Now, of all the “tastings”, this one was by far my FAVORITE. It was also the most spread out (yes, even more so than the beer!). Champagne has recently become one of the drinks I actually enjoy indulging in! I’m not MUCH of a drinker (with all the alcohol we’ve purchased lately you may not believe me, though!), and when I do have a couple, I like it to be something that I actually ENJOY. Champagne was one of those drinks in the gray area: we’re only doing beer and wine, and we’re using Mason jars as glasses, so with the exception of water glasses, our guests can use the same glass all night. With that concept in mind, I just always figured that our guests could toast with whatever drink they happened to have in their hand, right?
WRONG. Mr. B said that it’s not a wedding without champagne. I re-explained our Mason jar concept, and that it would completely defeat the purpose if we also got champagne glasses, especially when most people don’t drink champagne just to drink it! He agreed, only his new idea was even more silly. “Well, then we will only get champagne for the head table.” This is why women plan weddings, I couldn’t help thinking, but I had to politely inform him that would not do because, unfortunately, that is rude—it had to be available for everyone or not at all. I secretly hoped he’d say “OK, not at all, then,” but he didn’t. So our search began. When I picked up our wine at BevMo, I picked up some champagne that was also on the soon-to-be-ending five-cent wine sale.
Similarly to the beer, we went a full two days talking about tasting them before any progression was made in ACTUALLY tasting the champagne. I decided to take a bottle to our biannual boat trip in honor of my sister so that we could toast to her. Everyone on the boat doubled as wedding guests, so I figured it would be a good audience for a tasting. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, except for Bucky, whose general opinion was apparently different from his “wedding opinion.” He didn’t think it was sweet enough…so I went on a two-day search for something sweeter, possibly a moscato?
Since I had a SPECIFIC moscato in mind, I stopped by Costco in time for Sunday dinner so we could taste it. I love EVERYTHING Stella Rosa, and I’m a sucker for a pretty bottle. (And, if we’re being honest, I’d been looking for an excuse to pick this one up.)
OK, I couldn’t wait long enough to take a photo before opening it.
Mr. B liked the moscato, but he said it was almost too sweet. I really liked the moscato, but agreed—it was REALLY sweet, and although it was bubbly, it wasn’t AS bubbly as good ole champagne. So we ended up deciding on one of the five-cent sale champagnes, and just in time too! I ordered online the night of the 15th, and didn’t pick up until after the sale was over on the 17th! Man, am I thankful for online shopping!
Was picking out all your alcohol an adventure like it was for us? (Does your living room make you look as alcoholic as ours makes us look?)
Our kitchen with its stocked bar and wine fridge make us look like alcoholics! 
I wish we could order alcohol delivered to residential addresses in Delaware. We would have loved to source our wines from a local PA winery but since they don’t sell to distributors, it wasn’t possible/legal. We love good wine so having our options limited was hard to swallow.
I love stella rosa, but it is really sweet. We amassed so much wine for our wedding, we looked like winos, but we kind of are 
ooh thanks for reminding me, I should do an alcohol tasting soon…. we’re having prosecco cocktails, but since I know nothing about alcohol, I have no idea what would taste good
” ‘Well, then we will only get champagne for the head table.’ This is why women plan weddings, I couldn’t help thinking, but I had to politely inform him that would not do because, unfortunately, that is rude—it had to be available for everyone or not at all.”
I don’t think this is true. I’ve been to weddings where only the head table is served champagne and nobody has thought any different about it. Granted, these were bigger weddings with a large amount of guests, so perhaps that’s why, but in any case I would never think that it was rude.
Yay for that 5 cent sale! Thats awesome that you snagged your champagne at a steal too!
Mrs. Buffalo, San Diego, CA Age and Occupation: 26, Treasury Services Representative Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Manufacturing Engineer Engagement Date: July 28, 2011 Wedding Date: September 2012 Venue: Bailey's Palomar Resort About Me: I’m a So Cal girl who doesn’t like the ocean (or sand) and would much rather be out in the country. I’m a Gleek and a Twi-hard, I enjoy baking, reading, watching old movies, and listening to country music. We both love football season, and thankfully our two favorite teams are in different conferences (and therefore rarely play each other). He’s a die-hard Indianapolis Colts fan, and I love the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (and YES, we’re both born and raised San Diegans). He’s my best friend, and I can’t wait to begin the journey of our lifetime together.
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