Wine Region

• A wine region party allows participants to taste different wines from a single world region, like Bordeaux. You might also pair the food and décor with the chosen wine region, with guests dressing in the region's particular style.
  
  

Grape Varietal

• A grape varietal party invites participants to experience the remarkable variety of a single grape---Chardonnay or Pinot Noir, for instance---depending upon where in the world it is produced.
  
  

Horizontal Tasting

• A horizontal tasting party focuses on a single grape varietal from a designated year. Participants in this case might compare 2008 Chardonnays from seven different wineries.
  
  

Verticle Tasting

• A vertical tasting party focuses on a single grape varietal from a single winery over multiple vintages. Participants might taste the Hess Monterey Chardonnay, for instance, from the years 2005 through 2008.
  
  

Wine Blending

• The purpose of a wine blending party is to create traditional blends from single varietal wines. Bordeaux, for example, could be made from bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
  
  

Blind Tasting

• A blind tasting allows party guests to experience and discuss wines without knowing the wine or the vintage. The point is to be creative and allow your senses free reign.