Oh Sherry!

Dinner Party Beverage Budget

Oh Sherry!

According to Victoria Moore, sherry is a delicious an affordable drink that has a bad wrap simply because people serve it ALL wrong!  Most people have opened sherry sitting around their house year after year only bringing it out at Christmas time.  Well, if you’ve only tasted it at Christmas, you probably think all sherry tastes like turpentine!

Victoria says that you can buy a bottle of beautiful sherry for about ten bucks.  The key to keeping it’s taste is to serve it chilled like a white wine.  This also means, once it’s opened, it’s only going to last in the fridge as long as a bottle of white would last.  She recommends purchasing a  Manzanilla or Fino sherry for cocktail hour.  “It will make for a great first drink of the evening”.  Pair it with scallops wrapped in prosciutto or some salty almonds and cheese!

Simply Prosecco

There’s nothing more elegant than handing your guests a champagne flute of bubbly goodness.  Much much cheaper and lighter tasting than champagne, Prosecco is easy to drink, serve, and looks fantastic.  It also compliments most tapas and is fantastically refreshing anytime on it’s own too!

Wine with Dinner

Save the wine for your meal, and really pick a nice red and white that will compliment your meal.  There are plenty of spectacular wines that are under twenty dollars a bottle – and many under $15.    Get a recommendation and buy just one type of red and one type of white.  Keep it simple!  If you’re buying multiple bottles, ask about discounts.  And if  people offer to bring a bottle of wine to the party, make sure to let them know what you’re serving!

You all know that our go to wine guru is Jill Bernheimer, of Domaine LA.  In addition to her Fab store in Los Angeles, she has an online store as well.  Luckily for us, Jill scours the world for the best wines for all budgets, so we don’t have to!  Here are just a couple of her Fab & Fru selections for the season – be sure to check out her website for many more as well as great gift ideas!

The ‘White’ Stuff

Jill recommends the 2009 Floresta White, Emporada, Spain – at only $10.99 per bottle, this white is priced just right! According to Jill, “This blend of Macebo, Chardonnay and Xarel.lo will impress you – for a mere $11 a bottle! This has aromatics (flowers!), ample fruit (lemon!), and great acidity (zingy!) to make it a full package

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