Lifestyle -- 1 month ago
To the bride and groom! Is Nyetimber the ultimate wedding wine?
Weddings may thrive on love — but great sparkling wine certainly helps. Whether it’s toasting vows, pairing a memorable meal, or fuelling the finest of dancefloors, Nyetimber’s exceptional English sparkling wines offer elegance, character, and celebration in every glass.
At a wedding, all you need is love. And also sparkling wine. In my extensive field research, I have found that — provided there’s sufficient bonhomie, sweetness and light, in fact — almost any wedding can survive any sort of deficiency or snafu. I went to a lovely bash in the Dordogne where the chicken was served medium-rare and didn’t arrive till 11pm — and it’s still one of my favourite weddings on record. Another, in Sussex, had a band that was almost impressively out of tune and leant heavily on Oasis deep-cuts — but a quick Spotify playlist secured possibly the jolliest dancefloor in living memory. All problems are surmountable, you see. But one must always, always have good sparkling wine.
Thank heavens, then, for Nyetimber — the lovely English winemaker that has long been the backbone of many an excellent wedding, on these shores and plenty of others.
The marque believes, quite rightly, that sparkling wines should not exist simply as a hoisted toast or a reception aperitif, but also as a proper, considered pairing for excellent food. Like the sleek Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs 2016, whose elegant complexity makes it a superb counterpart for white fish or poultry; or the characterful Nyetimber Rosé Multi-Vintage, whose richness means it’s a perfect match for salmon fillets or duck. And when the time comes to toast those exceptional speeches (and breathe a sigh of relief that the father-of-the-bride didn’t simply read out his daughter’s CV in millimetric detail, as I have seen happen), there’s the wonderful 1086 by Nyetimber 2013 and 1086 by Nyetimber Rosé 2013 Prestige Cuvées — the most spectacular displays of Nyetimber’s winemaking panache, with their rich, alluring aromas and sultry tones.
Those that do opt to charge their guests’ glasses with Nyetimber will also be rewarded with all sorts of jolly extras. Orders of 60 bottles or more of Nyetimber’s core range will come with a handsome personalised magnum of Classic Cuvée Multi-Vintage and a Nyetimber bottle stopper, for example. Meanwhile 120 bottles or more will secure you a lovely bespoke magnum and two tickets to an Open Day Tour at the rolling Nyetimber estate. Cheers to that, I say!
