Wine tasting
at your venue
An evening where conversation matters more than pace. We bring the wines, the glasses, the snacks and the host.
When do you choose a wine tasting?
A wine tasting suits an evening where people want to sit and talk. The pace is slower than with most of the other formats we do, and that's intentional. There is room between the glasses to ask more questions, and the host says just enough to make the next sample more interesting.
That makes it suitable for occasions where a noisy programme would not fit: an anniversary, an evening with clients, a farewell, or a group where the ages differ widely. Everyone can join in and nobody has to stand up in front of anyone.
- Five to seven wines, built up from light to full
- Tasting snacks that go with the wines
- Alcohol-free options for anyone who prefers them
- Suitable from about 8 people
Four parts that build on each other
Looking before you taste
Colour, clarity and how the wine runs down the glass. A short task that makes people pause for a moment over what is in front of them.
Smelling and naming
Teams write down what they smell before anyone suggests anything. What comes out varies widely, and that is exactly where the conversation starts.
Pairing with food
The same wine next to two different snacks, and the question of which combination works better. This is where it clicks for most people.
The blind finale
One wine without a label, with teams working out which of the earlier ones it is. A short, competitive finish without it getting noisy.
What do we need from you?
A wine tasting mainly needs seating. Everyone must be able to sit at a table with room for several glasses side by side, because otherwise the samples get mixed up. We also need a place to pour and access to water.
We bring the glasses, wines, snacks, tasting sheets and the host. If the venue has its own glassware that you would rather use, that's fine, just let us know in advance. Setting up takes us about an hour and doesn't count towards the length of the programme.
A compact tasting starts at €195.
Frequently asked questions
How many wines are served in an evening?
Five to seven wines is the usual format, built up from light to full. We advise against more than seven, because the differences then disappear and the evening turns into a string of glasses instead of a programme.
Is there anything for people who don't drink wine?
Anyone who doesn't drink wine simply joins in. There are alcohol-free options ready, and the tasks on colour, aroma and pairing with food work just as well with those. Tell us in your enquiry how many people that concerns, and we'll adjust the quantities.
Can you add snacks or a dinner?
A wine tasting flows naturally into eating, and we use that in the programme. We provide the tasting snacks that go with the wines. You can arrange a full dinner yourselves or have the venue provide it, and we'll fit our timing around it.
How many people is a wine tasting suited to?
A wine tasting works from about eight people up to around thirty. Any smaller and it becomes a conversation at one table, which is fine but gives a different evening. Above thirty, the calm character loses out to the logistics of pouring.
Tell us about your plan
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An evening with time to talk
Tell us the occasion, the number of people and the venue, and we'll send a proposal.