> A friend just got married, and I want to buy a gift. I was thinking of a
> good bottle of wine. First off, is this an appropriate type of gift?

Partly it depends on how well they like (and know) wine.

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>A friend just got married, and I want to buy a gift. I was thinking of a
> good bottle of wine. First off, is this an appropriate type of gift?
> Second, I'd be really interested in hearing some recommendations. I
> genarally buy wine under 50 dollars per botter (and usually around 15-20).
> I'd be willing to spend about 100 dollars. Thanks in advance!
Depends.. If they do like wine I'd suggest half a case of something ageable.
A sparkler for each of the next three anniversaries might also be a nice
idea - we don't plan for more than three, do we? :-)
Anders

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> A friend just got married, and I want to buy a gift. I was thinking
> of a good bottle of wine. First off, is this an appropriate type of
> gift? Second, I'd be really interested in hearing some
> recommendations. I genarally buy wine under 50 dollars per botter (and
> usually around 15-20). I'd be willing to spend about 100 dollars.
> Thanks in advance!

I'd say that you cannot go wrong with Champagne. What about a Bollinger
Grande Année 1996? Another good choice would be "Amour de Deutz" which is
usually a bit more expensive than Bollinger GA, but has a very a propos
name.

Best,

S.

Santiago G.H. wrote:

> I'd say that you cannot go wrong with Champagne. What about a Bollinger
> Grande Année 1996? Another good choice would be "Amour de Deutz" which is
> usually a bit more expensive than Bollinger GA, but has a very a propos
> name.

That's good advice, Santiago. Along the same lines, he should avoid
giving them Veuve Clicquot ;-)

Mark Lipton

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Santiago G.H. > wrote:
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>news:1125245505.f5b69beaa3bc4f54533d7e492555bd59@ meganetnews2:
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>> A friend just got married, and I want to buy a gift. I was thinking
>> of a good bottle of wine. First off, is this an appropriate type of
>> gift? Second, I'd be really interested in hearing some
>> recommendations. I genarally buy wine under 50 dollars per botter (and
>> usually around 15-20). I'd be willing to spend about 100 dollars.
>> Thanks in advance!
>
>I'd say that you cannot go wrong with Champagne. What about a Bollinger
>Grande Année 1996? Another good choice would be "Amour de Deutz" which is
>usually a bit more expensive than Bollinger GA, but has a very a propos
>name.


I also say vintage champagne and I have given it as a gift. If they like
wine then there are lots of choices. If not, I'd go with one of the
more recognizable names like Dom over Bollinger.


Dimitri

In article <uDvQe.314622$xm3.220792@attbi_s21>, says...
>
>Santiago G.H. wrote:
>
>> I'd say that you cannot go wrong with Champagne. What about a Bollinger
>> Grande Année 1996? Another good choice would be "Amour de Deutz" which is
>> usually a bit more expensive than Bollinger GA, but has a very a propos
>> name.
>
>That's good advice, Santiago. Along the same lines, he should avoid
>giving them Veuve Clicquot ;-)
>
>Mark Lipton

Mark,

Am I missing something here, or is the "widow" part of your comment?

Inquiring [SIC] minds want to know,
Hunt

In article <uDvQe.314622$xm3.220792@attbi_s21>, says...
>
>Santiago G.H. wrote:
>
>> I'd say that you cannot go wrong with Champagne. What about a Bollinger
>> Grande Année 1996? Another good choice would be "Amour de Deutz" which is
>> usually a bit more expensive than Bollinger GA, but has a very a propos
>> name.
>
>That's good advice, Santiago. Along the same lines, he should avoid
>giving them Veuve Clicquot ;-)
>
>Mark Lipton

Since the original post is not up on my news reader right now, I'm tacking
this onto the thread at THIS point.

I have a habit of giving Vintage Port, if there is a vintage declared during
THAT year. However, it is unlikely that you will be able to gift this wine,
until their 10th anniversary, or so. Luckily, my best friends were married in
'63, '70, '77, '85 and '94, so I am never at a loss for their milestone gifts.
Now, if one were married in '93, I might well be out of luck, until Porto
Rocha, or someone else, offers a Colhieta from THAT year.

Hunt