Do a wine tasting. Everyone brings a bottle of wine and an appetizer, set a price limit of $XX per bottle. Assign a letter to each bottle, A, B, C, etc and give everyone a score card. Do a simple 1 to 5 rating and give everyone a very tiny cup. At the end of the evening declare the top 3 or so and let the wine owner tell where they bought it and a bit about it.
Another one close to this is "name the grape" Assign each person a different grape and have them bring a bottle of wine from that grape. Assign them a letter based on the grape and wrap the wine in tin foil and write that letter on the bottle. Pick a Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Sangiovese, Shiraz, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, and again set a price limit per bottle. If you have 20 couples, double them up, two Cabs and so on with both having the same letter Give each person a score card with all the grapes listed and at the end assign winners. You can pick fewer grapes, maybe 5 or 6 to make it easier.
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