Host a wine tasting
Pin It The next time you are planning a get together with friends, consider a wine tasting. It will add some variety to your social gatherings and can be coupled up with a dinner party. Start by selecting a date to invite your guests over. Use email to simplify the process of figuring out when everyone’s schedules are clear. In your email you might ask for suggestions on what types of wine your guests like or might want to try. There are two great ways to set up the wine selections: The first is called a vertical wine tasting . Select different years of the same type of wine by the same maker. For example If “Barefoot” Merlot is the wine you select, then 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 might be the years. This is a very good method to find out which year’s wines you like from a particular maker. Afterwards, you can stick with buying that year for your regular “wine with dinner” or make it a point to bring a bottle of it to the next dinner party. The second way to ar