| Appetizers for a wine tasting party will be a bit | | | | over the room and these cheeses can also mask |
| different to the quick easy appetizers you might | | | | any subtle flavor tones in the wine. |
| provide at a cocktail party or another kind of | | | | Salty snacks like olives go well with wine but |
| gathering. At a wine tasting party, the main focus | | | | make sure you offer the mild ones rather than |
| is of course the wine, so the appetizers should | | | | the spicy ones that can interfere with the wines. |
| not conflict with the flavor of the wine or | | | | Nuts are quite neutral in flavor too. If people will |
| overpower it, but they should still look appealing | | | | already have eaten when they come to your |
| and taste good. | | | | wine tasting party, perhaps basic snacks like |
| Wine can be served with cheese or even | | | | bread, cheese, and nuts is all you want to offer |
| chocolate, and there are a few rules to follow if | | | | and that is fine. If some people might be a bit |
| you are going to be serving those. For example, if | | | | more hungry though, you might want to make |
| you are serving chocolate with wine, the wine | | | | some additional appetizers to satisfy their hunger. |
| needs to be slightly sweeter than the chocolate, | | | | Other Appetizer Ideas |
| else it will taste sour. Wine and cheese bring the | | | | Tapenade is always a good idea and this is a |
| best out of one another. For example, a blue | | | | pureed olive snack containing olive oil, garlic, black |
| cheese will coat the mouth and make a red wine | | | | olives, and anchovies. There are also different |
| taste smoother. | | | | types. This is spread over crackers or bread. This |
| Basic Appetizers | | | | is a nice appetizer if you are looking for the most |
| The most important appetizers for a wine tasting | | | | easy party appetizers and anyone who likes olives |
| party are the basics and these include bread, | | | | will enjoy tapenade. |
| crackers, nuts, olives, and cheese. Pre-sliced | | | | Bruschetta is another nice appetizer for a wine |
| French baguettes are a good idea or you can | | | | tasting party and this is a simple recipe made by |
| serve crackers. Bread and crackers are good for | | | | topping toast slices with chopped tomatoes, garlic, |
| cleansing the palate between different wines, but | | | | olive oil, green onions, salt and pepper. There are |
| make sure the bread you choose is not too | | | | lots of different variations and you can add other |
| sweet or strongly flavored. | | | | ingredients such as mushrooms, herbs, cured |
| When serving cheese, it is a good idea to let | | | | meat, and cheese. |
| people help themselves. Have serving knives or | | | | What about making truffle honey cups? Simple |
| forks available. Soft cheeses will require bread or | | | | crumble some blue cheese into pastry cup or on |
| crackers to spread them on to. Avoid anything | | | | to melba toast and drizzle some truffle honey |
| too strong because, although strong cheeses can | | | | over the top. These are quick easy appetizers |
| be wonderful with wine, they can be smelt all | | | | but they have such an elegant flavor. |