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by Ken Glauser, Ken

Are you looking at celebrating an event with your friends and family? If you are looking for a theme for your soiree (party) then one of the easiest themes to use is the wine and cheese party. Setting up a wine and cheese party doesn't involve a whole lot of work by the host. However there are literally hundreds of possible combinations for the makeup of the party. Decoration, different glasses or plates, varieties of wines and cheeses are all factors in the party.

Decorations for a Wine and Cheese Party

Setting up the party room is dictated by a couple of things. The amount of space available and the room's shape. If the room will allow it, you can set up a long table against the wall. This table would be divided into different sections. If this configuration doesn't work, then you could set up several small ?stations? around the room with smaller tables.

When you set up the tables, think simple and elegant. You want this to be an upscale party. You could use solid white tablecloths adorned with white candles decorated with grapes and grape leaves. If those aren't available, then use something seasonal. The cheeses should be labeled with information about the flavor or any other interesting facts, such as age. A nice touch is to have a cutting board and knife or other cutter for each type of cheese

Glasses and Plates for a Wine and Cheese Party

Each color of wine should have its own glass. Rounder ball shaped glasses for the red wines and fluted glasses for the white wine. The glass works with the wine to bring out its best qualities. If you are serving both white and red, you would want to have a collection of each type of glass available, positioned at each wine ?station?. Wine-themed plates or little antique dishes could be used if you have enough of them. These will encourage your guests to indulge in small samples of cheese with each type of wine.

What to Serve At a Wine and Cheese Party

Other choices for food at your wine and cheese party could be fruit or interesting types of breads or crackers. You should make sure that everything is appropriate for the wine that is at that ?station?. Fruit could consist of a bowl filled with grapes or other small fruit to complement the wine and cheese located there. Some nice touches would also be caviar or smoked fish and a nice cheesecake for desert. You should also have coffee available for your guests to round out the party.

One of the most enjoyable ways to enjoy your home
bar and wine furniture is to have a wine and
cheese party. To make the party a big hit,
however, requires creativity and planning. In
planning your party, your first step is to select
a theme. For example, do you want wines and
cheeses from all over the world represented? Or,
do you want wines and cheeses representing just
one region, California for example. For the sake
of putting our focus on a particular theme, let's
use wines and cheeses from all over the world.

When you send out your invitations to the party,
make sure they detail the party's theme. For time'
s sake it's best to assign a region to each guest,
or multiple guests, depending on the number of
people you anticipate will attend. Each guest
will be instructed to bring a bottle of wine and
a cheese from that region. Alternate between red
wines, white wines, and even sparkling wines with
each invited guest. Give your guests a suggested
price range as well. For some extra fun and
ambiance, have your guests bring a theme
decoration or two representing their assigned
regions,( the country's flag, for example). Make
sure that your guests are instructed to r.s.v.p.
This is important for determining the supplies
you'll need to provide.

When your guests arrive, give them a glass for
red wine and a glass for white wine. Also have
some Champagne flutes available for the sparkling
wines. Make certain that you have at least one
ice bucket and/or wine chiller available to keep
the cold wines chilled. As far as needed bar
accessories, you'll want a cheese slicer and
several special cheese knives. The cheese slicer
features a thin band, and is essential for many
soft cheeses. If your guests have not cut up
their hard cheeses, have them do so in small
squares. Make sure you provide plenty of
toothpicks. It's also a good idea to have bottled
water handy to refresh the palate between wines
and cheeses. Your guests should be situated in "
stations" around your home bar area. A word here
about wine openers. An event like a wine and
cheese party will definitely help you understand
the value of a "heavy-duty" wine opener! When you'
re opening this many bottles of wine, a
commercial quality opener will make the task
almost effortless. A savings of energy that you'
ll appreciate at the end of the day! Definitely
invest in a quality opener if you haven't already.

Use a mobile wine cart to move around the room
and attend to your guests. A wine cart is an
excellent resource at a wine and cheese party!
Also, for those of you that would like to get
fancy, provide your guests with wine adornments.
These adornments attach to the stem of the wine
glass and allow wine drinkers to identify their
own glasses. Wine adornments are available in a
variety of wine oriented themes. By following
these simple suggestions and guidelines, your
wine and cheese party will be a smashing success!
It might even inspire you to form your own wine "
club." Good luck!!

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