Toast to the gals with woman-owned wines!

Ultimate Galentine’s Party: Owned & managed entirely by women, we at Le Grand Courtâge raise a glass to the leading ladies in our lives, the friendships we hold dear! Translating to The Great Courtship, we celebrate the courtshipbetween French and American wine culture, grapes from different regions, old and new world wine styles, and of course relationships between people that truly make our lives meaningful.

We’ve curated some chic, elevated ideas to celebrate Galentine’s Day with your gal pals.

♥ Make an adorable galentine-inpsired snack board.
♥  Just for fun: a wine and cheese tasting party.
♥  Create easy, fruity ice for an elevated cocktail garnish.
♥  Work together to mix up a besties cocktail recipe.
♥  Keep it light and fresh with a heart shaped caprese salad.
♥  Have 187ml bottles of bubbly for table settings or individual champagne toasts.
♥  Host a card making and cocktails night in with friends.For more ideas, follow along on  Pinterest!
♥  Paint & Sip – How about some ‘bubbles & brushes’ to let your creative juices flow?
♥  Rom-Com Movie Night – Gather your girls together for a night of binge-watching your favorite romantic movies. There are plenty of options to keep your ultimate Galentine’s Party night going (including the heartfelt yet ill-fated love story of Jack and Rose from The Titanic.

Menu

Hosting an elevated brunch? Or maybe a ladies night in? Keep it simple! Prepare a few items ahead of time and have each guest bring something they love – you’ll save time and there will be more time for fun!

Garnishes

Get creative! We love simple cotton candy on top of a glass of bubbles. A simple lemon twist is always chic, and you can really add a touch of elegance with lovely florals.

Playlist

Music really sets the mood at any party. We’ve curated some of our favorites for our favorite stations we love for any occasion but below is all about empowerment for the ladies! Sing along or have a lip sync battle to really add to the party!

Colbie Caillat’s “Try”
Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire”
Rachel Platten – Fight Song
Demi Lovato’s “Confident”
Beyonce’s “Run the World”
Hailee Steinfeld’s “Love Myself”
Selena Gomez’s “Who Says”
Martina McBride’s “This One’s For the Girls”
Katy Perry’s “Roar”
Destiny’s Child “Independent Women”
Robyn’s “Dancing on my Own”
Cher’s “Strong Enough”

Details: Pop, Fizz, Clink! The Universal Sound of HAPPY! An affordable, award -winning line up of woman-owned French wines celebrating courtships is the ultimate detail! Cheers to the gals!

Simple, Easy, & FUN!

White & Milk Chocolate Fondue By Christina Lang of Dessert For Two

Ingredients

Chocolate fondue:

♥  5 ounces chocolate (chips or chopped chocolate)
♥  1/3 cup half and half

White chocolate fondue:

♥ 5 ounces white chocolate (chips or chopped chocolate).
♥ 1/3 cup half and half

For serving:

♥ Baguette cut in cubes
♥ Pretzels
♥ Fresh pineapple
♥ Strawberries
♥ Cream cheese cut in squares
♥ Marshmallows
♥ Cookies
♥ Your favorite things!

Instructions:

Place each type of chocolate chip into serving container. Heat the half and half in a microwave-safe dish until boiling. Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t boil over! Pour the half and half over each dish. Let it sit for 1 minute without stirring. Stir the mixture together until it is smooth and creamy. At first, it won’t look like it will come together, but it will! Keep stirring! Serve each fondue with fresh fruit, cookies, and marshmallows. Enjoy!

Special Galentine Delivery

Separated by distance but never in heart! Send a sparkling Galentine’s Gift to your besties who can’t gather for a party using our wine lover’s gift guide:

Embrace the French spirit of joie de vivre, share some sparkle, & spread JOY!

Gift giving should be fun, easy, & thoughtful and you can’t go wrong gifting award-winning, elegant, French wines.

Each scoring 90+ points, these bottles make beautiful, elevated gifts everyone appreciates, especially if shopping for the wine lover in your life!

 “Maybe we could be each other’s soul mates. And then we could let men be just these great nice guys to have fun with.” – Charlotte York, SATC

Our Mini Wine bottles are perfect for every Wedding occasion!

For a chic way to celebrate at a bachelorette party or wedding, we suggest serving our Mini Wine bottles or as we like to call them our Courtâge Cuties! They are the perfect single serving indulgence for you and those you love!

Pre Game Necessity

Each adorable 187 ml mini wine bottle is the perfect size of sparkling wine for you and your guests to enjoy in the suite while getting ready, in the limo on the way to the party, or anywhere your festive plans may take you! Light and easy to carry, our mini bottles of Blanc de Blancs Brut and Brut Rosé to add a dash of glamour to your fete.

Smudge Proof Drinking

Serve in a glass or with straws that match your color scheme. Colored paper straws are a nice addition to your theme, and also prevent make-up and wardrobe faux pas. Fabulous!

Wedding Favors

Indulge guests further with personalized name cards to show them how special they are to you! Or, personalize each bottle with your name and that of your partner, as well as the date of your wedding for a memorable wedding favor that will make everyone “Cheer!” See an example that a bride did for her guests on our instagram here.

Are you in a season of party and event planning? Need to know how much wine to order for a wedding? If you are trying to calculate how much alcohol to order for an event, we have some simple tools to help.

There’s always something to celebrate! From small intimate dinner parties to retirement parties, college graduations, engagements, baby and bridal showers, birthdays, anniversaries, promotions, launch parties, & our personal favorites: weddings, bachelorette parties, & bridal showers.  We aim to offer Effortless Entertaining and/or Planning Tips and even a Drink Calculator for events!

No need to get overwhelmed! We’ve got you covered with a party drinks calculator to make your event effortless AND elevated!

The Great Courtship

The name of our French sparkling wines translates to “The Great Courtship”, making them a best wedding wine choice & perfect meaningful detail for celebrations of love and friendship! Available in classic Blanc de Blancs brut and brut rosé, at weddings and celebrations of all kinds. Nothing gets the party started like the POP of the cork! (Or as we call it, The Universal Sound of Happy!).

How To Calculate How Much Alcohol Or Wine You Need For Your Event Using The Party Drink Calculator.

Wine Party Calculator FAQs:

How many bottles of wine for a wedding? How much alcohol is in wine? How much wine to order for 100 guests? Here is an easy drink size calculator to use as a beverage calculator for events. In an average event setting, you can expect each guest will drink one alcoholic beverage per hour. Likely drinking more during cocktail hour, and less during the meal. One drink per hour is a realistic benchmark to begin planning. Below is an easy wine calculator formula.

Use this standard drink calculator for a party as an example: For an event with 50 adults over 21 for four hours you’ll need 150-200 beverages depending upon time of day and how much of a drinking crowd there is.

Using this wedding alcohol calculator or any ‘ole event calculator, you can estimate how much alcohol to order for a wedding, party, or other event with this Evite Drink Calculator.

As a general rule, 20 bottles of wine and sparkling wine/champagne = 100 servings (we recommend 75% wine and 25% sparkling for the event.

How Many Cases Of Champagne Will I Need For Toast?   

When party planning, the menu is the first priority, and then the adult beverages served are a close second priority. Time of year your event is planned, time of the event, the menu being served, cashless or cash bar. Whether just beer and wine are served or if cocktails are offered, whether specialty cocktails are offered, and lastly, the preference of drinks & alcohol tolerance of the guest list all factor into the estimating process.

When trying to answer some of the most common Wedding Alcohol Questions, we also liked this article from Brides magazine: How Much Alcohol Do You Need for Your Wedding?

Additional Ideas for how to incorporate timeless, elegant yet modern, and romantic wines as an elevated detail for your event.

Below are several ideas on how to incorporate sparkling wine into your wedding or party. As well as some tips on determining wine party calculations and how much wine you need for your event. Hosting a party or planning a wedding can be stressful.  Making sure you have enough wine on hand for guests shouldn’t be!

Party Favors & 187ml

187ml bottles mini bottles of sparkling wine as reception favors can also double as the reception escort cards! Simply add a name/place card to hang from the bottle so guests can navigate their reception seating arrangements. This creates a statement when guests arrive at a table filled with mini champagne bottles.

Or, personalize each bottle with your name and that of your partner, as well as the date of your wedding for a memorable wedding favor that will make everyone “Cheer”! One of our favorite ways to present these to wedding guests is having their names written on the bottle with beautiful calligraphy. What an elevated favor!

We hope this wedding wine calculator was helpful in making your celebration preparation easy and fun!

Cheers and bonne fête at your next event!

A great way to celebrate with family and friends is to host a wine and cheese party!

Gathering your friends and family for a celebration is always a good time with some wine and cheese. It’s actually a great way to celebrate for busy people out there and lazy cooks. You don’t need to cut or prepare anything for cooking or baking, which is actually less stressful while throwing a party. You get the pleasure of creating a fun, colorful, and beautiful platter. There is something so satisfying about making and serving a cheese platter. It actually brings joy to my spirit. It’s great to know that there is something for everyone and it’s always fun and adventurous to try new and different cheeses and wines. A beautiful cheese platter with some LGC wine is not only a hit for holiday parties, but they are also a great fit for dinner parties.

I understand that it could feel a little bit intimidating to host a wine and cheese party but if you follow our guide, it will be a guaranteed success. In this blog post, we will provide you with a quick and easy-to-follow guide. We will make this low-prep, no-cook party preparation a memorable and enjoyable moment for you.

This is just a guide there are no rules, however, being knowledgeable on how to pair cheese and wine is very helpful. Different flavors react in ways that enhance or diminish one another.

We already know that most people already do enjoy wine and cheese, but having some knowledge and understanding can take your hosting wine and cheese party game to a whole other level!

Let’s start with savory.

Cured meat + Seafood

Cured meats such as salami, prosciutto, pancetta, chorizo, and many more pairs so well with cheese.

We recommend remaining with only one variety per board and organizing it in two unique parts of the board to give the illusion that there are two options.

Salty Bites + Condiments

This is very simple, and much easier than cutting and prepping food for cooking. All you need to do is place them in small, aesthetically pleasing vowels and/or arrange them on the cheeseboard.

Something Sweet

As mentioned earlier we need some sweetness to excite the board. This could be fresh or dehydrated fruits and veggies. Or some honey, jams, maple syrup, etc. Our favorite pairing snack is freeze-dried strawberries from Target, check them out here.

Something Crunchy

It’s always a good idea to add dried fruits and toasted nuts. They both work great with sweet and savory pairings for many different kinds of cheese. It’s always satisfying to add some crunchiness and they really can help fill up the spaces. Your guests will definitely enjoy munching on cheese, crackers, nuts, and cold cuts.

Crackers + Bread

Include a beautiful basket on the table that is associated with different kinds of pieces of bread like sliced baguettes, breadsticks, and different types of crackers in all shapes and forms.

Other Options

• Fresh Herbs  – Mountain Rose Herbs
• Olives – Filthy Pickle Stuffed Olives
• Butter Board – Our Favorite Recipe by the Food Network
• Fresh Pickles – Local to LGC we love Kaylin and Kaylin Pickles
• Chocolate-covered Jalapeños – Spicy it up with Harry & David.

How much to buy?

This might be difficult or even easier than you think. It all depends on the number of your guests and also on the season if it’s summer or winter.

Depending on the number of guests, the rule of thumb is to at least have about 6 unique cheeses. Serving about 25-60g/1-2 ounces of each type of different cheese per person.

And for the cured meats/seafood we recommend 60-140g/2-5 ounces per person. 

This shall be served with your other condiments such as fruit, nuts, honey, and jams. Also your bread and crackers as well.

How to set the table

Depending on how large your party is, we recommend setting your cheeses up buffet-style for smaller gatherings. If it is a large party we recommend setting up several different tables with wine and cheese pairs on various tables. 

It’s always nice to add some beautiful decorations like seasonal flowers, pretty tablecloths, and seasonal centerpieces will all improve the party and make it look nice.

Preparation

To make sure you have everything you need for the party it is very important to plan. By planning I mean weeks early. Have a list on that you write your food and drink choices just like a grocery shopping list. As the day passes pick items instead of doing it all at once.

It’s time to party!

We hope that you developed confidence in hosting a beautiful wine and cheese party and that our guide was helpful! If you read thus far? You are more than prepared to host your own Wine & Cheese party. Just make sure your throw in some creativity, positive energy, and some awesome wine, and your guests shall be happy!