According to The Knot, most U.S. weddings cost between $26,000-$27,000. In order to stay within your budget, focus on the facets of your ceremony that mean the most. One perennial favorite is toasting the newlyweds.
When choosing the bubbly, it’s important to consider budget. As with finding the perfect wedding dress, if you taste something you love, but cannot afford, the result can be disastrous.
Budget: extravagant
Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2000 (SRP $149.99) The ultimate choice for celebrations, this coveted collectors' champagne is produced only in exceptional vintage years and intended as the ultimate expression of the Taittinger style. Composed entirely of Chardonnay grapes grown in the top vineyards of the prestigious Cote des Blancs, it's a powerful, refined, expressive and complex Champagne with notes of citrus fruits, lime blossom and caramelized grapefruit. The long, rich ending reveals sweet licorice aromas.
Budget: modest
Taittinger Brut La Française (SRP $39.99) is an elegantly fresh and delicate Champagne blended from a high proportion of Chardonnay grapes to yield a refined flavor palette of pear and stone fruits offset by warm yeasty notes and hints of breadcrust.
Domaine Carneros Brut Cuvee (SRP $25) represents the best of Carneros Pinot Noir and Chardonnay made into a classic sparkling wine. Its appellation is always 100 percent Carneros and the wine is aged in the bottle for three years before release. It will continue to develop further depth and complexity as it ages.
Budget: economical
Poema Cava Brut (SRP $12.99) has vibrant aromas of ripe peaches, pears and toasted bread with a hint of spice fill the nose. The palate is dry with a rich, creamy texture. Layers of flavor include orange rind and spice that persists through an elegant finish.
Caposaldo Prosecco (SRP $12.99) is a classic Italian sparkling wine, perfect for celebratory events with friends and family. Slightly lower in alcohol and infused with a luscious aroma, its clean, crisp flavors offer an easy and affordable taste of la dolce vita.
