{"id":3212,"date":"2019-12-16T11:10:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T16:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2019-12-05T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T16:24:31","slug":"throwing-a-new-years-party-the-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/throwing-a-new-years-party-the-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwing A New Year&#8217;s Party: The Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Throwing a great party can be hard, but to throw a great New Year\u2019s Party is an art. Here\u2019s a checklist and a final countdown timeline to help you ring in the new year like a champ:<\/p>\n<h2>SUPPLIES<\/h2>\n<p>Make sure you have everything you need before the party starts. Here is a list of supplies to get you started.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Non-alcoholic beverages<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; for people who don\u2019t want to partake or don\u2019t want to drink too much<\/li>\n<li><strong>Small bites\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; while it is not expected to eat a huge meal near midnight, it\u2019s a nice touch to offer small bites. Both savory or sweet will be fantastic with sparkling wine, so choose 3 or 4 of your favorites to share<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cn%3Awtso%20new%20year%27s%20checklist%20blog%7Ccid%3Awtso%20blog&amp;utm_content=throwing%20a%20new%20year%27s%20party%3A%20the%20checklist\">Wine<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; There is absolutely nothing wrong with having too much wine at the party, especially if it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cn%3Awtso%20new%20year%27s%20checklist%20blog%7Ccid%3Awtso%20blog&amp;utm_content=throwing%20a%20new%20year%27s%20party%3A%20the%20checklist\">sparkling wine<\/a>. For a good estimate, use the standard equation for having enough wine: [(Number of people) \u00f7 6]+1= (Number of Bottles Needed Per Wine)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A cloth or towel\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; for easy drip management and quick spill clean up<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ice\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; If you\u2019re having a large party, it can be hard fitting all the food and wine into the fridge. An easy way to chill all your wines and manage the mess of melting is to put all the wine and ice in the kitchen sink.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plenty of glasses\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; It\u2019s better to have more glasses than you need, with a minimum of one per person. New year\u2019s wouldn\u2019t be new year\u2019s without sparkling wine, but don\u2019t feel pressured to have champagne flutes. Normal wine glasses allow for champagne\u2019s aromas to shine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pour\/Dump Bucket\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; some people may want to switch wines or beverages before finishing the glass. This bucket, meant for liquids only, is a great nice-to-have for people who want to switch drinks quickly or hold back on drinking too much<\/li>\n<li><strong>Information about the wines\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; If you have access to information about the wines you&#8217;re serving, it might be nice to print it out or read it over so you can answer questions should there be any.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF A NEW YEAR\u2019S PARTY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cn%3Awtso%20new%20year%27s%20checklist%20blog%7Ccid%3Awtso%20blog&amp;utm_content=throwing%20a%20new%20year%27s%20party%3A%20the%20checklist\">THE CHAMPAGNE (OR SPARKLING WINE) TOAST<\/a>!<\/h3>\n<p>Keep your bottles chilled in the fridge or ice sink, and open them around 11:40 to make sure you have time to pour all the glasses. The sound of popping corks will capture a lot of attention. By 11:55, make sure everyone has glasses in hand and is ready for the toast. Then, ring in the new year!<\/p>\n<p><em>Need to stock up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cn%3Awtso%20new%20year%27s%20checklist%20blog%7Ccid%3Awtso%20blog&amp;utm_content=throwing%20a%20new%20year%27s%20party%3A%20the%20checklist\">bottles of bubbly for your New Year&#8217;s event<\/a>? Find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cn%3Awtso%20new%20year%27s%20checklist%20blog%7Ccid%3Awtso%20blog&amp;utm_content=throwing%20a%20new%20year%27s%20party%3A%20the%20checklist\">Prosecco<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cn%3Awtso%20new%20year%27s%20checklist%20blog%7Ccid%3Awtso%20blog&amp;utm_content=throwing%20a%20new%20year%27s%20party%3A%20the%20checklist\">Champagne<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cn%3Awtso%20new%20year%27s%20checklist%20blog%7Ccid%3Awtso%20blog&amp;utm_content=throwing%20a%20new%20year%27s%20party%3A%20the%20checklist\">Cava<\/a>, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cn%3Awtso%20new%20year%27s%20checklist%20blog%7Ccid%3Awtso%20blog&amp;utm_content=throwing%20a%20new%20year%27s%20party%3A%20the%20checklist\">crowd-favorite sparkling wines<\/a> by shopping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=cn%3Awtso%20new%20year%27s%20checklist%20blog%7Ccid%3Awtso%20blog&amp;utm_content=throwing%20a%20new%20year%27s%20party%3A%20the%20checklist\">WTSO<\/a> today.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throwing a great party can be hard, but to throw a great New Year\u2019s Party is an art. Here\u2019s a checklist and a final countdown timeline to help you ring in the new year like a champ: SUPPLIES Make sure you have everything you need before the party starts. Here is a list of supplies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[344,348],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday","category-party"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3214,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3212\/revisions\/3214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}