On 2021-02-19 5:11 p.m., RichD wrote:
> Assuming there a few winos in this group...
>
> You visit someone you haven't seen in a while,
> and bring a bottle of wine, as a gift, or to share.
> However, you don't know their tastes.
> What to buy? I figure, everyone enjoys bubbly, therefore
> cava or prosecco? (I'm on a sub-champagne budget)
> Or a fruity, simple rose?
>
> Also, since this is a foodie group - if the bottle is intended
> for immediate enjoyment, I might bring some hors d'oeuvre.
> Suggestions? I'd stop at a deli, and pick up a quart of
> antipasto - or ...?
>
> Crackers and cheese is so mundane -
>

Are you taking a bottle of wine as a BYOB or as a gift for the host. If
it is for the host you should not be insulted if they put it away and
serve something else.