Bachelorette Party Wine Tasting

Girls Wine Tasting Trip - A weekend in wine country is a great way to celebrate the bride-to-be's upcoming bachelorette party. It is a trip that can either be something that is planned out in advance or maybe something that is more of a last minute bachelorette party, all who attend are bound to have a good time. There are many regions both here in the US or abroad that offer great weekend get-a-ways for the bride-to-be's last night out.
 

California has a multitude of such areas including Napa, Sonoma, Santa Barbara, Los Olivos, Temecula, and many others that provide all the necessary things (lodging, food, nightlife, wineries, and transportation) for a great weekend for the party. A weekend away at one of these destinations can be as extravagant as you might like, taking advantage of a full service resort and spa, or as economical as staying at a quaint Bed and Breakfast. Rather than doing the same old bar hoping, isn't much more relaxing and hassle-free to visit wineries on your own pace (we do recommend , if driving to have a designated driver) or have everyone chip in and hire a limo service or shuttle to tour your Bachelorette Party through the vineyards allowing everyone to drink and celebrate.
 

Some helpful hints from our investigation on trips to the various wine tasting areas:

(1) Try and make reservations as early as possible for lodging and dining (especially during harvest seasons).
 

(2) Call ahead to wineries to make reservations (especially with large parties - usually more than 6 people), also in calling ahead to let them know about the party, sometimes you can negotiate better rates or even free tastings.
 

(3) Try not to schedule too many tastings for any one day, a good average is to plan to make 3 wineries (if you start early - the last thing you want is to be rushing around trying to make appointments so a good rule of thumb is to reserve your first and last tastings, then leave the middle of the afternoon open, this gives you the ability to stop in on wineries on the way but gives you time to enjoy the day for the bachelorette party.
 

(4) If you do plan to use a service or shuttle, it is best to call ahead, usually the earlier reserved - the better the rates you can get, also many service can get booked so if you plan to use one, it is best to call and reserve as early as possible.
 

(5) Rent a car/SUV big enough to have all the girls in the same vehicle (if booked early or using some of the travel websites, you can get a great rate and have a vehicle large enough to hold all the bachelorettes and even room for some wine to bring back home.
 

(6) Ask friends, family or use internet searches to investigate wineries and their offerings, local restaurants and places to stay for the bachelorette party. Many times you can find wineries that offer free tastings, and other more prestigious ones, may only take visitors who have scheduled a tasting, or get group discounts on lodging.
 

(7) A great way to help cut costs is to use any of the many travel websites to find everything you need for the trip, and you can even use some of the restaurant websites to make reservations.
 

Wine tasting is one of our favorite past times here, and a visit to wine country, though much different than the Vegas or Bar ventures, is a relaxing and tasty way to celebrate the Bachelorette Party.
 

We, in our ongoing commitment to offering alternatives to the common bachelorette party weekends, will continue to try to offer information helpful to make the best party possible. If you have any questions regarding a wine tasting Girl's Night Out, especially in California, please feel free to send us an email and we would be happy to help you in your planning.

Cheers!

Bachelorette Party Pairings of Wine and Food - If you are having a bachelorette party that will involve good food and wine, then we have a great section for you below that discusses the most optimal type of wine to serve at the bachelorette party meal:
 

Beaujolais: Although not that popular at bachelorette party events, this fine wine is great with roasted chicken, salad, grilled sausage and pork chops.


Cabernet Sauvignon: This wine is great with any b-b-q beef, rib eye/New York steak, filet mignon, duck, lamb as well as meat loaf and burgers.


Champagne: If you and the bachelorette party want to drink even more eloquently, champagne goes well with dim sum, fried oysters, caviar as well as with your breakfast foods of eggs benedict, any brunch, crepes, lobster omelet and strawberries.


Chardonnay: A perfect selection if you are having Pesto, Cesar salad, scallops, sea bass, shrimp scampi, as well as the good old mac n cheese, fajitas, quesadillas, or pork chops.


Chianti: If you are in the mood for Italian red sauce dishes as well as pizza, minestrone, eggplant parmesan, capriccio as well as sirloin steak or wild boar, this is the bachelorette party selection for you.


Gewurztraminer: Another not so common bachelorette party favorite but great with cheeses, spicy dishes (Chinese) and duck.


Merlot: A bachelorette party favorite and great with prime rib, corned beef, grilled duck and pot roast.


Pinot Grigio: A light wine that is great with fish, linguini with clams, raw veggies, hummus and prosciutto.


Pinot Noir: A wine that is great with many bachelorette party dishes including chicken with mushrooms, fish (halibut/mahi mahi/salmon/grilled tuna), ham, risotto, turkey and pork chops.


Riesling: A fine wine for a bachelorette party that is great with shrimp/lobster/crab, hot dogs, pad Thai, Chinese chicken salad and chicken teriyaki.


Rose: Not a common bachelorette party wine unless your having a picnic out with the girls, but still great with BBQ chicken, ratatouille (not from the movie), and tuna salad.


Sauvignon Blanc: A great wine with seafood choices like Caribbean foods, raw oysters, pasta with seafood, BBQ shrimp as well as fried chicken, guacamole and Greek salad.


Syrah/Shiraz: Not a common bachelorette party wine, yet great with grilled or tandoori chicken, empanadas, skirt steak or venison.


Zinfandel: A sweet wine that is great with BBQ spare ribs and chicken (really anything with BBQ sauce), chili, beef teriyaki, Mexican meat dishes, and short ribs.
 

After dinner bachelorette party wines
After the main course, these other fine bachelorette party wines are great to top off the meal:
 

Muscat: My favorite and great with cookies, crème Brule, flan, and fruit salad.


Port: An excellent dessert wine as well as with steak dinners and dates.
 

We hope you find this bachelorette party wine and food information helpful. We will continually add new content to this page as your bachelorette party wine and food consultants!
 

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