Try This At Home - Wine Tasting Party Tips

Hosting a Virginia Wine Lover wine tasting party at home is easy:

1. Make sure you have downloaded all the forms you will need for your "Try This At Home" wine tasting party. Click on the forms below to download:

• Preparing For The Party
• Party Checklist
• Wine Bottle Labels
• Wine Tasting Score Sheet
• Wine & Food Pairing Guidelines

2. When you finish your party, please email photos and tasting results to Virginia Wine Lover executive editor Patrick Evans-Hylton at:
patrick@virginiawinelover.com

3. In your email, please include the following information:
• Your name and phone number (phone number is for verification only)

• The city you live in and the party location (home, restaurant, etc.) and city where you conducted your tasting

• The name and email address of each of your guests (they will be contacted for a free magazine subscription)

• The exact names of each of your wines served: include winery name, wine name, wine varietal, vintage year and any other special designation

• The average score (computed from your tally sheets) of each wine, next to each wine name

• A write up from you no fewer than 200 words and no more than 500 words explaining:
     - why you wanted to do a home wine tasting
     - your familiarity and impression of Virginia wines
     - how you decided on the wines you picked
     - reactions from your guests
       (include some comments from their tally sheets!)
     - what foods you served
     - your overall impression of the evening