Wine bar placement?
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Comments (4)That is enough guests that I would try to have more than one bar station. Maybe two or three tables? For self serve, I'd arrange a few dozen wine glasses upside down in neat rows next to several open bottles of each wine. If they seem stable, you could possibly stack a second layer of glasses on top of the first, but I don't think I would trust guests with that. (Similarly I wouldn't trust guests with more than 8 open bottles on a table at a time - just seems to be inviting a major spill) I wouldn't bother with any sort of artful arrangement of the glasses, because the effect of an s-curve or whatever would be quickly ruined as guests take their glasses. If you have a skirted table or long enough table cloth, I'd keep extra bottles of wine and extra cases of glasses under the table to periodically refresh. If you have a standard 6 or 8 foot rectangular table, you can stash a couple cases of wine, a few cases of glasses, extra napkins, your bottle opener, a trash can for corks and foils, and some towels or other quickie clean up tools underneath it. I don't think you want too many stations, because you don't want to have to spend all night refreshing the bars - easier to pull things out from under two tables than 5. But I'd plan on opening new bottles of wine and adding glasses 40 minutes or so, just so you can keep the Chardonnay cool and your nice party doesn't start to look like a frat house with dozens of empty wine bottles strewn on every table. For 100 guests, I wouldn't leave unopened bottles with an opener, because somehow the guy opening the wine always seems to be the one who will break the cork or generally make a mess. You could set out 4 or 5 bottles of each variety at at time if you have an ice bath or other means of keeping the white chilled. I'd limit to 3 bottles of white at each station if you are setting them on the table. (Open more at the start of the party, but then taper off as people have their first drink and you are just dealing with refills) Definitely consider a black or otherwise dark table cloth for the bars, to camouflage the drips of red wine. And provide cocktail napkins by the drinks as well as by the food. Rectangular tables in corners seem to be a good way to allow you to scooch behind them to refresh while keeping guests out from behind the bar. Trays for empty plates and glasses will give guests a visual cue of where to leave things, so they aren't leaving empty wine glasses all over the bar - easier clean up for you, and guests won't have to rifle through a bunch of dirty glasses in search of a clean one. That's my $0.02 anyway. I tend to think that catering companies are on to something, so steal their time-tested strategies. Plus, I tend to be uncoordinated at inopportune moments, so I overplan for spillage. Good luck and have fun!...See MoreMore help with designing the bar...wine fridge too deep
Comments (1)If you can access the cabinet from the side, then turn the 18" wide wine cabinet sideways, panel the "front" (side) and it will take up 24" of width instead of depth....See MoreBuilt in mini bar placement
Comments (1)As much as I like the looks of one we find everyone is in the kitchen when we entertain so all booze is just put on the island and I fill one sink with ice for beer . We are pretty casual so as much as I would like to have that look it just would not work . We have a wine fridge and a drink fridge under a counter in the kitchen and glasses I just put on the counter on a big tray . So when I am ready to begin cooking everyone grabs a drink and heads to the LR ....See MoreNeed help dimensions for a standing bar with 2 wine fridge & overhang
Comments (2)Under cabinet fridge is designed to fit under 36" countertop. You must first decide if the bar will be 36 or 42" in height. That will also determine if you are purchasing counter stools or bar stools....See MoreRelated Professionals
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