Take a Wine-Tasting Tour for Your Birthday

Find a Winery to Host Your Tour

The first thing you’ll need to do is find a winery or vineyard that hosts tours. You can easily search for wineries in your area by city or zip code. You can also use sites like Yelp to find highly reviewed vineyards or even look at a winery’s website to find out more about the kinds of tours they offer. Some vineyards may require reservations, so make sure to keep that in mind when booking your tour. When booking your wine-tasting tour, you’ll probably have to pay a fee to enter the vineyard. In addition to this, most wineries also charge a per-person fee for their wine-tasting tours. Make sure to ask about these fees when booking your tour.

Decide on a Route and Create a Game Plan

Once you’ve booked a winery to host your wine-tasting tour, you’ll need to pick a route and start planning your games and activities. Before you book the tour, it’s a good idea to look at the vineyard’s website and social media pages to get an idea of the general vibe and ambiance of the winery. This will help you better decide what games to play at each vineyard. If you’re planning a birthday wine-tasting tour for a group of friends, we recommend picking a route that consists of several vineyards in one area. This will make it easier for everyone to travel between vineyards and it’ll allow you to create a game plan with a few activities at each vineyard.

Print Out Question Cards

If your vineyard offers samples of wine, you can use these cards to quiz your friends on their wine knowledge. If the vineyard doesn’t offer wine tastings, you can use the cards to quiz your friends on facts about grapes, wine types, and even vineyard trivia. You can print these cards out on cardstock paper, cut them out, and place them in a small bag that you can keep easily accessible during the tour. If you’re planning to use the cards at each vineyard, be sure to write the vineyard name on the back of each card so you remember which vineyard each question comes from. If you’re only sampling at one vineyard, it’s a good idea to have a general grape and wine quiz at the very beginning as a warm-up activity.

Create a Playing Card Game

If you’re with a large group of people, you may want to consider creating a playing card game that you can play on the tour. We recommend creating a game based on the vineyards you’ll be visiting. You can create the game by printing out cards with each vineyard’s name on them and then creating rules for different ways to win. For example, if one friend gets two cards with the same name, they can make someone else drink a full glass of wine. If another friend gets two cards with the same name, they can make everyone else drink a full glass. This is just an example, but you get the idea. You can play this game at each vineyard, creating new rules each time based on the vineyard you’re at.

Don’t Forget the Snacks!

We know this may seem like a no-brainer, but we’re serious. You don’t want to show up to a vineyard with your friends and realize you forgot to pack snacks! We recommend bringing a variety of snacks to share with your friends as you go through the different vineyards. Some great options include grapes, dried fruit, pretzels, crackers, cookies, and chips. If you’re planning to sample wine, we recommend packing a small cooler with your snacks. This way, you can store the cooler in the trunk of a car or in the back seat of a car with room for your wine glass. You can also use a small backpack to carry your snacks and extra glassware as you go through the vineyards.

Important Tips for a Successful Wine-Tasting Party

If you’re more of a visual person, you can also create an itinerary for your wine-tasting and birthday party by creating a Google map. This will help your friends and party guests know exactly where they’re going and when they should be back by. Keep in mind that you and your guests will probably be drinking throughout the day, so don’t forget to build in some time for everyone to get back to their hotel safely. Here are a few more tips to make your wine-tasting party successful:

- Bring cash: Most wineries won’t accept credit cards, so make sure to bring cash to pay for your wine tasting.

- Stay hydrated: It’s important to stay hydrated while sampling wine. Some vineyards even offer water you can bring into the tasting area, but it’s always good to bring your own water bottle, too.

- Wear comfortable shoes: You’ll be doing a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.

- Eat something before you go: You don’t want to be drinking on an empty stomach or you may feel the effects of the alcohol even more quickly.

- Don’t forget to take pictures: You’ll want to remember all of the fun memories you make during your birthday party.

Conclusion

A wine-tasting tour for your birthday is a unique experience that any wine lover will remember for a long time. If you’re planning your birthday party, we highly recommend taking a wine-tasting tour. You and your friends will love getting to know more about wine, tasting different grapes and wines, and talking with other wine connoisseurs. What's even better is that you can do this birthday party any time of the year. Whether you live in a warm climate or a cold one, you can enjoy a wine-tasting tour any season. No matter what the weather is like where you live, a wine-tasting tour is a fun and memorable way to spend your birthday with friends.