Hey, Saints! We’re thrilled to spend an evening with you virtually. We’ll cover 10 things our experts think help people select, store and wine to maximize enjoyment. This isn’t a nose-in-the-glass tasting where people say the wine smells like asphalt or muse on whether the grapes were picked on a Tuesday. It’s a fast-paced, interactive romp through the stuff that actually matters.

🚚Wine Deliveries

About 2 weeks prior to the event you will receive an email from wine.com letting you know wine is heading your way - this will be followed by an email with your tracking info. If, at any point, you have questions about your wine order, please email Eva and she’ll help you out.

All wine is shipped by FedEx and will arrive in a box from wine.com. You will receive two, full-size bottles.

Someone 21+ (with the i.d. required in your state) must be home to sign for the wine.

If no one is available to sign, FedEx will leave a door tag. Please use this door tag to communicate a better time for delivery. You can also opt to pick up the wine locally on your own schedule. Walgreen’s and FedEx stores are the most common pickup locations. We are happy to help you get your delivery, please feel free to email us at info@couchandcork.com or text or call us at 802.440.0437 and someone will gladly help.

IF YOU ARE IN A DRY MARKET: If you live in an area where we cannot legally ship wine, you’ll receive an email from eva@couchandcork with information on getting your wine! We’ll send you a virtual gift card to cover the cost and inconvenience of picking up the wines locally and recommendations for the best local shop. The card can easily be added to your phone’s wallet.

NOT DRINKING? Select the alcohol option and we’ll send you a delicious, completely alcohol-free alternative so you can still enjoy the fun without the booze.

🍾🍷 The Wines

We’ve sent you two of our favs!

🗽 New York State (Finger Lakes) Dry Riesling

Riesling comes in so many different styles and from so many different places. Tonight we’ll enjoy a dry Riesling from New York State’s Finger Lakes.

🇫🇷 Chinon

Tucked in France’s Loire Valley, Chinon is home to red wines made primarily from Cab Franc, a grape that shares DNA with green bell peppers!

Wine Storage

Storing your wine in a fridge, standing up is best but any cool, dry place will work! Wine doesn’t like light or changes in temperature.

The Tasting

You’re in for a great time. The session you’ve been invited to, 10 Things Everybody Should Know About Wine (Even YOU!), is the most popular couch + cork event. It focuses on how to select, store and serve wine so that you can enjoy it better. This is not a nose-in-the-glass, these-grapes-were-picked-on-a-Tuesday tasting. Go ahead – pour and enjoy a glass to enjoy right at the start!

🧀🍓 The best way to explore your wine is with a few munchies. Check out what pairs well with the wines we’ve shipped for this tasting!

🎥 Your presenter gets a little self-conscious when they’re talking to empty squares, please turn on your camera for the tasting! Believe us, it’s waaaaaaaay more fun when everyone jumps on camera and interacts! Speaking of which…

We are highly interactive and love to answer questions and make the tasting perfect for our guests. We’ll use the chat and Zoom’s in-meeting reactions to make sure we get to everything. If you’ve got something to say, let us know – we want to hear it! Come with your questions and take advantage of having access to certified experts.

✅ Please make sure your Zoom display name matches the name you registered with. This helps throughout the tasting when we’re chatting with you! We don’t want to call you “Grandma’s iPad.”

The tasting is about an hour.

Any questions? Call, email, text… we’re around. ALSO: we never keep, save, share or sell your phone number or email address.

Resources

If you’re a note-taker, we’ve got you covered, but don’t worry, there’s no test at the end!

We’ve put together a handy sheet on how the climate where grapes are grown affects the wine.

Here’s our guide to tasting white (and orange) wines.

And our guide to tasting red (and rosé) wines.