Julie's Jurassic Jaunt (or "how to buy wine for 40 people")

Bubbles in the rather handy wine chiller cabinet

So, I have a friend, we'll call her Julie. Julie says to me, please can you buy the wine for my upcoming 40th birthday celebration - a weekend house party on the Jurassic coast (near Lyme Regis), with 40 guests (including the Morning Claret, off duty of course). I ask for guidance, and luckily it's very broad: A preference for Prosecco over Champagne, a love of Riesling, and for "good wine over cheap wine".  Armed with a generous budget of £33 per boozing adult (£1,000 total),  off I go like the proverbial kid in a sweet shop.

Where to buy such a haul, ensuring I can get it delivered to our Dorset location inside of a week, and giving me enough choice to ensure I satisfy all the guests? Majestic Wines seems to be the obvious answer - a good if fairly mainstream range, great deals when buying in quantity, and the all important free delivery. So after two hours of deliberation, I've got my order in. Two sparklers, five reds, four whites an…