{"id":13853,"date":"2017-01-30T10:34:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T15:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=13853"},"modified":"2017-01-30T11:06:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T16:06:27","slug":"small-group-wine-tasting-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/30\/small-group-wine-tasting-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Group Wine Tasting Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13859\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13859\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13859\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/13017bIMG_6179-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/13017bIMG_6179-300x210.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/13017bIMG_6179.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small group wine tasting by Wine Trail Traveler<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Small group wine tastings offer a relaxing, social atmosphere any time of the year.\u00a0Yesterday we offered a wine tasting event for a group of 15 people who are interested in wine. Over the past year we have offered several of these types of events which are suitable for anyone with an interest in wine. For this group, numerous nibbles were provided by the organizer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevillageinhoward.org\" target=\"_blank\">The Village in Howard<\/a> (TVIH) \u00a0for the event.<\/p>\n<p>However, we did add a couple of items\u00a0to encourage people to pair food with wine.\u00a0For example, with the Sauterne wine, we passed a plate with bits of dark chocolate from the Ranger factory in Portland, Oregon. We paired the Icewine with bites of blue cheese. Our final food and wine activity was to teach the guests\u00a0how to do a Tim Tam Slam using a Tim Tam as a straw and a little Port.<\/p>\n<p>For this particular wine event, we were asked to focus on sweet wines. The wines ranged in styles and prices with the least expensive one that we had made by back sweetening it. The most expensive was the Icewine by Inniskillin in Canada. The wine tasting ended with a yummy\u00a0 Port produced by Messina Hof in Texas and the Tim Tam Slam experience.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation covered concepts such as residual sugar, fermentation and crafting of sweet wines<\/p>\n<p>These wine focused-group meetings are great for\u00a0people who want to know more about wine. The attendees\u00a0are encouraged and do \u00a0frequently ask questions and also enjoy discussing which wines they like. We enjoy sharing our wine experiences with others, and these small group presentations are ideal. This was a fun wine event for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p>We are looking forward to our next wine tasting speaking event with those who want to learn more about wine at a relaxing, social event.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in group wine tasting events, contact us at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winetrailtraveler.com\/about3.php\" target=\"_blank\">Wine Trail Traveler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br \/>\nKathy and Terry<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Small Group Wine Tasting Fun\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=13853\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small group wine tastings offer a relaxing, social atmosphere any time of the year. 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