wines, are perfect for the task. To make the toast feel more personal, you can order fancy engraved champagne flutes or etched or labeled champagne bottles. Montesquieu Wines, a fine boutique wine negociant, is known for its ability to etch and label their wine bottles for any special occasion. Montesquieu’s sparking wine bottle etchings and labels will enhance any toast, and its etchings include sleighs and pinecones for holidays, as well as names and dates written in scrolled font, which are perfect for an array of ceremonious events. Montesquieu also has a variety of labels that are suitable for everything from a birthday party to a corporate event. In addition, the wine negociant has a multitude of excellent wines it hand selects from only the world’s finest boutique vineyards. As a wine negociant, Montesquieu’s goal is to bring terroir-reflective vintages from wineries steeped in winemaking tradition to American consumers. Its brokers scour the world looking for exquisite wine varietals from limited production wineries other wine brokers have overlooked, and Montesquieu prides itself on finding these rare gems hidden in the world’s winemaking regions.

All of Montesquieu’s world-class varietals have to pass its tasting panelists’ rigorous tests and selective palates before the negociant will purchase it, assuring its clients the best possible wine varieties that will delight and stimulate the senses. Since Montesquieu is a negociant and not a wine club, its wines are available whenever you need them and you can order as few or as many cases as you like. Additionally, you are not obligated to purchase a certain amount of wines every month or a set variety of wines you do not want. Whether you are building your cellar or planning to offer your guests a full bar of select wines from around the world, Montesquieu can provide all of your red and white wine needs. In addition, Montesquieu can etch or label any of their bottles with a personal message to give your event and your toasts that little extra oomph. Montesquieu’s exquisite and exclusive wines paired with their personalizing services makes them the perfect wine negociant from which to order your holiday and special occasion wine, and they will turn any event into a celebration.