| A wine and cheese party can be a great way to | | | | various tidbits on it. |
| get together with friends or for a special bridal or | | | | You'll want to have labels for each cheese that |
| wedding shower, birthday party or other | | | | states the name and general flavor - you can |
| celebration. It be easy to put together with a | | | | expand on that by adding the origin and maybe |
| minimum of work even if you don't know much | | | | some history if you feel ambitious. Each section of |
| about wine or cheese! You can throw together a | | | | cheese could have it's own cutting board and |
| simple but elegant party without a lot of fuss and | | | | cutter - A cute idea would be to use the cheese |
| have an interesting theme to boot. | | | | boards that are made out of flattened wine |
| You can setup your room in a couple different | | | | bottles to cut the cheese on. |
| ways which really depends on how much room | | | | Glasses and Plates |
| you have and the shape of your room or rooms. | | | | You'll want to make sure to use the right type of |
| One way is to use a long buffet table against one | | | | wine glass with each wine. Red wine should be |
| wall with different sections. Another is to have | | | | poured into a round ball shaped glass and white |
| several "stations" around the room by using little | | | | wine is more fluted but not as narrow as a |
| tables each with certain wines and their | | | | champagne flute. Keep a bunch of each type of |
| complimentary cheeses. You'll want to add some | | | | glass out so your guests can be sure to have the |
| other foods too as man cannot live on wine and | | | | right glass at all times. For dishes you could get |
| cheese alone! | | | | wine themed plates or go with an eclectic mix of |
| Decorations | | | | little antique plates. Make sure you have plenty of |
| A wine and cheese party should be somewhat | | | | little plates around to encourage quests to try |
| elegant but not too gaudy. You could have simple | | | | small samples of cheese with each wine. |
| white tablecloths with white candles. Perhaps | | | | What To Serve |
| decorating the table with grapes and grape leaves | | | | A wine and cheese party needs more than just |
| or something seasonal such as fall leaves if the | | | | wine and cheese! You'll also want to provide lots |
| party is in the fall or holly, pine boughs and | | | | of interesting breads and crackers. Maybe some |
| ornaments if it's at the holidays. A summer party | | | | caviar? And don't forget dessert - a cheesecake |
| might be cute with light floral bouquets. Fruit - | | | | would be in keeping with the theme but any |
| especially grapes go great with wine and cheese | | | | dessert will do! And finally, some coffee might be |
| so you could have a 3 tiered centerpiece or large | | | | in order after all that wine and please make sure |
| antique bowl filled with grapes and other fruit on | | | | that no one drives after having too much wine. |
| the tables too. If you choose one large table a big | | | | Of course, you'll want to make sure you serve |
| centerpiece would be a nice focal point, you could | | | | the right wine with the right cheese and in fact |
| even use and old architectural urn filled with ice | | | | complimentary wine and cheese pairings can |
| and wine bottles or a large tiered platter with | | | | produce interesting and unusual tastes. |