How To Recreate A Wine Tasting Experience From the Comfort Of Your Own Home

Adapting to the pandemic hasn't been easy for any of us. Depending on your location, you've likely seen various restrictions put in place to protect public health and slow the spread. You've also likely seen these rules loosen up or tighten up again. Wherever possible, people are still working or studying virtually, but it's still hard on all of us. But where it's probably hit us the hardest is in our social circles.

Sports leagues and gyms are largely shuttered up or restricted, so we can't go blow off physical steam. You're stuck ordering in from your family's favorite restaurant instead of having a fun evening out. Even having a beer with a co-worker at a pub after a tough shift is not the relaxing experience it's supposed to be. Most public health officials are still recommending not having indoor gatherings in your own home.

How businesses are stepping up

Over the last year, we've seen a lot of ingenuity from businesses all over the world as they move their services to virtual venues or modify to provide safe service for you and your family. Artists and dancers have put on incredible virtual performances, even though they're not as interactive as they usually like with a live audience. Bars have opened up enclosed outdoor patios to offer safe spaces for you and your family to have a restaurant experience without risking the health of other patrons. Many other vendors opened up their own delivery services!

Wineries and breweries have not been idle in the midst of all of these modified services! Most of them have had to suspend their facility tours and tasting events, so they've had to innovate and come up with an experience for you and your friends!

Taking your wine tasting experience virtual

What's great about a wine tasting? Some wineries have you tour the vineyards and wine cellars. Some of them have food pairings available to sample with each particular wine. And many of the wines you get to sample there are small batches and exclusive; they're not widely available at every corner store. How can you possibly create a virtual experience that could compare?

Enter the Virtual Wine Tasting event! While different wineries may offer different services, they can still provide you with an incredibly fun night with your friends. While their wines might not be everywhere, they can deliver a couple of bottles to each of your friends' homes for the tasting. They can still take you on a guided tour through the history of winemaking or a video tour of their own vineyards! Some might provide games to play or trivia for your friends to compete in so you can interact with each other as well. The winery sommeliers will provide food pairing options, such as cheeses, chocolates, or meats, and some might have options to include those with the bottles themselves during shipping.

While we've all found ourselves restricted by health risks over this last year in one way or another, that doesn't mean that we can't work together to make the best of it! We've spent decades developing the technology and infrastructure to build digital and virtual worlds. Let's put it to good use!