We adored this piece of entertaining advice from Helen Johannesen of Helen’s Wines during our recent wine class. For those of us who are easily overwhelmed with the idea of a house full of guests or even for the seasoned pro who wants to relax their dinner party protocol this holiday season, we love Helen’s idea below:

“If entertaining overwhelms you, a very easy thing to do when you have people over is to put out a big ice bucket with a few bottles of white and rosé. Let guests serve themselves after you offer them the initial glass. Also, when you sit down for dinner, grab bottles and throw them on the table – don’t hold back! Abundance helps put people at ease.”

We couldn’t agree more and have a few suggestions on beautiful ways to make this dinner party idea work in real life…