How to go about holding a wine tasting

[wondersofwine]

Something I should have added. I use tiny 1-2 oz. tasting glasses most of the evening, and offer a larger German-type wine glass for the last wine presented. That keeps the wine consumption down and lets them go back to retry their favorite wine of the evening in a larger pour at the end. Also, I always serve appetizers with the wines. I may have two types of hors d'oeuvres with the white wines, another two types with the red wines, and a dessert (such as apple cake or obsttorte) with the dessert wine. It's best not to drink on an empty stomach and also that helps demonstrate what wines go best with what foods.