Recently, I invited some close friends over for a wine tasting evening at my home. While there is nothing all that inventive about that, what did make it more original was that each person brought the wine they drink on a regular basis, not necessarily their all time favourite wine. This meant all the guests could simply grab a bottle they already had lying around at home.
Everything was off to a great start, until my rambunctious dog Toille knocked himself against the sampling table. While I understood it was not truly his fault, he was simply excited over all the company. I was concerned about the red wine that spilled on our carpet. Now, I bet you are already thinking since I have a dog inside the carpet cannot have been all that clean to begin with. To some extent this may be true, but still red wine is a more serious matter. Anyway, to cut to the chase the wine came out of the carpet just fine. Then arose the incredibly important question of whether some red wines stain worse than others? Perhaps this may sound a somewhat ridiculous question, a red wine stain is a red wine stain, but bear with me. The chemical makeup of red wine pigments may in fact mean they are more or less permanent than others. Food for thought, however, the consensus was not to try out a chemistry experiment on our rug with the precious wine that was left. But it would be a novel idea for a university student to look into.
After we got passed the sopping up, and treating stage of the carpet clean up, we all quickly bounced back. Because to our excitement, a white wine that was left unaffected by the accident ended up to be a real favourite with everyone. This was particularly nice because the gentleman who brought the bottle who is somewhat shy, and the success of his selection seemed to put him at ease.
All in all, the wine party was a success, and I would recommend it in a snap. Just consider putting any pets in another room, or outside for the duration.