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We've decided to splurge on V&A's for our 2nd Anniversary in October. We love wine with dinner and enjoy trying wine pairings, but we're not sure if it's better to do the pairing (an extra $60 each) or just order a couple of glasses each, to go with different courses.
If we go with the by-the-glass option, which courses would be good to pair with? We've never done a meal like this with so many different courses. Usually just apps, entree, & dessert.
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Victoria and Albert's menu is market inspired and changes constantly. I think in this case you should talk to the somelier at the restaurant. The somelier can suggest pairings if you decide to only do a few and explain any benefits of doing the wine pairings.
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Personally, I'd do the wine pairing. It just adds to the luxury and ease of the experience, and really isn't *that* much more than a couple of glasses each. If you do decide to do only a couple of glasses each (by which you mean order a couple of regular glasses of wine? Or ask to add a couple of specific wine-pairings onto your meal? Bear in mind that each glass of wine in a wine-pairing scenario is smaller than a typical glass of wine ordered at a restaurant), I would probably have a glass right off and then a glass with the main meal. Dessert wines are not my favorite.
Congrats on your anniversary! V&A is a wonderful way to celebrate it.
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We did the Queen Victoria room in October with the wine pairings and had a great time--it truly added to the meal and some of the wines were absolutely stellar. (Think $100 bottles) I think it is definitely worth the extra cost! (Plan on a cab back to your resort.)
I went through this same debate when we ate there last summer for my 30th. It's a lot of wine! We ended up me ordering the pairing, and my husband just ordered a glass. But he tasted mine with a taste of my food (we always order different choices so we can taste everything!) I think it's nice to do the pairing, if you're going to do it, do it all the way I say
When we went, even though we didn't do the wine pairing, our menus suggested wines for every course and we got a port with our fruit/cheese course at the end of the meal. This was many many years ago, but with a traditional place like V&A's, I think they'd stick to what works.
So, ask yourself this: Can you handle 5-7 glasses of wine with dinner? Are you willing to let wine "go to waste" so that you can be sure to enjoy your entire meal? If not, then you might just want to go with the regular menu and order based on their recommendations (whether on the menu or based on your likes, they can recommend at that point). Or, doing what Melissa did and one of you ordering the wine pairing and you can split it might be a good idea....
We did V&As many years ago on our honeymoon (1999) with the wine pairings. As someone else said, the pours are smaller than a typical glass of wine, so don't let the amount of wine worry you. We really enjoyed it, and it allowed us to try some new things that we might not have otherwise ever had since we typically order what we know when we order by the glass.
One of the things we had was the Iron Horse Fairy Tale Cuvee. We're not big sparkling wine drinkers, but we loved it. And they told us that it is bottled exclusively for Disney, so, of course, we bought a bottle to bring home with us. I think we opened it on our 1 year anniversary.
If you're splurging for V&A, why not go all the way!
Thanks for all the input! I was leaning toward the wine pairing, but it helps to know it's worth the splurge.
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Personally, I'd do the wine pairing. It just adds to the luxury and ease of the experience, and really isn't *that* much more than a couple of glasses each. If you do decide to do only a couple of glasses each (by which you mean order a couple of regular glasses of wine? Or ask to add a couple of specific wine-pairings onto your meal? Bear in mind that each glass of wine in a wine-pairing scenario is smaller than a typical glass of wine ordered at a restaurant), I would probably have a glass right off and then a glass with the main meal. Dessert wines are not my favorite.
Congrats on your anniversary! V&A is a wonderful way to celebrate it.
Thanks! V&A is on our mutual bucket list. We figure now is as good a time as any. Life is short, y'know?
We were thinking of a couple of regular glasses, maybe one with the apps or fish course (or whatever) and one with the main course.
DH did the wine flight at Artist Point a couple of years ago, and he really enjoyed it. I think I just had a regular glass with my entree.
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We did V&As many years ago on our honeymoon (1999) with the wine pairings. As someone else said, the pours are smaller than a typical glass of wine, so don't let the amount of wine worry you. We really enjoyed it, and it allowed us to try some new things that we might not have otherwise ever had since we typically order what we know when we order by the glass.
One of the things we had was the Iron Horse Fairy Tale Cuvee. We're not big sparkling wine drinkers, but we loved it. And they told us that it is bottled exclusively for Disney, so, of course, we bought a bottle to bring home with us. I think we opened it on our 1 year anniversary.
If you're splurging for V&A, why not go all the way!
"Too much wine" is not really a problem for us! We had the Iron Horse at our wedding dinner, and when we went back for our 1st anniversary. I love sparkling wine (as long as it's not sweet), and the Fairy Tale Cuvee is delish! I think we have a bottle around here somewhere. Might have to break that out for my birthday next month.
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I did the wine pairings the last time we went about five years ago and I really enjoyed doing that. You get a full glass per course, I will warn you, so I practically rolled out of there!
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We had the Iron Horse at our wedding dinner, and when we went back for our 1st anniversary. I love sparkling wine (as long as it's not sweet), and the Fairy Tale Cuvee is delish! I think we have a bottle around here somewhere. Might have to break that out for my birthday next month.
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