Want to host a wine-tasting party at home with your wine club subscription? That sounds absolutely delightful—and makes smart use of extra or excess wine! With Wander +Ivy's convenient single-serve bottles, you can serve the perfect pours without having to open full bottles. If you’ve ever wondered how to host a wine-tasting party with Wander + Ivy wine, keep scrolling, we’ve got some tips and tricks to sip on.

 

It All Starts With a Variety of Varietals

That way, everyone can savor their favorite flavor.

When you shop Wander + Ivy, you get to sample great-tasting, high-quality, zero-sugar wines made from organic grapes from all over the world without having to make multiple stops at different shops. We offer a variety of wine monthly subscription options so you can get the taste of France, Spain, and California from family-owned vineyards shipped straight to you as often as you’d like. ​​Need to customize your next shipment to have enough of the right variety for your party? That is no problem. You can change the assortment, quantity, and frequency as often as you like. That way, you don’t ever have to worry about not having the perfect pour on hand!

 

Choose Your Glassware

Whether you’re partial to traditional wine glasses (small-bowled for whites, large-bowled for reds), tall, thin glasses for sparkling celebrations, or whatever you’ve gathered thrifting, antiquing, or as gifts over the years, a tasting party calls for something chic to serve the wine in.

One of our favorite parts of our packaging is the chic, single-serve glass packaging. Plus, we’ve just introduced one-piece caps designed to protect and ensure the highest quality wine stays inside your bottle while making it even easier to open and enjoy. No wine will go to waste that way!

Chic and eco-friendly? Can’t go wrong with that!

 

Find the Right Favors

A wine-tasting party isn’t complete without a few little goodies! Some like wine charms, some like wine openers, but with Wander + Ivy, you don’t really need any of that.

Instead, we recommend a few of our fun little favors, like our sophisticated stone coasters or a deck of beautifully branded playing cards. If you’re feeling extra generous, we have the coziest ivory embroidered crewnecks that pair perfectly with today’s topic.

 

Plan and Prep the Activities

Aside from chatting and catching up, some classic wine-tasting activities include scorecards and tasting sheets to rate or take notes about the wines you’re trying (and many hosts bundle some themed stationery to accompany the affair).

If you’re thinking of making this a blind taste test or blind ranking, you’ll need some sort of bag or foil to hide both the label and the bottle to prevent identification (after all, knowing a varietal’s hue can be a real giveaway!)

If you’d rather keep the tasting part casual, here are a few other ideas. Challenge your friends to a photo contest. See who can capture the best pic of the night and don’t forget to tag us @wanderandivy.

We believe it’s important to Cheers to the Little Moments, so consider having small pieces of paper for your guests to write down one thing they are proud of recently -big or small! Go around and share them - it’s a great reminder of how much we all have to celebrate.

 

Make the Menu

From light bites and small sweets to takeout and your favorite eats, you need the “dine” to your wine. Charcuterie boards with specialty meats and cheeses, freshly baked breads, fruits and vegetables with delectable dips, chocolates, cobblers, cakes, and bars… the perfect menu is really up to you! And your guests of honor, of course.

Just like your variety of varietals, an inclusive selection is best. You can even get cute little to-go boxes so your friends can help you with leftovers!

You might also want a bit of water on hand to act as a pure palate cleanser—and so you have a reminder to stay hydrated all the while. And perhaps a few options for those who aren’t fans of wine, perhaps some lemonades, sparkling waters, juices… much like your guest list, the more the merrier!

 

Grab Your Guests

While you’re totally allowed to throw a wine-tasting party at home for one, tasting around the world is so much more fun surrounded by your besties. Especially when you’re sharing something you love, like wine from the best wine subscriptions.

From friends and family to neighbors, colleagues, and acquaintances, everyone is welcome for a Wander + Ivy tasting party (just make sure you have the right amount of wine chilled and ready!)

 

Throw a Wonderful Wine-Tasting Party at Home With Wander + Ivy

So, if you’ve ever wondered how to host a wine-tasting party, you really can’t go wrong with our elevated single-serve wines made from organic grapes.

For the perfect Wander + Ivy wine-tasting party, all you have to do is:

Pick your pour(s)

1. Get the glasses (or single-serve bottles) ready
2. Find the right favors
3. Plan and prep any activities
4. Make the menu
5. Grab your guests
6. Taste the night away

From the wine to the favors, we’d invite you to add a little Wander + Ivy flavor to your next at-home wine-tasting party. Explore our varietals to help your friends find their favorite and create some lasting memories along the way. Cheers!

Ready to start sipping?