Ten Reasons why to have a wine tasting

GREAT EXCUSE FOR A GET TOGETHER – Whether you’re celebrating Back to School, End of Summer, Bunco, Book Club, good friends, or you just need to de-stress a little, a tasting is a great excuse to bring friends together.

IT’S FUN – It’s hard to beat tasting great wines with great friends!

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY – You’re going to buy wine anyway. Why not buy wine that you know you like? My tastings are a great opportunity to try wines before you buy. It sure beats asking the guy in the grocery store’s wine department what he likes.

YOU CAN’T AFFORD NOT TO! – For $79 (plus tax and shipping), plus a few cheeses, fruits and chocolates, you have a party for up to 15 people. I will be pouring nearly $150 worth of wine during the tasting.

GREAT THANK-YOU GIFT – For hosting a tasting, you get to choose either a bottle of wine or a set of champagne toppers for your thank-you gift.

START YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING EARLY – Share our gift baskets, wine club memberships and personalized wines with your friends, family and colleagues this year. Buy at your tasting and check it off your To-Do List.

BRING A BOTTLE OF PERSONALIZED WINE TO YOUR NEXT GATHERING – Say “Thank You” to your host with a personalized bottle of wine. Use a picture of your family, your business card, your company logo, a personal message or whatever you can imagine. You’re going to bring a bottle of wine anyway – why not bring something unique and special?

BLIND TASTINGS – Many of you have hosted traditional tastings with me, and you know how much fun those can be. I can assure you that my blind tastings will be at least as fun. We can do a traditional tasting, a blind tasting or a combination. Either way, you and your guests are in for a real treat.

Monday Sipping

What are you sipping on this Monday evening?

Wine Lovers!!

Happy Wine Wednesday !

Happy Wine Wednesday 🍷

What will you be sipping on this hump day???

Clinking Technique

Clinking Wine Glasses 101

The technique that the wine glass geeks at Riedel showed me was casually referred to as the “Bell to Bell” method. The idea is that you aim your wine glass bell (the big round part in the middle) to the bell of your clinking-buddy’s wine glass. Upon contact the glass lets out a long sustained “DING!” which causes everyone to look around to see who knows how to party.

1. Find a clinking buddy
2. Angle wine glass slightly so that the bells line up and the rim is away from your partner
3. Clink wine glasses together and listen for sustained ring
4. Find another clinking buddy

What’s the best technique for clinking wine glasses and why is there a wrong way?

clinking wine glasses… the not-so-good way

Cheers!!!

Happy Wine Wednesday 🍷

Happy New Year!!!

Peace and lots of blessings to a new year. Happy 2013!!! Cheers :)