Red wine and white wine in a small carafe is placed next to an empty carafe with a wineglass on a small table near the couple. The center carafe, called the Marriage Carafe is sometimes a bit larger than the two outside "individual" carafes. Alternatively there would be 2 carafes and one empty glass. If the ‘individual carafes’ are carried in the Wedding Processional the Marriage Carafe or Wine Glass is already sitting on the table and only the two individual filled carafes are carried forth. 

When the Wine Ceremony is done – music can be played or there can be no music at all. 

The Wine Ceremony can be divided into two parts. The presenting of the two individual carafes filled with red and white wine to be placed on the table near the larger empty carafe during the processional. Then part two the pouring of the two separate wines into the empty carafe and drinking the combined wine by the wedding couple. Part two follows the exchange of vows. The ceremony can be one part with the wine already sitting on the table and the couple just combining the wines before drinking them.

Part One can take place during the Wedding Processional with one of the attendants on both sides carrying the red or white carafe and placing it on the table. Or a bit earlier the parents of the couples come forward with a bottle of wine and fill the smaller carafes already on the table just before they are seated and then the wedding processional starts.
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Option 1.

The Officiant announces "To symbolize and celebrate the blending of your two lives into one, I invite you to perform the Wine Ceremony". The couple proceeds to the table and each takes an individual carafe and pours some wine into the larger carafe. The Groom then takes the larger filled carafe with the combined wine and pours some in a glass for the Bride.
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The Bride/Groom then takes the larger carafe with the combined wines and pours some into a glass for the Groom/Bride. He may now toast his Bride with, "Now our lives are one" or "To our lives together" or "To us" and drinks from the glass. This is a great place to add some special words to each other. The Bride/Groom then toasts the Groom/Bride with the same.
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They place the wine glasses back and turn back to the officiant, who states: "This ceremony represents your two individual lives, combined like the two wines into one single life. The drinking of the combined wine signifies the commitment you now make to live your lives as one family. May you remember this day of commitment you have sealed with drinking of the new wine joining your lives as one."
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The Wine ceremony usually takes place after the ring exchange. Music during the wine ceremony can add a nice touch, but is always optional.
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Option 2. 
This glass of wine, produced from the grapes in this vineyard on which we stand, symbolizes the journey of your new life together.  These grapes, which have grown from this ground, have been tended to with love and care, and while sometimes strong as the autumn harvest time, and sometimes tender, tentative, and fragile as the springtime shoots that brave the frost, they continue to grow, as will your love for each other. 

 

This glass of wine symbolizes the sum of your life experiences.  It contains within it the sweet flavors of love, joy, wonder and contentment.  This same cup, at times, holds the bitter taste of sadness, pain, and despair.  When you drink deeply of this cup of life, you invite the full spectrum of experiences into your life.  As you drink from this cup, you accept the commitment to draw from your marriage all that you need to wash away the bitter flavors of life and to savor the sweet flavors you may encounter as you grow older together.

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Preparation

The Rose is the symbol of love, and the blending of the red and white wine creates a light pink Rose Wine, celebrating the love of the new couple.

Before the wedding begins, red wine and white wine, each in a small carafe, are placed next to a larger empty carafe with one or two wineglasses on a small table near the couple. Alternatively, two white wines can be blended together. The center carafe, called the "Marriage Carafe" is usually a bit larger than the two outside "individual" carafes. The Wine ceremony usually takes place after the ring exchange.