If your guests learn something in addition to having a great time then you've really run a successful tasting. Write down short descriptions of the wine on index cards and place these in front of each bottle on the tasting table. If your tasting is small but serious, do rent, borrow or buy glasses like this. There is simply no better utensil for tasting wine. Should you find yourself in a combination of small and large glasses, use the smaller glasses for the white wines and save the large glasses for the hearty reds.
Cheese is the perfect accompaniment to wine.
Just arrange hunks of 2 or 3 different types on a couple of cheeseboards or plates with knives and let each guest carve his own. Or cut the cheese into cubes ahead of time and serve it on toothpicks if you want to limit the amount your guests will eat. Blandness is the key. In selecting the cheese, choose mild-flavored varieties such as Gouda, Muenster, Bel Paese. Brie, Fontina or Mozzarella.