| Planning a Party with Wine.Entertaining
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| | great option is overlooked, Champagne.
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| can be a stressful event, but one way to
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| | Sparkling wines accompany many dishes
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| ensure a good for everyone including
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| | well, and are especially good to sip
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| yourself is to plan ahead. By taking
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| | alone over good conversation. Be sure to
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| care of as many details in advance, you
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| | keep it well chilled, and don't open too
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| will have time to enjoy your company and
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| | many bottles in advance or else they will
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| take care of the few unexpected things
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| | go flat before getting to the glass.How
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| that arise. One area that is especially
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| | much to buy.If you will be serving
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| easy to plan in advance is buying and
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| | primarily wine, or you know your guests
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| serving wine.What to buy.What types and
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| | will be drinking mostly wine by choice,
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| varieties of wine you purchase and offer
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| | you will want to plan on one bottle for
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| will depend on what type of event you are
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| | every 3 or 4 guests. If there will be
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| hosting. If you are having a stand-up
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| | beer and spirits, reduce your wine cache
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| party with mostly appetizers and finger
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| | to about one bottle for every 4 or 5
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| foods then you will want to offer both
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| | guests. For dinner parties, you will
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| red and white wines. For white wine
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| | want to make sure every guest can have a
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| consider having two options, first a good
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| | glass of each wine served with each
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| Chardonnay with ample oak tones that
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| | course. A bottle pours about 5 glasses
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| stand up to the many different foods that
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| | of wine, so plan on a bottle for 5
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| will be offered. A second good white
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| | guests. An extra bottle of the main
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| wine choice is a lighter and drier Pinot
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| | course and desert wine is always a good
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| Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc. For red
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| | idea.How to serve.First, get the wine to
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| wines, avoid anything too big and bold.
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| | the correct temperature well in advance
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| Instead a lighter Zinfandel, Merlot, or
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| | of the party. Set out all of the glasses
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| Pinot Noir are all great choices.If you
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| | where guests can easily access them, in
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| are serving a formal sit down dinner, you
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| | close proximity to the wine. Don't open
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| may wish consider having both a red and
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| | it all right away, and don't set the
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| white wines on hand. But you should also
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| | chilled white and sparkling wine out at
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| consider the food you are serving and
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| | once. Just before guests are to arrive,
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| match your wine selections accordingly.
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| | open enough wine to fill glasses of the
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| If you are serving a multi-course dinner
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| | initial arrivals. After everyone has
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| event, don't be afraid to offer different
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| | poured their first glass, you can then
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| wines with each course. Encourage guests
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| | open more to replenish based on the rate
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| to pour just a half glass of each wine if
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| | it is being consumed. Keep sparkling
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| you will be serving different wines in
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| | wine chilled in an ice water bath, but
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| order to avoid over indulgence.Many times
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| | white and reds will be fine sitting out
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| if your focus is solely on which white
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| | at room temperature for 30-45 minutes.
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| and red wines to purchase and another
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