Ultimate Wine Tasting Prep List
If you plan to host a wine tasting, these are the items you’ll want to have on hand.
- Wine
- Wine glasses
- Slow pourers (for special bottles of wine)
- Wine charms for the glasses
- Wine stoppers (or reuse corks)
- Corkscrew
- Foil cutter
- Plates (wine theme – optional)
- Napkins (wine theme - optional)
- Coasters
- Plastic ware (knives, spoons, forks)
- Coffee, milk, and sugar
- Coffee cups
- Coffee dispenser (carafe)
- Soda and other non-alcoholic beverages
- Bottled water (lots)
- A lemon or a lime for the water
- Cheese/cracker tray
- Chips & dip, other hors d’oeuvres
- Fresh flowers (For the host, not on the tasting table)
- Name tags
- Team stickers
- Spittoons & individual cups for discreet spitting
- Funnel (for bottle consolidation at end of evening)
- Wine Bags or Aluminum foil (to wrap bottles for blind tastings)
- Tables (tablecloths)
- Cooler and ice packs (to keep whites chilled)
- Money basket and sign (if your guests are helping to pay for the wine)
- Wine quiz and prizes
- Pens or pencils for the quizzes
- Wine Away to clean up any wine spills on your carpet
- Bulk buying sign-up sheet (if you are planning to order any wine for your friends)
- Taxi phone number (in case someone needs a designated driver and doesn’t have one)
- Wine Tasting Panel Scorecard
