What to bring to dinner.
Invited somewhere and don't want to arrive empty-handed — or with the wrong bottle? Here's what to bring: bottles any host is glad to receive. Every one tasted and chosen by two Zurich sommeliers.
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
Cloudy Bay
Arrive with a name they'll recognise. Cloudy Bay is the crisp, easy white almost everyone likes — the host can chill it for tonight or keep it for the weekend, and either way you got it right.
Tell us who you're visiting.
Their taste, the occasion, your budget — the sommelier picks a bottle they'll be glad you brought, in seconds.
Bringing wine — three rules
Bring what they'd choose, not what teaches them
A host gift should please the person you're visiting, not show off your palate. A crowd-pleaser beats something obscure almost every time.
Don't expect it to be opened
The polite move is a bottle the host can keep and enjoy later — no pressure to serve it tonight. So bring something that keeps well.
A little nicer than a weeknight bottle
Spend a touch more than you would on a Tuesday. It reads as effort without trying too hard — CHF 20 to 35 is the sweet spot.
Want the reasoning first?
Read the matching Academy guide for the plain-English principles, then come back to the bottles that fit.
sommelia.ch is founded by two wine lovers: Moritz & Berthe. WSET-trained. Zurich locals.
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