How many bottles
A 750 mL bottle pours five glasses. Half a bottle per guest is the standard plan for a dinner, so six guests need three bottles, eight need four, and ten need five.
Add one spare. A dinner that runs long is the single most common reason hosts run short, and an unopened bottle keeps.
Splitting red and white
- Fish, chicken, pasta in cream, salads: white.
- Beef, lamb, mushrooms, tomato sauces: red.
- Mixed table or unsure: order one of each and open the white first.
- Anything spicy: an off-dry white handles heat better than a heavy red.
Before and after the meal
Something sparkling on arrival does more for the evening than an extra bottle at the table — it gives people a glass in hand before they sit down. One bottle covers six to eight small pours.
After dinner, one bottle of cognac or a good gin for a long drink covers the whole table. Nobody needs a second aperitif, and a single digestif bottle lasts several dinners.
A dinner order that works
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Hennessy VS
750 mL
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Bombay Original Dry Gin
750 mL
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Timing the delivery
Order earlier in the day than you think you need to. White and sparkling need at least two hours in the fridge, and reds are better after 20 minutes open. Delivery timing and any fee for your area are shown before you confirm.
Common questions
How many bottles of wine for 6 guests?
Three bottles covers a normal dinner at five glasses per bottle. Four is the comfortable number if the evening is likely to run past dessert.
Should I chill red wine?
Lightly, if the room is warm — 20 minutes in the fridge takes the edge off a red served at a warm room temperature. Full fridge temperature flattens it.
What should I order if I don't know what's being served?
One white, one sparkling and one medium-bodied red. That combination covers almost any menu, and whatever goes unopened is still worth having.
