Wine Tastings for Couch Potatoes

With wine lovers Skyping, Twittering and YouTube-ing their way through the day, their next move can be TasteLive.com’s stay-at-home guided wine tastings. TasteLive.com, currently with 1,400 members, has created real-time tastings for consumers interested in learning more about wine from the comfort of their homes. The first step is to order the wine on TasteLive Marketplace and pick it up at a local retailer (prices average around $15 per bottle, but can range from $10 a bottle to $75, depending on the event; membership is free). Uncork, log on and enjoy a live tasting with a producer at a pre-appointed time.—Denise Shoukas

Denise Shoukas is a regular foodspring.com contributor and is the author of foodspring’s food forager blog.