Over the weekend, we enjoyed a family reunion Up North filled with games, amazing race, treasure hunt, beer tasting, and WINE TASTING! The girls (or known better as “the cats”) hosted a wine tasting on Saturday night. With adorable mini glasses gathered from rummage sales over the summer, we had the perfect sized glasses for tasting sized sips. We opened all the bottles and everyone went down the row sayings, “oh, I like this one” or “nah, not my favorite”.
10 Wine Tasting Party Hosting Tips
Planning a wine tasting party is easy and can be a simple and fun way for friends to gather. Here are 10 tips to hosting a fantastic social wine tasting party:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Upon arrival, offer a glass of a smooth and easy-to-drink white or red wine for guests to enjoy a glass while waiting for other guests to arrive before the tasting begins.
2)     Know your audience – you want to bring wines your party-goers will enjoy.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Taste at least three different bottles with a group of 8-10 people. Add an extra bottle for every 4-6 additional people.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Have a wine theme by region, type, etc.
5)     Provide light snacks or food pairings – cheese and crackers are easy and go well with a variety of wines.
6)Â Â Â Â Â Have glass markers so everyone can claim their glass throughout the night.
7)Â Â Â Â Â Instead of providing the wine, you can ask guests to each bring their favorite bottle to taste.
8)Â Â Â Â Â Taste the lightest wines first and move toward the bold or heavier wines.
9)Â Â Â Â Â Provide a pour bucket for those guests to pour excess wine during the tasting.
10)Â Â Make a tasting card for guests to jot down notes to remember their favorite wines.
You can host in a formal setting where everyone tastes each wine as a group or you can provide labels with tasting notes in front of each tasting wine for guests to sip and taste at their own pace.
Be sure to share your favorite wines and tasting tips with us @TwoFoolsInWine
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