Red Wine Tasting Party Set-Up

By Jeanne Benedict, Celebrations Expert
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I love the majesty of red wine glasses with their grand bowls and long sexy stems. Choose an upper-end set of red wine glasses for this tasting. One great glass will be fine for each pour as opposed to a different glass specific to each varietal. Of course, if you have the budget, a new, unique glass for each wine would be a real treat for your guests!

Choose 4 - 6 wines for this tasting, such as the ones suggested in 5 Red Wines for a Tasting.
Decide the order in which the wine will be tasted, most usually start with the medium-bodied wines and progress to fuller bodied, sweeter wines.
Line up the bottles in their tasting order, right to left or vice versa, along the backside of the table. By backside, I mean where the host or wine pourer would stand.
Place a wine glass for each guest along the front side on the table.
Place a pitcher of purified water and a discard bucket, such as an ice bucket, on the table. Guests can quench their thirst or use the water to rinse their glasses before trying a new wine.
Crackers in a basket can be placed on the table as a palate cleanser or nibbler.
Create nice postcards with winemaker notes as well as descriptions from wine connoisseurs for each bottle. Some guests like to have an idea of what they are tasting before they sip while others like to discover the wine for themselves and then compare their findings to the pros.
Consider a notepad and pen for each guest to take their own notes.
Include essentials such as beverage napkins and a wine opener.

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