A dinner of small experiments: decanting, temperature, glassware.
An educational tasting built around blind A/B experiments. Decanted vs not, proper temp vs room temp, good glass vs cheap glass, expensive vs cheap. Conversation without pretension.
Turns the table into participants and sparks real debate without feeling snobby.
Simple courses that do not distract from the tasting.
One wine shown several ways; a cheap/expensive pair for the blind guess.
A decanter, two glass types, a way to chill one pour.
Guess which is which; guess the prices.
Decanted vs non-decanted; proper temp vs room temp; expensive vs cheap glass; blind price guessing; Old World vs New World.
Does the fancy glass actually matter, or did you just want it to?