Most people who have never been to a wine tasting event don’t know what to expect. If it is your first wine tasting holiday then you might want to know what to do and what to look for whenever you visit the Wine Country.

When the day comes for sampling wine, it is important that you should eat your breakfast. Carbohydrates and fats should be included in your morning meal. Including these will maintain your sugar levels.

Ladies should not wear any kind of lipstick or lip gloss while wine tasting. The taste of the wine can be determined by the oils in the lip rouge, in fact even the aroma can make a big difference to the taste.

The ladies or gents should not wear strong perfume or cologne as this will have the same effect as lip rouge.

While most vineries charge a 5 – 25 dollar wine sampling fee some give it away for free but you must be conscious that you may be charged. There are some good deals to be found at these wine sampling days, you can even get a complementary glass with the purchase of some wines.

It would be a good idea to wear sensible walking shoes and not fashion shoes when visiting wine makers. Wineries are more like your regular working farm so high heels shoes are not a good idea to wear.

Overdressing is a no-no whenever you are in Wine Country, remember you are not going out for dinner but to a put of work. You may be going for a meal in high end restaurants after the wine sampling day, then you might want to bring a change of clothing.

If you really want to savor every drop of wine when you visit Wine Country, then you might want to plan beforehand and hire a guide. By doing so, you will be able to have an expert map out your route and activities that will be able to help you save a lot of precious time and money. Lets face it you are going to a vineyard to taste wine and the one thing you don’t want to do is get caught driving under the influence so do your self a favor and engage a tour guide.