Whether you’re buying a case of wine so you have some to offer guests, or as a present to get someone’s home wine inventory going, here is a general guide to putting together a case of wine for a variety of meals and occasions.  Buy:
➢    One bottle of Champagne, as per your budget, for celebrations.
➢    Buy a second sparkling wine, like Delmas Blanquette de Limoux, for less festive occasions.
➢    One pinot noir, from the Russian River Valley or Oregon, for lighter and earthier meals.
➢    A jammy Zinfandel from Dry Creek Valley, for Thanksgiving turkey, grilling and pork dishes.
➢    One syrah or Rhone wine for lamb and heavy, earthy meals, or flavorful meats.
➢    One Chianti Classico, like Querceto L’Aura, for a variety of Italian meals and red meats.
➢    Port for blue cheese, like Stilton, and for chocolate, or as its own dessert.
➢    Two bottles of any combination of merlot, cabernet sauvignon or a Bordeaux, for steaks.
➢    An off-dry white from Alsace or Loire, like a Vouvray, for spicy meals.
➢    One California chardonnay, one Marlborough sauvignon blanc and a pinot grigio to have a variety of compliments to light meals and cheeses.

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