Ask a Wine Question.
Free, No Obligation.
One wine question, answered by email. Ask what to look for, and Guy will point you in the right direction.
Our team reviews every question and brings Guy in where his recommendation makes the difference.
“There is never a wrong question when it comes to wine.”Guy LeLarge
What you can ask Guy
Anything you would ask a knowledgeable friend who happens to have spent thirty years in wine. These are the questions that come up most, but the list is not a menu: if your question does not fit one, send it anyway.
Choosing a bottle
You want to know what style to look for and roughly what it costs, so you can walk into a shop knowing what you are looking at.
For example“I have about $40 for a red to drink on a Tuesday. I liked the last Rioja I had. What should I look for?”
Food and wine pairing
You have the meal planned and want the wine to fit it, whether that is a single dish or a menu you are cooking across an evening.
For example“I am cooking mushroom risotto for six. Does it have to be white, and does the wine change if I add truffle oil?”
Reading a restaurant wine list
You are looking at a list and want to know how to read it: which section to start in, and what usually carries the value.
For example“Photograph of a wine list, and: we are having steak, the budget is around $80, what would you order?”
Wine as a gift
You are buying for someone whose taste you only partly know, and you want the bottle to look considered rather than expensive.
For example“My father-in-law likes big Californian reds. I have $60 and I would rather not buy the same Cabernet he already drinks.”
Building a collection
You are starting a cellar, or you have one that grew without a plan, and you want to know what to buy, what to keep and when to open it.
For example“I have about twenty bottles and no system. What should a first proper case look like, and what am I missing?”
Wine for a business or an event
You are choosing for other people at scale: client gifts, a company dinner, a private event, or a wine list you are responsible for.
For example“We are sending forty client gifts in December, around $75 each. What holds up across a range of tastes?”
How it works
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You send the question
In the form below. A photograph of a bottle or a wine list is often faster than describing it, and there is no minimum: one sentence is a real question.
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Our team reads it
Every question is read by a person, and brought to Guy where his recommendation is what makes the difference rather than a general answer.
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You get a straight answer
A specific recommendation and the reasoning behind it, by email. No obligation to book anything, and nothing is sold to you off the back of it.
Questions about asking Guy
Is asking Guy a wine question really free?
Yes. There is no charge, no card details and no obligation to book anything afterwards. The paid consultation exists for people who want a longer conversation and a written plan, but a single question does not need one.
How long does a reply take?
Our team reads every question as it arrives and replies by email. If you have a date attached to it, such as a dinner on Friday or a gift that needs posting, say so in the message and it is prioritised accordingly.
Can I send a photo of a wine list or a bottle?
Yes. A photograph tells Guy more than a description does, and it means the answer can be about the list in front of you rather than lists in general. A free answer points you to the right section and the right style; working through a whole list bottle by bottle is what the paid review is for.
What is the difference between this and the $99 consultation?
This is one question and one answer: what style to look for, where the value tends to sit, what to avoid. Personal Wine Advice is the version built around your table — a conversation about the meal, the occasion and the budget, three to five specific bottles chosen for it, food pairing notes, and the whole thing in writing to take shopping. Free gets you pointed in the right direction. Paid gets you the bottles.
Will you try to sell me a consultation?
No. Best Wine For You does not sell wine and takes no commissions, and a free question is answered on its own terms. If what you are describing genuinely needs more than an email, you will be told that, but the answer comes first either way.
What if my question is too basic?
There is no such thing here. Not knowing where to start is the normal position rather than the exception, and a question phrased as "I have no idea what I am doing" gets the same considered answer as a technical one.