how much wine to serve with meal at wedding?!
I would say only 35 will really be drinking the wine as a lot of the male guests will probably just go to the bar and get a pint instead.
How many bottles would you buy to put on tables.we were thinking of getting a case of 6 red and 6 white but i'm not sure how far this would go.
We are also serving 1 glass of rose cava per guest on arrival at the reception
Answers:
Well usually it's one bottle of wine=5glasses.
So just get 9 bottles of red and 9 bottles of white. That would allow for one glass of white and one glass of red per guest, and there would be a little extra. So you will almost definately need at least 16-18 bottles all together.
But If I were you I would only get like 5-6 bottles of red and the rest white b/c most ppl prefer white wine (this is assuming all 42 of your guests are not 'wine' ppl)....I just think most ppl, if they don't drink wine on a regular basis don't like red all that much but if your wedding guests are 'wine ppl' and like it then you could go more even.
EDIT: I didn't read your question that well, only 35 guests drinking wine?
10 bottles of white
5bottles of red
Your best bet is to try and contact a local caterer or restaurant that is willing to help you do the math on what you should get. Just ask them what they serve and go by that.
As a rule of thumb 1 bottle of red and 1 of white will not be enough for a table of 8. 2 bottles might do. It depends on what is being served. Fish? 3 bottles white, 1 red. Beef or other red meat? 4 bottles red, 1 white. Fowl? 2 and 2.
Generally you allocate a half bottle of white per person and a quarter bottle of red, so I don't think 6 bottles of white is enough by a long way. How many people on each table?