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In Reply to: Hosting first wine tasting event posted by Frazz on April 15, 2005 at 23:59:00:
Usually, 6 or 7 wines is the most the average person can taste and actually retain some real memory of it. If you kill a whole bottle of one wine, the rest won't be seriously considered, so give everyone a small pour, and then move on to the next wine...revisit after all have been tasted. You can try many different themes...by grape, by country...contrasting styles, brown bag (try to guess!). Start with what you expect to be the lightest and/or driest, and move toward fuller and/or sweeter.
Oh, and have fun!
Bernie
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Thanks, as it has been moved up to tonight to have this thing. Man I'm really trying to get things ready. Sincerely, thank you very much.
Main thing is you don't have to drink a lot to have fun at these events. Remember a few glasses will put you over the limit and that could negate the fine evening you have had.
As stated work through just a few different varieties and keep it fairly simple. Finally how did it go?
Hope it all went well. Apart from making the tasting focussed, here are a few practical things.
1. Glasses - these can make a huge difference. If you are starting a wine club, then ISO tasting glasses are ok. Otherwise Riedel glasses are fantastic - you don't need the expensive ones, as the cheap ones have similar shaped bowls and are great value for money. One great trick is to have a tasting with Riedel glasses and your usual glasses. You will be stunned.
2. Budget for about 11-12 people per bottle. We normally do about 10 wines in an evening. At these amounts, you don't go away pi**ed by wine number 4.
3. Make sure you have some water, biscuits and cheese available to clean the palate in between wines.
4. If you're doing it right, don't go for cheap wines. We manage on a budget of 15 USD per tasting of 10 wines to do up to 10 wines up from 18 to 70 USD per bottle. Make it special!
5. Keep the tasting focussed - say Californian Pinot Noir, Loire Valley, Red Bordeaux emphasising 'left' v 'right' bank, burgundy, Piedmont or Tuscany in Italy, Argentina etc.I belong to a wine club in the UK that's been going for over 20 years. Once you get going, it's great fun; you will never get to know everything about wine - ever!!!!
good tips.but why would you serve cheese to cleanse the palate?
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