The Wine Bottle

A home wine tasting party is a good way to get to know various wines that are available. These types of wine tasting parties can be great events where you can invite friends over, socialize and discuss everyone’s opinion about the various wines you’ve selected. As there are so many different types of wines for you to choose from you will want to make your selections carefully.

Planning ahead – thinking in advance about all the items you’ll need for a successful party – is key. 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 critical decisions you have to make is of course which wines you want to serve, and how many bottles of each type you’ll need to be sure there’s enough to go around. 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 regular refrigerator or ice buckets are one way to cool your wine – but if you want to chill a significant number of bottles, and keep them at the proper serving temperature, and do it in style, well for that, you’re going to need a proper wine cooler. 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 decide on the menu (full meal or just snacks or finger food?); food is important to keep the party at the tasting level, not degrading to the drinking party level! 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. The best way to ensure that all the wines are tasted in your home wine tasting party will be to keep the wines in an easy to reach place. The Vinotemp 32 will also handle this task with ease, keeping every bottle organized, available, accessible and, of course, just the right temperature.

Having a wine tasting party at your place is a great way for you and your friends to learn a lot about great wines you had not yet discovered. To ensure that everyone can enjoy themselves you should select about five or six different wines. The wines you offer should be a mix of reds and whites, and blush or rosé if you choose, and also bottles of varying brands and price points. In addition you can choose to introduce a sweet wine or two for pairing with the dessert.

For the most successful home wine tasting party, it is imperative to choose both the wines you will serve and the ambiance with care. For instance if you have a garden and the day is sunny lay out a table and load some delicious French cheese and other finger foods that your guests can enjoy. 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!). While the unit is not really designed to be a portable cooler, it is small enough that it could easily be taken outside, but big enough to hold all the bottles you’ll need.

You might also want to have notepads and pens available for your guest, as some of them might want to take down notes on the various wines that they sample. 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!!

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