Hi friends! I feel like it is totally appropriate Hi friends! I feel like it is totally appropriate to celebrate the New Year throughout January which is why I keep this table set. Do you feel like New Year's celebrations should be limited to New Year's Eve and New Year's day or carry on throught the month?? 
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Hi friends! Showing you a peek of some of the deco Hi friends! Showing you a peek of some of the decor I just shared in a new post with lots of tips to transition your decor from Christmas to winter (linked in my bio). I would love for you to come check out the new post! I also have a fun magazine feature to share with you soon! 
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Hi friends! I am finally coming back to these squa Hi friends! I am finally coming back to these squares after some much needed time away. After Christmas, I take time off to recover from the holidays, to embark on MANY home organization projects, and spend time with my kids before they head back to school. We are back to our empty nesting again, so I am settling back into our new normal. On Thursday, I will be sharing a new post with lots of ideas of how to transition your decor from Christmas to winter. This is a tiny sneak peek of some simple ways to decorate for winter. Watch out for some upcoming stories about some of my organization projects around here. Happy New Year!!
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Hi friends! I have been super busy getting things Hi friends! I have been super busy getting things organized around here and trying to be home with my kiddos before they head back to school. Our daughter leaves tomorrow and I am so sad. I wanted to pop on tonight to let you know that my annual post of My Favorite Christmas of 2020 is live on the blog! Come to www.homewithholliday.com to see the big post. I would suggest grabbing a glass of wine to enjoy all of the gorgeous inspirations and start to plan for your trees for next year!
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From our home to yours...Happy New Year!! I have s From our home to yours...Happy New Year!! I have so much hope for this new year, especially since it just has to be better than this past one. I don't know how I would have gotten through this year without the love, support, encouragement, and inspiration that I have received throughout this long, difficult year from you! I have so much gratitude in my heart for all of you! May your new year be merrier and brighter and filled with new joys and journeys! Cheers to 2021!!
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Well...I dove deeply into the multi-day process of Well...I dove deeply into the multi-day process of taking down our Christmas decorations. What a process that is!! As some of my areas started looking "naked", I decided to take a break and bring some winter back in. To create this arrangement for a small fireplace mantel we have in our sunroom, I just walked out to my front yard and cut some large juniper branches a few yew sprays. It smells so nice in there now when come in from our two garage doors! This is a great way to decorate for winter and it not look to "Christmassy". What do you think?! When do you take your decorations down??
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The tables are set (go figure!!), the ham and beef The tables are set (go figure!!), the ham and beef tenderloin are in the smoker, the sides are ready to go in the oven, my sauces are reducing, the desserts are ready to go, my homemade pumpkin spice whipped cream is cooling, our charcuterie boards are decked out, the bar is ready, and the Christmas tunes are playing! And, believe it or not...my kitchen is clean and is ready for our guests. While I rest my feet, I am sending you this post. From our kitchen to yours...Merry Christmas Eve!!
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Hi friends! My daughter and I just squeezed in 2 1 Hi friends! My daughter and I just squeezed in 2 1/2 days to come home to Dallas to see my parents for the first time in over a year (b/c of Covid). We head back to Denver tomorrow. It has been such a perfect respite from the hustle and bustle of the holidays. After dinner, we are heading out to look at Christmas lights in Dallas...a long-time family tradition!
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Entertain, Lifestyle, Parties, Table Settings · January 12, 2019

Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New’s Years Eve or Valentine’s Day

Happy New Year friends! We typically do not go out on New Year’s Eve as we consider it “amateur” night. We like to be home in our jammies with a cocktail to ring in the New Year. Since New Year’s Eve was a Monday night this year, we decided to host a Wine Tasting Dinner Party later that week on Friday to celebrate the New Year. We invited a few of our wine lover friends for a long evening of fun and frolic.

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The Format for our Wine Tasting Dinner Party

We simply asked each guest to bring one bottle of their favorite wine (red or white) and then we prepared a 5-course seated dinner to enjoy all of the wines. It is important that our guests are fed a lot of food since they will be consuming a lot of lovely new wines. Besides, there is nothing I love more than sitting around our dining room table for hours enjoying great food, wine, and friends! The longer…the better…

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We started out the evening in our basement bar enjoying drinks and a huge charcuterie tray I made (sorry I didn’t get a picture of it!!) while last-minute preparations are being completed in my kitchen. I created a menu for this meal so that our guests can plan out their wine selections.

The Place Settings for our Wine Tasting Dinner Party

I am not sure why, but it is typical for New Year’s Eve parties to feature black and gold for the decorations. No problem here! I knew had plenty of serving ware and accessories to pull this off, especially with my gold Lenox Tuxedo place settings that I have had since I got married. A 5-course meal is certainly more conducive to a more formal setting and I am all about that!

Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday
Place Setting for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

Considering we were hosting a wine tasting dinner party where we will be tasting RED and WHITE wines, red became a natural accent color. The other bonus is that I can use my favorite Lenox Gold Eternal Accent Plates that feature the most beautiful garnet red accents.

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I chose to re-use the gold placemats that I used for our Gold and Silver Christmas Table Setting a few weeks ago. My black chargers provided a great contrast to all the gold in the place settings. All I needed was to add some red napkins to bring in the pop of color. With all the red, this a perfect table setting to create for a Valentine’s Day dinner!

Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

Since we are serving 5-course (more on that below), a lot of silverware was needed. Fortunately, I have four different sets of sterling flatware that I was able to mix up and use to facilitate all of the flatware needed. I also love having a piece of my families history on the table for a special night such as this.

Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

Here is a nice diagram for how to place your flatware, place settings and glassware for a formal dinner.

Table Setting Diagram for a Formal Dinner Party

The Flowers for our Wine Tasting Dinner Party

To add drama to the table, I decided to create a monochromatic look for the centerpiece using only all red flowers for the arrangements. It really helps the red and the flowers be the star of the show. Plus, it adds such elegance to the table.

Flowers for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday
Flowers for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

To keep from breaking the budget, using several smaller arrangements can be quite a bit less expensive than doing one or more large arrangements depending on the size of your table. Using reds and roses can also yield a very romantic look which, again, make this a perfect table setting for a Valentine’s Day celebration.

Florals for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday
Florals for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

If you would like to have a similar look with faux flowers that you can keep for later, here are some nice options for you.

The Glassware for our Wine Tasting Dinner Party

For any wine tasting, choosing the proper wine glasses absolutely contributes to the “tasting” experience. All of our homes have had wine cellars and we have enjoyed collecting and serving nice wines for us and our guests from the beginning.

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We are big fans of the fine crystal wine glasses made by Riedel. Through the years, we have acquired a nice collection that allows us to have enough of what we need for a dinner party like this. Our favorites are linked below.

Stemware for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

You might be blown away how many different types of wine glasses there are out there for the wine enthusiast! Here is a nice compilation of the options available for the multiple types of wines to enjoy.

Wine Glass Chart for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party - Home with Holliday
Stemware for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

For our dinner party, we used our Riedel Bourdeaux/Cabernet Wine Series glasses (very versatile for red wines) and our Riedel Vinum Chardonnay glasses for the white wines. For each place setting, I also included one of my vintage champagne glasses for the dessert and my favorite Riedel Vinum Water Goblets. I use them all the time!

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Not only are the flowers dramatic, but a table full of crystal stemware is so beautiful! You can shop my stemware here…

Speaking of stemware…here is a quick funny side note. Through this whole blogging journey, I have met so many amazing people. This past year, I stumbled onto Lory of To Have & To Host through Instagram and I noticed that her profile said she was an “Owner of too many napkins”! I knew right away we could be instant friends and we became just that. My profile should most certainly say, “Owner of too much stemware”! It is literally stored all over our home and those who know me well know this to be very true.

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The Menu for our Wine Tasting Dinner Party

Menu for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

For the menu, it was important to choose courses that paired well with both white and red wines…starting with the whites. Seafood especially pairs well with so many white wines. This is what I prepared and served for the meal (all of these recipes are my own and I will be working on sharing them you this month)…

Scallops Coquilles St. Jacques
Curried Zucchini Soup
Arugula Salad with Roasted Pine Nuts, Shaved Parmesan with a Champagne Vinaigrette
Smoked Beef Tenderloin with Wild Mushroom Bordelaise and Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Chocolate Pot de Creme with Homemade Whipped Cream
Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

Final Details

Typically, I like to spread a little more of the dinner party theme around the room and this is really easy to do. For this function, I simply added a larger version of the centerpiece arrangements to the buffet where we served the wines to our guests. Since the arrangement was still pretty small, I just added a few of my favorite color-coordinated coffee table books as a foundation for the flowers.

Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday
Details for a Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday
Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

This is my favorite shot of the room with the chandeliers on and the reflection of the table setting in the background!!

Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

And, I just love this close-up shot of the flowers. Who doesn’t love a beautiful photograph of a gorgeous red rose?!

Wine Tasting Dinner Party for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day - Home with Holliday

You can shop my dining room here. A lot of folks have asked about my chandeliers but, unfortunately, they are not available anymore. I have linked a few more similar options that would achieve a similar look.

Hosting a Wine Tasting Dinner Party is such a great way to spend an evening with friends or family. You could actually host a party like this any time of the year, but New Year’s Eve or Valentine’s Day certainly make a lot of sense. Are you up for it?!

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Comments

  1. Barbara at Mantel and Table says

    December 9, 2019 at 5:47 pm

    Gorgeous Holly! I was really just going to look at your Pinterest account, and here I am 10 minutes later, having read every single word of this post and exclaiming over our similarities! My husband is the poster child for Riedel glasses of all varieties! And though I’m sure your wine cellar is much prettier than ours, our guests always seem to end up there at some point for “The Tour!”
    Anyway, thanks for the beautiful table and wine tasting inspiration – I’m going to try that flowers-on-the-books trick next time! 💗

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    • Holliday Johnson says

      December 10, 2019 at 4:50 pm

      How fun! We do these kinds of dinner parties several times a year. It is such a great “activity” to combine with dinner. Plus, you come away with new wine ideas! BONUS! Thank you for your kind words. CHEERS!

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