The Balancing Act learns how to host holiday parties that impress without the stress. Thanks to Smarty Had a Party and the Artful Winemaker, viewers will wow their guests and enjoy themselves at the same time.
Whether you’re hosting a family dinner for Thanksgiving, a small neighborhood get-together or a big bash for the holiday season, you want your party to be festive and distinctive. The process typically starts with menu planning and a shopping list, and it ends with a pile of dirty dishes. The Balancing Act offers viewers elegant and affordable solutions that lend a personal touch to any event.
Thanks to Michael Hind from Artful Winemaker, we have an innovative solution for creating great-tasting, homemade wine to serve on special occasions or surprise visits. It’s a simple, do-it-yourself project that comes with an instructional DVD and booklet as well as the bottles, caps, labels and winemaker. Chardonnay, Merlot and three other popular varietals are among the offerings for at-home winemaking that will add flair and flavor to your party.
At www.artfulwinemaker.com, viewers can learn more about food and wine pairings, drink recipes and how to cook food with wine. For a Thanksgiving feast, consider this tasty choice:
Wine and food pairing can be a very personal marriage, but the most important thing to remember is to have fun and enjoy by trying your selections over and over again. When you hit that perfect match your taste buds will know and the experience will be wonderful. It is very interesting how the flavor of a wine can change as the flavors of the food change.
Wine & Food Matching Principles
• Match your wine to the strongest flavor on the plate.
• Balance the weight of the wine to the weight of the food. A full flavored meal needs a full-bodied wine; a lighter dish requires a lighter wine.
• Fatty, greasy or rich dishes need a dry wine with good acidity to clean the palate.
• Salty dishes need a slightly sweet wine with full fruit flavors, moderate acidity, lower alcohol and no tannins.
• Hot, spicy dishes require refreshing acidity, lower alcohol and fruity wines with a touch of sweetness.
• Cream sauces and butter require wines of good fruit and matching creamy style or contrasting acidity to cleanse the palate.
• The wine should be sweeter than the food.
• Rare meats need young tannic reds and well-done meats need older or fruity reds with little to no tannins.
• Foods high in acidity are complemented by wines high in acidity.
The wine is flowing, the party is in full swing and you want to enjoy the time with your family and friends… but clean-up could take hours. Why bother? Smarty Had a Party offers tips on how to maximize the fun and avoid the hassle with the help of disposable table-ware and decorations. Serving dishes, plates, cups, tumblers and even decorative décor are stylish and easy. From traditional to modern, the options are endless but the mess is not. For affordable, creative entertaining solutions visit www.smartyhadaparty.com. Viewers will get great tips on how to personalize their parties without sacrificing style or the time that they can spend enjoying the moment.
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