Talk to us as many weeks as possible before the wedding. The wines that you wish to serve might have to be ordered or imported. When you have an idea of numbers and possible menus, come and see us.

With our help, draw up a shortlist of possible wines. You can then taste these at your leisure in the shop or take them home perhaps to discuss or share with your family.

Red and white wines should probably be ordered 50:50. This may change depending on the season or the menu.

Have a realistic price-per-bottle in mind at an early stage! Our wines are competitively priced, but the sheer numbers involved in a wedding means that the total soon mounts up.

At an early stage talk to your shortlisted venues about their corkage charges, which at first sight can seem very high, especially for Champagne and sparkling wine. Bargain hard, as they want your business, and get it in writing!

Allow for 6-8 glasses of sparkling wine, and 4-6 glasses from a bottle of still wine. Usually 2 or 3 glasses of sparkling wine per person for arrival and the toast and ½ bottle per person on average with the meal.

We can provide your wine on a sale or return basis but anything we take back has to be in saleable condition. Be sure to instruct your venue not to pre-open all of the bottles

Depending on the venue, you may also want to talk to us about water and soft drinks, glass hire and waiting staff – we provide such services routinely throughout the year.