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In Canada, to be denoted as Champagne, it must be from the Champagne region. I just checked the gov't alcohol website and the cheapest half bottle is $31.50 and the cheapest full bottle is $44.25. And the cheap "Moet & Chandon" Imperial runs $63.25 a bottle.Okay, seriously folks, I asked about what to put together to make a package and I got hardly any answers. Now, that you started discussing it, I really need help.
I don't really have any packages or add-ons. I know that I should. Getting flowers, being that I'm in the city, is easy. But things like Champagne are expensive around here. What do people think of Cava or Frizanté or sparkling wine? Or am I better with a sparkling non-alcoholic juice. Where do I get chocolate covered strawberries? Since I don't like chocolate, how do I know where they have the kind of chocolate people want in the room? Any other packages or ideas? Please? Pretty please?.Champagne (not) is being used in the generic way the French are fighting about (and good for them, they should). How about a Prosecco? Usually not as expensive as (real) Champagne. Sparkling wine as long as it's good and not some plonk. If you can serve alcohol, go with the real stuff, not sparkling juice.Eric Arthur Blair said:Okay, seriously folks, I asked about what to put together to make a package and I got hardly any answers. Now, that you started discussing it, I really need help.
I don't really have any packages or add-ons. I know that I should. Getting flowers, being that I'm in the city, is easy. But things like Champagne are expensive around here. What do people think of Cava or Frizanté or sparkling wine? Or am I better with a sparkling non-alcoholic juice. Where do I get chocolate covered strawberries? Since I don't like chocolate, how do I know where they have the kind of chocolate people want in the room? Any other packages or ideas? Please? Pretty please?
I think most people who serve chocolate-covered strawberries make them at home. You don't have to temper the chocolate, although they look much better if you do. You can also dip any kind of larger dried fruits like apricots.
Ask around about the chocolate for boxed chocolates. There is bound to be a chocolatier somewhere nearby! http://chocomap.com/chocolate-map.php
If I lived where you do I would put together a walking tour of (pick something). You get GC's for a variety of places along the way. Lunch, different shops that fit the tour (like a chocolate tour), different museums or whatever. You could do a 'Cathedral Tour' for example. A nightlife tour with stops at different 'famous' bars/bistros/cafes. (Or set them loose on their own on St Catherine St. without a tour map!)
As odd as it may sound to people who like to go and discover on their own, we have a fair number of guests who follow (to the letter) guidebooks. They trust other people to know the best things to see, they want to avoid the 'touristy' things and they're short on time and they don't want to go home and have everyone say, 'Did you see...' and have to say, 'No, we didn't know about that!'
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Local (ie Canadian) they have a local Quebec for $12.55. They have one from BC for $32.75
Prosecco starts from $14.55 to $30.50 a bottle. Cava from $12.50 to $333 a bottle.
There are two "drinks" we are known for locally ice cider and hydromel (both are sweet). Half bottles of ice cider start from about $20 a bottle. And hydromel (honey wine) starts from about $10 a bottle. There is also some "eau de vie" (fruit brandy) with maple in half bottles for $21 to $25 depending on brand.
I checked one of the chocolate shops, they sell for $1.65 to $2 a piece. I do have to admit that they have them in interesting flavours. I am also working on trying to make my own macarons, but if that doesn't work out, I guess I can buy macarons.
The walking tour sounds interesting. It's harder in the big city to work out deals with businesses that aren't in the immediate vicinity. And some of them don't know how to value relationships. (I found one restaurant that does, but there are millions of people, they don't seem to understand the value of a few.)