We created an epic wine and chocolate pairing party worthy of any girl's night in.
Sharing all the details from my trip to Haceinda Patrón on the blog today along with some amazing pictures and bits of information I couldn't believe!
Last week David, our friend Catherine, and I visited Mendoza in search of the best Malbec. We rented rooms in a guesthouse in the middle of La Morada Vineyards, in the heart of Uco Valley.…
I’ve done wine tastings before. You pull into a winery, hear all about their wonderful product while sampling a flight of four to five wines poured out in small, two-sip portions 10 seconds apart, decide whether to buy, and then head out the door. So, when we set out on a complimentary wine tasting tour […]
Wine is a complex, sophisticated beverage that has its own unique vocabulary. By expanding your wine vocabulary, you'll be able to describe your wine-tasting experience and communicate what style of wine you really enjoy.
Northeast producers including Bloomer Creek, Liten Buffel, Wild Arc, Eminence Road and La Garagista are bona fide natural winemaking operations.
“Wine is bottled poetry.” – Robert Louis Stevenson We made for you a special selection of the TOP5 wine shops in Moscow and a bonus, find here an easy wine guide.
It is not just the wine that makes a wine tasting exceptional. Here are a few tasting experiences that stand out from the crowd.
Ranked #3 of 19 attractions in Constantia. Been here too? Add it to your map!
Whenever I find myself at a chic wine bar or looking at a long drink list, I instantly forget everything I know about wine. Which, to be fair, isn’t a lot. Though a good glass of red has long been one of my top drinks of choice, my approach to picking a bottle is usually: Which has the coolest looking label? So, for any fellow wine lovers looking to have a little more know-how around ordering a glass you’ll love, here’s the simple wine cheat sheet you’ve been looking for.
Whether you’re making traditional sangria or a variety of seasonal sangrias, there’s no limit on what you can do with some wine, herbs, and chopped fruit. Learn simple recipes for making sangria at home in any season.
Tinwood Estate, near Chichester, West Sussex, offers daily vineyard tours and wine tastings showcasing English sparkling wine production.
Learn how to taste wine like a pro just in time for the launch of the HelloFresh Wine Club, and get $20 off your first box!
This article is intended for beginner wine tasters. Wine tasting is a fun and excellent way to spend an afternoon with a friend or family member.
We are always excited to learn about new downtown St. Pete wedding venues and were thrilled with The Poynter Institute notified us that they are now offering
These six vineyards are the future legends of California wine makers
I love to share our home with friends and family, especially during the holidays. And being the Type A, Enneagram 1 that I am, I have a very methodical strategy when hosting. I'm going to break down how to host a holiday wine tasting party into digestible bites to help you decrease stress, remember all the details and host a party that both you and your guests are sure to enjoy!
As one of the planet’s 2 leading purveyors of wine France turns out a plethora of outstanding affordable wines and a tremendous variety of delicious wines.
Wine tasting at home doesn't have to be hard! Here are all the tips and tricks you'll need to host your first at home wine tasting party!
Wine tastings are fun and informative, but they're even better when you understand some of the terms the experts use! Enjoy wines more with our complete guide.
I love to collect the corks from wine and champagne bottles. It's my visual tasting catalog, I can go back through the corks and see what I've enjoyed throughout the years.
Your party will be unforgettable with these incredible summer party ideas. Including delicious party food, decor, themes, drinks, games, desserts & more!
Wine tasting is a great way to spend a cold winter afternoon. Here are a few tips on three regions to visit in Michigan for some of the state's best wine.
Infographic about taste wine, glass wine, etc. © Adolfo Arranz/South China Morning Post
Last year, in preparation for National Rosé Day I conduct an at-home Rosé wine tasting with my family in the hopes of finding the best rosé wines of the season. Little did I know then that my family would turn it into an annual event! So here we are, one year later with a new top 5 list of our favor
Disclaimer: This blog post is brought to you by Elicit.Wine. All opinions are 100% my own. I think we can all agree on one thing. 2020 has been a dumpster fire. Sure it's brought some fun things to celebrate, but man, if it hasn't showered down some interesting little roadblocks we've all just been shaking our heads at. I have appreciated relationships that have been constant through this weird time and more often than not, we've been able to sit down together with a glass of wine to just laugh at the weirdness of life we've all encountered. I mean, come on. Who knew that collectively we'd be homeschooling our children, or wondering which mask will match our joggers when we make that grocery run, or what we are even doing with our life on day 5986 of quarantine. We are all survivors of this and hopefully, you've had a few people along for the ride to help you through long Zoom meetings and middle school math. In all honesty, it deserves a little celebrating and the best way I can think to do that is with a wine tasting party. I've got everything you need to know so you can host a comfortable fun evening of wine tasting with those friends who have helped you through! How to Host a Wine Tasting Party at Home Inviting Your Guests An intimate party of 3-5 couples allows your evening to remain manageable. You'll have just the right amount of people to be able to easily converse and take part in the tasting party without feeling overwhelmed. To keep it chill, you can gather in the kitchen around an island or sitting comfortably around a coffee table. If the weather holds out, you could even enjoy the gathering outside. With this amount of people, you could also gather around a dining room table and you don't need some royal family-sized thing to sit comfortably. Again, keep it intimate and you'll have plenty of space for glasses and bottles and you can move at a comfortable pace. What Kind of Food to Serve at a Wine Tasting Party Food is important, but your wine should be the star of the party! You'll want to stay away from strong flavors that might inhibit being able to properly taste the flavors of the various wines you are serving. Appetizers are easy and set the tone of a relaxed evening, and most people can't pass up a charcuterie board! Pick a Theme You can pick a theme for your wine tasting evening. A fitting one for this year would be a 2020 Survival theme. elicit.Wine Project makes it easy. If you go to the website and click shop, you'll find a drop-down menu on the far left where you can search by occasion. elicit Wine Project created a carefully curated box called 2020 Survival Box with all of their top choices. You could also host a blind tasting party where you hide the wine labels and each guest tries to guess different attributes of the wine like where it's from, or what the price point is. You could also select wines from a region, for instance, all of the elicit wines in the Intro to elicit box are from Washington state. You could pair the local wines you select with local foods from your area too. Another option is to host a price-war type wine tasting where you offer several more expensive options with those that are more affordable and have your guests decide how they rank. You might be surprised how different wines stack up! This is where a subscription service to elicit.wine comes in handy! You'll have plenty of options! A Few Things You are Going to Need: A corkscrew {and a few backups just in case!} Plenty of glasses Pitchers of water Some kind of glass identifier or charm Pens/pencil and paper or scorecard to help keep track of the various wines being tried I've created this wine tasting card that you can print off and use for your party so that your guests can see, swirl, sniff, and sip the wine and take notes of their new favorites. You can download the wine tasting card here. Please only use it for personal use only. Wine Tasting Basics It's pretty simple really, you are there to enjoy the company and try some wine! But there are a few things you should know. Know when to chill! People generally serve white wine too cold and their reds too warm. Make sure you are like Goldilocks and you're serving it just right. This will affect the taste, so it's more important than you think! Refrigerate your white wine, but remove it about 20 minutes before serving it. You'll want to serve your red wine at room temperature, but many people like to pop their red in the fridge when they take out their white so it has just a bit of time to cool. Don't leave your red in the fridge for longer than 15 minutes. How to hold the glass Remind your guests how to hold their glass. Cupping the bowl of the glass can heat up the wine and change the flavor. Hold the glass by the stem. Don't pour a full glass! You'll be trying a lot of wine, and to get a good taste, you really only need a sip of the wine to make an assessment. If you are really fancy {or not???}, you can have a spittoon handy, so your guests can swish the wine and then spit it out after they've given it time to sit in their mouths for a bit to get the taste. Observe the wine's color You can take note of the wine's color on your scorecard. You'll want to swish it around the glass a bit. If it clings to the side of the glass that's known as the wine's legs. Sniff it Sniff the wine and make note of any underlying flavors you smell. Swirl it Swirl the wine around in the glass to incorporate air and then sniff it again. See if you note any new flavors coming through. Make notes Make notes of how the wine feels in your mouth. Some of your guests may be really serious about their wine drinking, and others may be a bit more casual about it. Embrace both mentalities and let your guests be on their own journey. Don't forget to download the free PDF wine tasting card above for your party! Cleanse the palate This is just a fancy way of saying, take a drink of water. You could also offer flavorless crackers or bread to help cleanse the palate as well. Pick favorites At the end of the evening, make sure you ask your guests to share their favorites. This is when those notes come in handy! If your guests love a particular wine, it's easy for you to point them in the right direction of where they can buy more. There is nothing easier than a wine subscription service so you can have your favorite wines delivered at your convenience. Thankfully, elicit.wine offers unparalleled flexibility so customers can customize the frequency, quantity, and specific wines they want in their subscription. The portfolio of brands includes Altered Dimension, Borne of Fire, The Cosmic Egg Wine Co., Fruit & Flower, INTRNSIC Wine Ct, Liquid Light, MERF Wines, Prayers of Sinners & Saints, and Tenet Wines. For more information visit elicit.wine. Buying Wine There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't stock up on wine at your local grocery store but instead order from a good wine merchant like elicit Wine Project. Your guests are probably already familiar with the wines offered at their local supermarket, so why not give them something new to taste and try? Supermarket wines are often not stored properly either {ours are typically found in direct sunlight! eek!}, which can affect their taste. Do yourself a favor, and make it easy, by using elicit.Wine Project to select the wine for your evening. You can build a box with anything from 1-12 bottles, and your discounts increase as you subscribe to a higher bottle quantity. If you are an active subscriber of a box with 4 bottles or more, your discount applies to all orders you make on elicit.wine! And if you subscribe to a full case, you will receive 15% off with penny shipping! Now that's a deal! How Much Wine for a Wine Tasting Party? Remember, you aren't using a standard pour for a tasting party. A bottle of wine typically has about 10 taste servings. For a party of 8-10 people, you'll want to have two bottles of each kind of wine. You'll also want to have a selection of 4-6 different wines available to taste. Anticipate 8-12 bottles of wine for your wine tasting. Hosting your own wine tasting party can be a bright light in this weird time of life. It will offer just the right amount of distraction from daily life and your guests will leave with some new wines they love. And really, right now, can't we all use just a little bit more wine? Pin this for later:
The biggest part of hosting a wine tasting dinner is the food. Not only do you want your guests to enjoy how food and wine accompany each other, you also want to keep your guests from getting completely sloshed. In a previous post I discuss how to select the wine flight. Now I am going […]
Host a Wine Tasting with WineShop At Home and bring the Napa Valley experience to you & your friends, in-home or virtually.
Italian wine 101! A simple-to-understand guide to Italian wine for beginners. The history, the grapes, and the wine regions of Italy.
Wine can transport you across the world in one sip. Host an international-themed wine tasting party with our free printables and wine tasting guide.
This elegant Sonoma wedding sure makes us feel like we were there. Take our word for it, this is how you have a wedding in a wine cave...
If you know me in real life, it’s no secret that I love cheese. Whenever I host a get-together, I always make sure to have a cheese plate prepared. I feel like cheese and wine go together like Rhoda and Mary, or Lucy and Ethel (or even Thelma and Louise?). What I’m trying to say
We created an epic wine and chocolate pairing party worthy of any girl’s night in.
Pairing wine and cheese on your own can be amazing, if you're armed with the right information. Here are several classic pairings and why they work.
Use our free printable wine tasting party notes and scorecard to keep a record of the wines you didn't care for and the wines you loved!
[Werbung] Unser Kochabend mit Manufactum ging in die zweite Runde. Auch dieses Mal haben wir mit wundervollen Gästen ein herbstliches Menü gekocht.
La degustazione del vino e le sue fasi. L'esame visivo, olfattivo e gustativo nella degustazione del vino. Il confronto con la degustazione del cibo.
There are many steps to create your favorite white wine from grapes. We'll show you how white wine is made from the harvest to the bottle.
This collection of appetizers for a wine tasting party can help you plan out your menu for a memorable dinner party!
