It's All Fun & Games!

Since the three of us Stay at Home Winos have been blogging since last April, we tend to take our knowledge of learning more about wine, sometimes seriously.  We meet often to have our little wine classes and really research ahead of time for what three wines we want to learn about.  We study and come up with different pairings that we feel would be great with our wine choices.  Sometimes we go out of our comfort zones and try wines we never thought we would.  Some win and some lose!

Well, to spice things up a bit and have a little more fun, we thought about trying wine related games!  Now these are not neccessarily drinking games you played in college, but fun games that go along with learning.  We sometimes even surprise ourselves with knowing answers now that we would have never even guessed a year ago.

I thought I would share some games we have either already played and some others that looked quite fun.

For starters, Winerd: The Wine Game That Crushes Fears by Tamara Leigh Murphy.

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Wine tasting + wine trivia = major fun! This exciting board game tests everyone's wine knowledge with each sip. To start the game, taste three different wines, write down their names and where they are produced. Note the aromas, the colors, and the tastes. When a player lands on a blind tasting space, take a sip of one of the wines and try to remember which one it is. Land on a wine label space and answer trivia questions like Why are wine bottles stored on their sides? and What grape is used predominantly for Beaujolais? Are you a winerd?

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When the three of us played this game just a few months into our classes, we didn't realize we could actually answer a lot of the questions and get the blind tastings right.  However, when we didn't know the answer, learning something new was the best part.

The next game I came across was Wine Wars: A Trivia Game for Wine Geeks and Wannabes by Joyce Lock.                                 
This fun and fascinating trivia game tests your knowledge of the fruit of the vine.  Let the battle begin as players answer questions in categories such as Vine to Vino (growing grapes, making wine, and world production), Wine Cellar (selecting, storing, and tasting wine), and Cork Culture (wine people, business, arts and science, and trivia).  Perfect for those new to the world of wine, but challenging enough for the devoted oenophile.  Wine Wars will have you swirling, sniffing and sipping your way to vinicultural victory.

Since our husbands are into making wine, we'll have to have them join us for this game.  We should have fun with this one since we already call ourselves wine geeks!

The third game I came across that looked fun was Cork Jester's Wine Teasers by Jennifer Rosen.
                                                                                





Wine Teasers is a fun, lighthearted activity for people who enjoy wine!  Teams of players answer questions, discuss topics, loot virtual wines from each other and more.  This game is perfect for wine-tastings, informal get-togethers, staff training and even personal reference for learning of when shopping for wines.

I'm excited about trying to "loot virtual wines" from the other two winos :)!  Could be fun...

These are just a few of the wine related games I came across.  I'll let you know how fun, entertaining and "educational" they are.

In the meantime, Cheers!
Lisa

WINE WORD OF THE WEEK

Chaptalization is the process of adding sugar to unfermented grape juice (must) which will result in a higher alcohol wine. (Snooth.com)