Wine 101: What wines should I serve at a party?

This is another question I hear many times. You are a wine lover and enjoy sharing good wines with friends; meanwhile, during parties, it’s difficult to see your favorite wines being skulled down & not enjoyed by some…I know, I have been there! But you also don’t really want to serve the cheapest wine available. So the best is if you still want to have some of your good wines, serve them at first; people will be more ‘concentrated’ and enjoy the wines. Once the evening gets closer to ‘Party’ mode, you can switch to simpler wines (and yes, less expensive). To choose, stay within the ‘classic’ varieties which can please the widest crowd, like Italian Pinot Grigio or NZ Sauvignon Blanc, Chilean Cabernet or Argentinean Malbec. Do not pick the most popular (and with the lowest prices) brands, those can be seen ‘cheap’ wines sometimes, but rather select smaller producers, which will still be at similar prices but have a different impact on your guests! And now enjoy and have a good time!