How to Plan a Party

Here's a few tips in planning a wine tasting party.

Invite friends and acquaintances or anyone who loves drinking wine or those who loves studying facts about wines. Plan on serving 2-3 ounces of each wine per guest. Estimate the amount of each wine you will need for the number of guests you plan to invite.
Bring wines to the proper serving temperature - 45°/Sparkling; 55°/Whites; 65°/Reds. Be sure to have a few extra bottles on hand if you plan to serve food after the tasting.
Make sure that you have all equipments prepared: stemmed glasses which can hold a minimum of 6 ounces per person, ice buckets filled with 1/2 water, 1/2 ice for chilling, white table covering, wine descriptors, pencils, and water and water glasses.
Serve food, such as crackers, bread, grapes, cheeses or roast beef. It is necessary to be able to cleanse and refresh your palate between wines. It is a nice thought to provide additional foods for anyone who may not have a high tolerance for alcohol.
The party can be held in a place with good light and ventilation, such as the patio or in the dining room.
Schedule the tasting on an early morning hours when it's the best time to taste wines. However, it isn't usually the most opportune time for a social event. A relaxed weekend afternoon or any early evening will do quite well.
Set the wine in buffet-style, with guests proceeding from one to the next at their own pace. The sit-down tasting is the best.

Here's a suggested order of tasting wines:

Sparkling wines first (serve one as an aperitif if it isn't one of the tasting wines)
light to full-bodied still white wines
light to full-bodied red wines
light to full-bodied dessert wines