I had an opportunity recently to meet the wine expert Anu Karwa, founder of in-home and corporate wine tasting party company Swirl Events and writer of the fresh, fun wine blog SwirlSavvy. Anu is so nice, I could have talked forever with her, but more than that – I would love have her pour her wine knowledge in me (and some wine naturally). I asked her some of her wine party tips if we all can’t hire her for our wine parties, and she was so nice to offer a few tricks and tips and also a wine consultation giveaway! Yes, one you you will get to go wine shopping with Anu! Anu is based in New York City, so if you are in NYC area, you will get to meet Anu, but if not, the consultation will be via email or phone.
Here are the wine expert Anu Karwa’s top wine party tips:
1. When throwing a dinner party, hand out glasses of Prosecco, a lightly sparkling Italian wine, as guests walk in the door. It gets them in a festive mood and keeps them busy while you finish up last minute details.
2. When throwing a party or for a wedding, you want to budget 1 glass of wine per person per hour for each person who you think will drink wine (others will drink soda, beer, cocktails, etc.) To help you budget, you get about 5-6 glasses of wine per bottle, depending on how generous your pours are.
3. Want to throw an alfresco spring soiree? Then bring out the rose and chill it lightly. One of my faves is the Crios Rose of Malbec. It has the kick of a Malbec but the ease of drinking a white wine.
4. A cheese plate is a natural complement to a wine themed party. Choose four stylistically different cheeses. My favorites are a fresh chevre (a goat cheese that works lovely with Sauvignon Blanc and Rose), a D’affinois (tastes like Brie but is even smoother) to pair with full bodied white wines, a Piave Vecchio or Manchego for medium-bodied reds like Pinot Noir, and then an aged Gouda to pair with highly concentrated, bold red wines.
If you don’t know some of these wines Anu mentioned in her tips and you want to learn more about wines, attend the wine consultation giveaway!
WINE CONSULTATION GIVEAWAY
This giveaway is for a two-hour consultation or personal wine shopping experience in New York City with Anu Karwa, the owner/sommelier of Swirl Events www.swirlevents.com, a wine tasting party company with a fresh, hip approach located in NYC. If you are outside NYC, it will be a phone or email consultation.
Get her expertise to stock up the wines your home, choose the wines for your wedding, bridal shower, birthday or other big celebration. Anu will answer any other type of food & wine pairing question you might have. And if you’re located in NYC, she’ll be your personal wine shopper! And I hear she always throws in a bottle of wine to help you celebrate!
ENTER THE GIVEAWAY :
1. Check out Anu’s blog Swirl Savvy and leave a comment which blog post is your favorite and leave a way for me to contact you.
2. Subscribe to my feed to keep in the loop. Leave a comment if you did.
RULES:
Deadline for comments/above: April 15th midnight EST. US only. Winner will be announced on April 16nd. Thanks to Swirl Events for this giveaway!
PS. Check out the 6 months’ supply of RAGU tomato sauce giveaway too!
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Good contest Katja! I like the Perfect Spring Wine Picks post on Anu’s blog – I’m a fan of light Chilean whites and saw some good ones to try there.
I hope I win this one!
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i liked the kosher wine picks worthy of drinking all year long. i wish i had read it a few days ago, before the beginning of passover! but i guess it doesn’t matter if they are worthy all year long, right?!
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Fabulous contest, thanks for the opportunity! I love the perfect spring wine picks on her blog. also subscribed to your blog.
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