Monday, October 3, 2016

Hosting a Wine Tasting at Home


Choose a part of your home that is free of traffic and extraneous smells. Limit the number of people to 6 -8 and ask them not to wear perfume or aftershave. Focus on a country, region, style, varietal, or vintage. Taste only about 6 wines. Mask the wines, maybe in paper bags with numbers on them. Use at least 2 glasses or more. Keep pours at around 2 ounzes each. Provide spittoons; water and crackers, bread sticks or bread for cleaning the palate, and paper and pencils for making notes. Afterward, discuss the wines tasted and compare notes. Remember, this is a tasting, so don’t swallow. After the formal tasting portion, you can party on down and drink some wine and nibble food. Be responsible and most importantly, have fun.

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