Wednesday, July 22, 2026

🍷 Entertaining

How Much Wine Per Person

Half a bottle per guest for a dinner, plus one spare. French hosts buy fewer, better bottles rather than more, cheaper ones, and nobody is topped up automatically.

For six people, buy four bottles of one good wine rather than six of something ordinary. Serving one wine all evening is entirely normal in France.

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