The Necessities

• Some wine (ask each person to bring a bottle)
• A corkpull
• Some appropriate wine glasses (see Tips)
• Some water in a pitcher (room temperature)
• Some unsalted crackers, or French bread
• A container into which people can spit wine (see Tips)
• A clean, lint-free cloth for drying rinsed glasses

Optional

• A pencil and paper for each person to write down their impressions.
• A wine preserver (see Step 5). Some candles.

Taste the Wine with Your Mouth