Introduction

A bottle of good wine is a great excuse to get together with friends. A few bottles of wine is already an occasion to arrange a wine party :). Especially if you love it and understand it.

However, if you do not understand, a wine party is just a great reason to learn how to taste it, properly combine it with food, or discover new combinations of dishes and wine.

If you’re just looking for a fresh theme for a party right now, then maybe you’ve found it :). After all, the wine party is very universal and is suitable for almost any holiday:

• Anniversary

• wedding anniversaries

• Birthday

• Wine themed bachelorette party

It is suitable for both men and women of any age. And it is quite easy to arrange and arrange it if you use our tips.

Having decided to arrange a wine party, decide when and where it will take place. Make a guest list and send them invitations to a wine party.

 

How to host a wine tasting party

A wine party can be arranged in two formats: a buffet and a banquet (feast). If you want to move more and arrange interactives for guests, then choose a buffet. If you want to spend the evening talking with relatives and friends, then opt for a banquet option.

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If you want to arrange a holiday in the fresh air, then a wine party with pizza or grilled dishes will be excellent.

Based on the format of the holiday, think about the menu. Universal food that is similar to any kind of wine – fresh bread, cheese, and fruit. Read our article about food boards for party here.

If you do not know which cheeses are suitable for which type of wine, then use the following tip:

 

For a buffet, a cheese board, or a plate, various types of appetizers, and desserts will be enough.

 

For a long feast, you can also serve a few appetizers and put them on a cheese board, but do not forget about salads and the main dish. Baked poultry or fish is perfect as the basis of a feast.

 

By the way, the right combination of wine and food allows you to feel the “synergy” of taste. It cannot be achieved by eating food and wine separately. Therefore, we have prepared for you a few tips on how and with what the wine is combined. They will help you develop the right menu for the holiday and choose the right varieties of wine:

 

Esports and salads can be served in portions in wine glasses – it will look very cool at such a theme party.  Also, dessert can be offered to guests cakes and themed gingerbread.

And if you are celebrating

a birthday or anniversary, a cake will be appropriate.

 

Chocolate is also very well suited to wine. Choose it depending on the type of wine that you will offer to guests at the party.

In the cold season, you can offer guests fragrant mulled wine. And on hot days, your guests will definitely like sangria.

 

 

DECORATION OF THE WINE AND CHEESE PARTY.

Decoration of a wine party. Wine corks are great decor for such a theme party. They are great as holders for seating or information cards.

By the way, you can find out about themed dishes here.

Also, the room for the holiday can be decorated with balloons, garlands on bottles, candles, and flowers.

Do you like beautiful phrases about wine? Make posters with quotes!

 

WHAT TO DO FOR GUESTS AT A WINE PARTY?

Of course, wine tasting :). Try and share your impressions of different types of wine.

For true wine lovers, the Guess the Wine contest is perfect (or even a year :)). You invite guests to try wine from a bottle whose label is closed. They have to say what kind of wine it is.

You can also suggest guessing a cocktail based on wine. Make a few cocktails and write their names on the cards (you can also make the composition). The task of the participants is to guess by taste which cocktail he drinks.

If you have guests of different ages and degrees of love for wine, then the game “Crocodile“ is perfect. Write on the leaves the words that refer to wine:

Wine, glass, white wine, dry wine, red wine, grapes, vines, winery, barrel, sweet wine, strong wine, mulled wine.

Another option is to invite guests to prepare a cocktail based on wine (for example, “Ancient Greek”). Or you can write cocktail recipes on the cards and invite guests to draw out who to prepare what cocktail (you can on the speed or originality of serving the same cocktail). The most difficult option is to come up with a new cocktail recipe yourself and prepare it.

Men will like tasks for ingenuity, for example, to make some kind of mechanism or device from wine corks and toothpicks.

An excellent option for pastime will be a quiz or a game “Believe-I do not believe” (truth-not-true).

If there are a lot of guests, divide them into teams. For each correct answer, give out one (or several) grapes, with which the teams will fill the empty wine bottle. Whoever fills up the fastest wins. According to the same principle, you can arrange a game in the style of “Fun Starts“.

Not sure what to do with the kids? Invite them to paint using wine stoppers instead of a brush. However, for adults, such an activity can be interesting.

As a prize for participation and victory in competitions or a compliment, you can prepare small gifts for guests.