{"id":3322,"date":"2014-05-13T19:52:20","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T19:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f6b.6c3.myftpupload.com\/?page_id=3322"},"modified":"2016-11-11T23:36:41","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T23:36:41","slug":"hosting-a-fun-and-social-wine-tasting-party","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-enjoyment-guide\/hosting-a-wine-tasting\/hosting-a-fun-and-social-wine-tasting-party\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Host a Fun and Casual Wine Tasting Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11218\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11218\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wine-tasting-fun-party.jpg\" alt=\"How to host a fun and casual wine tasting party\" width=\"640\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wine-tasting-fun-party.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wine-tasting-fun-party-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to host a fun and casual wine tasting party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>How to Host a Fun and Casual Wine Tasting Party<\/h1>\n<p>These wine tasting parties can be very fun events. All guests should have no worries about how much they know about wine. Make it fun and light. Here are some ideas and tips for hosting a fun and casual wine tasting party. Follow these ideas and you will a terrific wine tasting party.<\/p>\n<h2>Ideas for a fun and casual wine tasting party<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Twelve to sixteen people are about right for one of these wine tasting parties.<\/li>\n<li>One 705 ml bottle of wine can easily is enough\u00a0in small amounts for 12 to 16 people.<\/li>\n<li>Four to six wines for comparison and rating is about the right number.<\/li>\n<li>Set a <a title=\"Wine Tasting Themes | Tasting Ideas for the Wine Club\" href=\"\/wine-enjoyment-guide\/hosting-a-wine-tasting\/wine-tasting-themes-tasting-ideas-for-the-wine-club\/\">theme<\/a> for the wine tasting.<\/li>\n<li>Bag your wines.<\/li>\n<li>Pour about 2 oz of wine in each glass.<\/li>\n<li>Use our easy <a title=\"Wine Scoring Sheets | Wine Tasting Forms | Wine Scorecards\" href=\"\/wine-enjoyment-guide\/hosting-a-wine-tasting\/wine-scoring-sheets-wine-tasting-forms-wine-scorecards\/\">scoring sheet<\/a> to score the wine. Then repeat with the next bottle of wine.<\/li>\n<li>Provide simple hors d\u2019oeuvres for the guests. Mild cheeses and crackers are an excellent choice. They help neutralize the palate between wines.<\/li>\n<li>Collect the scoring sheet and tally the scores.<\/li>\n<li>Return scoring sheets to each.<\/li>\n<li>Announce the results.<\/li>\n<li>Schedule the next wine tasting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-3584518074112100\";\n    google_ad_slot = \"3354622133\";\n    google_ad_width = 336;\n    google_ad_height = 280;\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Wine Tasting Party &#8211; Hosting Tips | Select a Topic<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/wine-enjoyment-guide\/hosting-a-wine-tasting\/hosting-a-fun-and-social-wine-tasting-party\/\">The Fun and Not So Serious Wine Tasting Party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wine-enjoyment-guide\/hosting-a-wine-tasting\/hosting-a-serious-wine-tasting-party\/\">A More Formal Wine Tasting Party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wine-enjoyment-guide\/hosting-a-wine-tasting\/starting-a-wine-club\/\">Starting A Wine Club<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wine-enjoyment-guide\/hosting-a-wine-tasting\/wine-scoring-sheets-wine-tasting-forms-wine-scorecards\/\">Wine Scoring Sheets and Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wine-enjoyment-guide\/hosting-a-wine-tasting\/wine-tasting-themes-tasting-ideas-for-the-wine-club\/\">Wine Themes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Checklist for Successful Wine Tasting\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/checklist-for-successful-wine-tasting\/\">Checklist for a Successful Wine Tasting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Host a Fun and Casual Wine Tasting Party These wine tasting parties can be very fun events. All guests should have no worries about how much they know about wine. Make it fun and light. Here are some ideas and tips for hosting a fun and casual wine tasting party. Follow these ideas &#8230; <a title=\"How to Host a Fun and Casual Wine Tasting Party\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-enjoyment-guide\/hosting-a-wine-tasting\/hosting-a-fun-and-social-wine-tasting-party\/\" aria-label=\"More on How to Host a Fun and Casual Wine Tasting Party\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":68,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"ppma_author":[1885],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3322"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3322"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11219,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3322\/revisions\/11219"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}