How To Throw A Fun Wine Tasting Party
A home wine tasting party is a good way to get to know various wines that are available. You can also make these informal occasions great events in which you can have friends over and find out what they think about these wines. You’ll want to invest some time and choose you wines carefully – and the very large number of types of wine and the wide range in price points mean that this process can take longer than you might think.
Planning is key to any successful party, so think in advance about all the items you’ll need. First, of course, know how many guests you’ll be having, so you have enough food and wine and supplies on hand. Next, one of the most important things you have to decide is which wines you’ll be serving and how many bottles of each you’ll need. You’ll also have to have enough glasses (NO plastic!), cork screws, drip rings and so on. One often overlooked but very important accessory for a great wine party is a wine cooler. Your kitchen refrigerator and ice buckets might do, but if you want to chill and keep your wine at the perfect serving temperature, you need a proper wine refrigerator. The Vinotemp 32 bottle wine cellar is perfect for this purpose, as it can chill as many as 32 bottles to the temperature you choose in a fairly short time, and it’s neither too big nor too small for the job.
Next you need to figure out what food to serve; food is an important element since you want to host a wine tasting party, not simply a drinking party! As this home wine tasting party is meant to be a way to learn about the various wines that can be used for various meals and other occasions you should make sure that your guests are not overwhelmed with too many wines.
And since you primarily want a home wine tasting party to expand the knowledge of the wines and it’s always a good idea if everyone’s relaxed, you might want to let everyone mingle as they drink the wine. This way you can talk with amongst yourselves and gain an idea of what everyone thinks about the wines that have been offered. To ensure that all your guests have the opportunity to taste each type of wine (and that’s what it’s all about, after all), make sure that the bottles are kept in an obvious, easily accessible location. The Vinotemp 32 will also handle this task with ease, keeping every bottle organized, available, accessible and, of course, just the right temperature.
A home-hosted wine tasting party is one of the best places for you and your friends to discover fantastic new wines. To ensure that everyone can enjoy themselves you should select about five or six different wines. These wines should be different brands and you should absolutely have some red wines and white wines. One or more sweet wines could also be introduced to go with the dessert.
To make your home wine tasting party a success you will need to choose the wines and the atmosphere carefully. For example, if you have a yard or garden, in good weather you might want to set out a table of hors d’oeuvres, amuse-bouches or some type of finger food – and don’t forget the palatte cleansers. Besides these finger foods, you should have a buffet style meal so that your guests can eat as they mingle and taste the wines. If you choose to have the party outside, set up your food tables as you would for any outdoor reception and let the Vinotemp 32 bottle wine cooler take care of keeping the wine cool (perhaps even more important outside than in the house!). The unit is not really intended to be a portable, but it is small enough to be easily transported outside, and it’s still big enough to hold all the bottles your wine tasting is likely to need.
You should also remember to have some forms on hand for those of your guests who might want to take down any notes on the wines that they taste. This is also a good practice to learn for the more formal wine tasting events that you or your guests might attend later.
There’s only one thing left to do to cap off a perfect party – enjoy a relaxing evening at home and start to plan the next party!!
