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Article Check - Make Your Wine Tasting Party Fun - Make It Blind!
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Pick 1 or 2 grapes (e.g. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon) and buy from 3 different countries/regions (or 6 if you only pick 1 grape). Pass out a wine tasting guide listing all the countries/regions. To make the game easier, you can provide the typical cha
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(Blind wine tasting means the guests will not know which bottle they are drinking. You don’t have to blindfold your guests; but you do have to bag your bottles to conceal their identities.)
(1) Pick a theme:
Theme gives the event a purpose, a game, and a discussion topic. We have listed some of our all time favorite themes. Free feel to use them.
Take a Personality Test – guess the grape variety:
Buy 6 different grape varietals. Pass out a note (or blind tasting guide) that describes the personality of each grape; for example, Sauvignon Blanc is green, grassy, and perfumes of gooseberries. Have the guests taste the wine and map them to the listed grape variety. Recommended using these varietals as each has unique personality: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling.
Name the country/region:
Pick 1 or 2 grapes (e.g. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon) and buy from 3 different countries/regions (or 6 if you only pick 1 grape). Pass out a wine tasting guide listing all the countries/regions. To make the game easier, you can provide the typical char
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(1) Pick a theme:
Theme gives the event a purpose, a game, and a discussion topic. We have listed some of our all time favorite themes. Free feel to use them.
Take a Personality Test – guess the grape variety:
Buy 6 different grape varietals. Pass out a note (or blind tasting guide) that describes the personality of each grape; for example, Sauvignon Blanc is green, grassy, and perfumes of gooseberries. Have the guests taste the wine and map them to the listed grape variety. Recommended using these varietals as each has unique personality: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling.
Name the country/region:
Pick 1 or 2 grapes (e.g. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon) and buy from 3 different countries/regions (or 6 if you only pick 1 grape). Pass out a wine tasting guide listing all the countries/regions. To make the game easier, you can provide the typical cha
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Buy 6 different grape varietals. Pass out a note (or blind tasting guide) that describes the personality of each grape; for example, Sauvignon Blanc is green, grassy, and perfumes of gooseberries. Have the guests taste the wine and map them to the listed grape variety. Recommended using these varietals as each has unique personality: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling.
Name the country/region:
Pick 1 or 2 grapes (e.g. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon) and buy from 3 different countries/regions (or 6 if you only pick 1 grape). Pass out a wine tasting guide listing all the countries/regions. To make the game easier, you can provide the typical cha
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Name the country/region:
Pick 1 or 2 grapes (e.g. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon) and buy from 3 different countries/regions (or 6 if you only pick 1 grape). Pass out a wine tasting guide listing all the countries/regions. To make the game easier, you can provide the typical cha
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Pick 1 or 2 grapes (e.g. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon) and buy from 3 different countries/regions (or 6 if you only pick 1 grape). Pass out a wine tasting guide listing all the countries/regions. To make the game easier, you can provide the typical characteristics of these regional wines and the temperature range. Ask the guests to map the wines to the countries/regions.
Are you a good shopper - guess the price:
A variation of Name the Country game. Here you pass out a wine tasting guide listing all the purchase prices and ask the guests to map the bottle to the value.
Odd one out:
Have one bottle that is different (in grape variety) from the others and ask the guest to find it.
Color coordination:
Buy a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Rose, Pinot Noir, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Ask the guests to rank the bottles on a color scale, going from light to dark. To make this game easier and more enjoyable, serve the wines at their optimal serving temperature as this will bring out their bouquet and you can better taste their differences.
(2) Prepare the following:
Remember the following tips when you are preparing for your wine tasting party:
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