Hosting the perfect wine and cheese night requires several key elements: delicious snacks, elegant plates to serve them on and some good gossip. We can’t help with the third, but we can definitely help with the first two.
In need of recipe inspiration? Here you’ll find crowd-pleasing recipes for a basic dip that can be refined and flavoured with whatever you have on hand, along with delicious seedy crackers.
Then artfully arrange it all on statement platters, pour drinks in some elegant glassware and serve it all up on the outdoor table in the summer sunshine. You’ll have guests raving about your hosting prowess for weeks to come.
Host the ultimate night in with these pieces

We can’t wait to serve up our festive feasting on this gorgeous Magnolia Lane Ceramics platter. Each bead and pinch has been done by hand. We also love it in white. A unique ceramic you can serve cheese on? That’s a win-win.

Petal wine glass
$79.99 from Home Lab
The sepia-tinted hue of these petal glasses will give your evenign a 70s look. Serve them filled with champagne – and serve fondue for the ultimate throwback.

Avocado platter
$110 from Teresamaree Clay
The organic shape of this stunning serving platter will give your cheese platter some serious wow factor. The elevated edges make it the perfect shape for arranging crackers.

Cowboy hat chip and dip holder
$49.99 from Typo
Don’t lie, you’ve always wanted to eat guacamole and corn chips out of a cowboy hat. Dig in and giddy up.

Outdoor string lights
$229.99 from Nanoleaf
Give your al fresco entertaining some ambience with these outdoor lights. They can be programmed to change colour for a colourful, festive vibe.

Phoenix tumbler
$69 from Grinter Glass
Who says a water glass has to be boring? Each of these unique handblown tumblers is decorated with a mixture of coloured glass pieces.

Cheese baker dish
$42 from Magnolia Lane & Co Ceramics
A dish specifically made for serving and cooking soft cheese? We need it.

Morgan glasses
$56 from Anthropologie
These dreamy sea-coloured wine glasses come in a set of four. Each is artfully made from handcrafted Borosilicate glass.
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Words: Sarah Templeton