Wine Club: How to Host Wine Night

A few months ago a friend sent out an invitation to a few close girlfriends in Grand Rapids to see if they'd be interested in participating in a wine club. Without hesitation I clicked 'accept' and couldn't wait to have a fun evening with some girls while we sipped on wines and ate delicious hors d'oeuvres.  

What does Wine Club entail?  It is a monthly get-together of GIRLS ONLY where we eat cheese and snacks, drink wine, meet new people, and have fun! Each month holds a new theme. Our first theme, selected by my friend Sharisa, was Chardonnay. 

 

The Rules:
-Every person brings a bottle of wine (every month is a different wine theme) and an appetizer dish to share.
-We place the bottles in paper bags (it's a blind taste) and label them with letters 'A' through however many bottles are brought. Set out some note cards and pens for the girls to rate the wines as they are poured. Then score them on a 1-5 system: 1 being the worst and 5 being the best.
-The owner of the bottle with the most amount of votes picks next month's wine theme. The owner of the bottle rated the worst is your next hostess!

Our second hostess, Tieka, brought the bottle of Chardonnay that received the fewest votes, so she hosted Wine Night #2 and the theme was Moscato. So how did I become last month's hostess? I apparently picked the most disgusting bottle of Moscato that received the least amount of votes. Because of this, I was set to host the next wine night after Tieka. The theme for Wine Night #3 was Pinot Noir. Mmmmm...

After taking the voting very seriously, we said 'cheers' to another successful Wine Club night and conversed and ate some more. My heart was overflowing by the end of the evening. 

Once the votes were counted, we had determined a winner and a loser. Stacey, with the most votes, got to pick the next wine theme. Lauren, with the fewest votes, is set to host Wine Club for September!

I totally recommend putting together a wine club for you and your best girlfriends. It's a great reason to have a scheduled get-together once a month to drink wine, eat, and catch up. I always look forward to the next one!

xoxo,
Laura