Tasting night planner
Turn a few good bottles into a proper tasting journey.
A tasting night is about contrast and conversation, not volume. Fewer pours, a deliberate order and simple palate breaks make the bottles more interesting.
Wine carried into the plan
Rapaura Springs Sauvignon Blanc
Use this bottle as the anchor for the tasting order, food and supporting drinks.
Live party planner
Put some numbers around the night.
Change the guest count, duration and budget. We’ll turn that into a conservative stock estimate and a practical service shape for this kind of occasion.
1 bottle
Approx. six small glasses per 75cl bottle.
2 bottles
Approx. six 125ml glasses per 75cl bottle.
1
Individual bottles or cans in the suggested mix.
1 bottle
5 cocktail serves in the mix; base bottle estimate assumes roughly 50ml spirit per serve.
13 serves
Includes deliberate AF provision plus some extra choice for the whole group.
15L / 4kg
A practical minimum starting point; warm weather usually needs more.
The mix is tailored to a tasting night and is meant as a starting point. Swap categories freely: fewer cocktails and more wine, more alcohol-free, or no fizz at all.
Turn the plan into a basket
You have the quantities. Now choose what fills them.
Choose the bottles, cans and alcohol-free options that match the quantities above, then keep them together in your Sipping Basket.
A shape that works
Give the evening a beginning, middle and finish.
Set the theme
Region, grape, style, age, producer or price band gives the tasting a reason to exist.
Taste in order
Move from lighter / subtler to richer / stronger so the early samples are not flattened.
Compare
Use food sparingly and leave room for discussion, notes and a favourite at the end.
What matters most
Use small tasting pours.
Choose contrast rather than six versions of the same thing.
Add water, plain crackers or bread and a clear tasting order.
Build the interesting bits
Take the plan into the rest of Sipping.
Build a wine flight
Browse wines by style, region, grape and story.
ExploreExplore special bottles
Use the fine and rare hub for collectible whisky, wine and bottle ideas.
ExploreAdd a cheese flight
Choose cheeses that create useful contrasts rather than overwhelm the drinks.
ExplorePlan a Champagne & cheese flight
Start with the cheeses and carry a tested flavour match into your tasting plan.
ExploreHosting checklist
Make the practical bits disappear before guests arrive.
0 of 6 ready. Tick them off as you plan.