How Do You Throw A Casual Wine Tasting Party?
Ask everyone to bring an appetizer instead of a sit down dinner. It makes mingling easier and the hostess does not have to spend a lot of time planning and preparing a large meal for many guests. You will be just as full and will enjoy the variety of foods. Plan the date so that you can have 6-8 guests. Ask each couple or person to bring an appetizer and one bottle of wine in a paper bag (have bag available for those that did not remember.) Ask your guests to arrive promptly at a specific time so you can begin eating and wine tasting at the same time. Fashionably late doesn’t work for this party! Specify a maximum price range on the wine. It’s up to each person if they want to try and “fool” everyone with a cheap wine, or give them a taste of an expensive one. If possible, decide ahead of time whether to taste whites or reds. When guests arrive, the host should remove the cork and place the bottle in a paper bag if they did not arrive that way. Once all wine has arrived, in random orde
