Dinner party planner
Build a dinner that flows from first glass to final coffee.
Your Champagne and Smoked salmon on rye pairing is already part of this plan. Now work out timing, guest quantities, water, alcohol-free options and the rest of the menu.
Champagne pairing carried into your plan
Smoked salmon on rye · House-style brut
Brut or dry rosé Champagne. Keep this food-and-Champagne match at the centre of your menu, and plan water and alcohol-free choices alongside it.
Live party planner
Put some numbers around the night.
Change the guest count, duration and budget. We’ll turn that into a conservative stock estimate and a practical service shape for this kind of occasion.
1 bottle
Approx. six small glasses per 75cl bottle.
3 bottles
Approx. six 125ml glasses per 75cl bottle.
3
Individual bottles or cans in the suggested mix.
1 bottle
5 cocktail serves in the mix; base bottle estimate assumes roughly 50ml spirit per serve.
13 serves
Includes deliberate AF provision plus some extra choice for the whole group.
15L / 4kg
A practical minimum starting point; warm weather usually needs more.
The mix is tailored to a dinner party and is meant as a starting point. Swap categories freely: fewer cocktails and more wine, more alcohol-free, or no fizz at all.
Turn the plan into a basket
You have the quantities. Now choose what fills them.
Choose the bottles, cans and alcohol-free options that match the quantities above, then keep them together in your Sipping Basket.
A shape that works
Give the evening a beginning, middle and finish.
Arrival
Keep it simple: one aperitif, one alcohol-free alternative and water already on the table.
At the table
Choose drinks around the food rather than adding bottles for the sake of variety.
After dinner
Move to cheese, dessert, coffee or a digestif only if it adds something to the evening.
What matters most
Match the main course before choosing extra bottles.
Open fewer bottles, but make each one earn its place.
Put water and alcohol-free options into the same serving rhythm as everything else.
Build the interesting bits
Take the plan into the rest of Sipping.
Return to Champagne & food
Revisit the pairing rationale and explore related cheeses or dishes.
ExploreBuild the food pairings
Start with the menu and work backwards into wine, beer, tea or other drinks.
ExploreFind the right wine
Use the wine finder when you know the food, budget or style you want.
ExplorePlan the final cup
Finish with coffee that suits dessert, chocolate or a slower end to the night.
ExploreHosting checklist
Make the practical bits disappear before guests arrive.
0 of 6 ready. Tick them off as you plan.