I agree with Michael and Fine Wino, except in one circumstance - when you've specifically asked guests to bring wine. It's probably poor form to ask people to bring wine as their contribution and then not use it.
No...I believe that their gift of wine to you is just that...A gift. It is for you to enjoy when you want to. If you want to enjoy it right then in there, that is your choice as the host/hostess.
If I brought the wine, I wouldn't care either way. I would understand that they probably already picked out the right wine for the meal, other guests may be bringing wine also, and you may already have opened several bottles. Beyond that, it's a gift, I shouldn't care. I can even appreciate that they may want to save my bottle for another special time. Nothing says you need to open it up that night, either. Maybe you want to put my bottle in your rack and let it age a while?
This seems to be the consensus on the internet as well (after my 10 minutes of research).
With that said, it can show your guests you are excited about their wine and want to enjoy it with them if you open it up right then in there.
So, I says, if your guests don't like that you didn't open theirs first, you need to get new guests.
This seems to be the consensus on the internet as well (after my 10 minutes of research).
With that said, it can show your guests you are excited about their wine and want to enjoy it with them if you open it up right then in there.
So, I says, if your guests don't like that you didn't open theirs first, you need to get new guests.